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• Excellent intro to microcontroller programming

  This was the first book of many that i have bought regarding PIC programming and I can honestly say that it's a superbly written book. The tone is conversational and stimulating. The author is enthusiastic and the pace is perfect.
  Many people including myself are intimidated by assembly programming, but you'll find it's alot easier than you think and you'll get the hang of it quite quickly.
  It must be said that this book is an intro rather than a complete reference as it does not cover the more modern micros and also doesn't go into much depth around some of the on-chip functions such as ADC and PWM.

• Excellent Book if You Are Pressed for Time

  This book is wonderful if you want to quickly and efficiently learn about PIC microcontrollers in a hurry without going into elaborate discussions about the subject with in depth examination and references to data sheets that you can obtain for free from Microchip. This is by far the best and mostly clearly written of all the books on this subject that I have seen. The author does do a sales pitch for his PIC PRESS software, which at almost $60 is a bit steep, but he has put a lot of work into it so he deserves some credit and compensation. PIC Press supports about 16 PICs and unfortunately half of them are PIC12CXXX meaning that they are not flash memory but rather UV eraseable memories, and who uses those with the need to erase them under a UV light for 15 minutes - a real hassle. What is the author's love of these type of PICs? This is beyond me.

• The PIC Microcontroller

  Hi!
  I bought this book to have as a referenc for PIC processors.
  The book is perfect as intended and also good for beginners. Examples given makes a quick start for the reader...A good "Best-" bye! -Henrik

• Must have for PIC starters

  This books absolutely deserves 5 stars. It provides simple way to understand and program PIC Microchip MCUs. This book is not about fancy projects, it is basically textbook for starters and definately a must have. There is no copy/paste material and messy diagrams about PIC architecture. The author states that programming PICs is "moving numbers" and it cannot be said in a better way. You will have a through understanding of PIC programming. There are simple projects that explain theory in a practical way and PICs used are 16F54, 16F57 and 12F675 (inexpensive onces).

• design simple circuits that are programmably controlled

  Morton lets you easily get acquainted with microcontrollers and microprocessors. So that you can code in the assembly or machine language of an actual microprocessor and then see tangible results in some circuit.
  
  Various simple circuits are described. The inevitable analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog. But others too. The book demystifies how to use what is basically a computer. At a level that involves very little theory. This may be a boon to some students who desire a hands-on approach.

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