Making PIC Microcontroller Instruments and Controllers

I bought the Book thinking that it would have some assembly programming in it. It is pretty much all PICBasic and PICBasic PRO. I bought the Know-it-all Book as well, and I would say just get the Know-it-all book instead. there are a few helpful examples in this book but I don't think its good for you unless you are looking to expand on Basic. Book Title......Page 1 Contents......Page 7 Preface......Page 12 1 - An Introduction to the PIC 16F877A Microcontroller Unit......Page 16 2 - Getting Started - The Hardware And Software Setup......Page 25 3 - Understanding Microchip Technology's PIC 16F877A - A Description of the MCU......Page 32 4 - The Software The Compilers and The Editor......Page 46 5 - Controlling the Output and Reading the Input......Page 57 6 - Timers and Counters......Page 93 7 - Clocks Memory and Sockets......Page 123 8 - Serial Communications - Sockets U9 and U10......Page 140 9 - Using Liquid Crystal Displays - An Extended Information Resource......Page 147 10 Using Sensors (Transducers)......Page 165 11 - Conditioning the Input Signal......Page 171 12 - Conditioning the Output Signal......Page 178 13 - An Introduction to the eight Projects......Page 181 14 - The Universal Instrument - A Background Discussion......Page 187 15 - Counting Pulses - A Programmable Tachometer......Page 191 16 - Creating Accurate Intervals with Timers - The Metronomes......Page 212 17 - Understanding the Counters - Counting Marbles......Page 235 18 - A Dual Thermometer Instrument......Page 261 19 - An Artificial Horizon - A Table Surface that stays Level......Page 270 20 - Building a simple Eight-Button Touch Panel......Page 279 21 - Single Set Point Controller with Remote Inhibit Capability......Page 292 22 - Logging Data From a Solar Collector......Page 299 23 - Debugging......Page 313 24 - Some Real-World Projects you can builld......Page 328 A......Page 333 B......Page 334 C......Page 337 D......Page 338 E......Page 340 Index......Page 342

essential Design Techniques From The Workbench Of A Pro

harness The Power Of The Pic Microcontroller Unit With Practical, Common-sense Instruction From An Engineering Expert. Through Eight Real-world Projects, Clear Illustrations, And Detailed Schematics, Making Pic Microcontroller Instruments And Controllers Shows You, Step-by-step, How To Design And Build Versatile Pic-based Devices. Configure All Necessary Hardware And Software, Read Input Voltages, Work With Control Pulses, Interface With Peripherals, And Debug Your Results. You'll Also Get Valuable Appendices Covering Technical Terms, Abbreviations, And A List Of Sample Programs Available Online.

• build A Tachometer That Gathers, Processes, And Displays Data

• make Accurate Metronomes Using Internal Pic Timers
• construct An Asynchronous Pulse Counter That Tracks Marbles
• read Temperature Information Through An Analog-to-digital Converter
• use A Gravity Sensor And Servos To Control The Position Of A Table
• assemble An Eight-point Touch Screen With An Input Scanning Routine
• engineer An Adjustable, Programmable Single-point Controller

• capture, Log, Monitor, And Store Data From A Solar Collector

Essential Design Techniques From the Workbench of a Pro Harness the power of the PIC microcontroller unit with practical, common-sense instruction from an engineering expert. Through eight real-world projects, clear illustrations, and detailed schematics, Making PIC Microcontroller Instruments and Controllers shows you, step-by-step, how to design and build versatile PIC-based devices. Configure all necessary hardware and software, read input voltages, work with control pulses, interface with peripherals, and debug your results. You'll also get valuable appendices covering technical terms, abbreviations, and a list of sample programs available online. Build a tachometer that gathers, processes, and displays data Make accurate metronomes using internal PIC timers Construct an asynchronous pulse counter that tracks marbles Read temperature information through an analog-to-digital converter Use a gravity sensor and servos to control the position of a table Assemble an eight-point touch screen with an input scanning routine Engineer an adjustable, programmable single-point controller Capture, log, monitor, and store data from a solar collector Publisher's Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Essential Design Techniques From the Workbench of a Pro Harness the power of the PIC microcontroller unit with practical, common-sense instruction from an engineering expert. Through eight real-world projects, clear illustrations, and detailed schematics, Making PIC Microcontroller Instruments and Controllers shows you, step-by-step, how to design and build versatile PIC-based devices. Configure all necessary hardware and software, read input voltages, work with control pulses, interface with peripherals, and debug your results. You'll also get valuable appendices covering technical terms, abbreviations, and a list of sample programs available online. This volume provides instruction concerning how to harness the power of the PIC microcontroller unit. The author provides eight projects, with illustrations and schematics that show how to design and build versatile PIC-based devices. He demonstrates how to configure all necessary hardware and software, read input voltages, work with control pulses, interface with peripherals, and debug the results. Also provided are appendices covering technical terms, abbreviations, and a list of sample programs available online