John Iovine
McGraw-Hill
Paperback, 292 pages
What
can you do with PIC microcontrollers? Practically anything; from
creating "photovore"robots that hunt light to feed their solar
cells to making toasters announce, "Your toast is ready!"
These low-cost (around $5.00) computers-on-a-chip can hold upto 1K
programs and operate up to 20 MHz. Newer microcontrollers like the
PIC 16F87 can hold upto 4 K programs.
PIC Microcontroller Project Book gives you hands-on directions for
putting these chips to work. Starting with simple projects and
experiments, this book leads you gradually into sophisticated programming
techniques. No previous programming experience is necessary.
John Iovine coaches you through every single step. Written with the
beginner in mind, PIC Microcontroller Project Book gives you A-B-C
guidance on how to:
- Get the equipment you need (includes list of suppliers)
- Program your chip, from plugging it into the breadboard to running
the compiler, with lines of code to copy
- Make your chip count numerically
- Deliver messages on a LCD
- Synthesize human speech
- Control DC motors, stepper motors, and servos
- Convert any analog signal to digital
- Construct a toxic gas detector that controls a fan
- Add sensing abilities to robots
- Build decision-making neural and "fuzzy logic" functions
into your projects
Examples for both PicBasic Compiler and PicBasic Pro Compiler.
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