Convert a daunting piece of modern technology into a useful and flexible part of your electronics toolkit - learn about the PIC chip the easy way with PIC: Your Personal Introductory Course.

• Demystifies the leading microcontroller for students and technicians
• Emphasis on putting the PIC to work, not theoretical microelectronics
• A practical introduction to the world of microcontrollers

This book guides a PIC user from their first sight of a PIC microcontroller to making the PIC work in the real world. Detailed examples show just how powerful and useful a PIC can be. Explanations are short and simple enough to let a reader get to grips with the PIC without fuss. The book is written for experimenters and students beginning to use the PIC from technician to undergraduate.

Contents

• Introduction
• Exploring the PIC5x series
• Exploring the P16C71
• The new P12C50x series (8 pin PICs)
• A PIC development environment
• Looking to the future
• Sample programs
• Appendixes
• Index