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Summary: Most Poorly written Book I have read in last 5 years
Review: The author may know the subject, however by reading the book one does not get that feeling. The book has numerous errors. The author has no idea as to how a book should be written clearly so that people can understand the subject. Microchip data sheets are written better than the whole book. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO ANY BODY. FIND A DIFFERENT BOOK IF YOU WANT TO LEARN THIS SUBJECT OF PIC MICROCONTROLLERS.
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Summary: Excellent Guide to lead you to ideas with chippies.
Review: The book is an excellent guide to help you to further visualize your project dreams. Concepts are written in plain english and it is very easy to make notes from the book. Because I am a software and electrical engineer (not to mention perfectionist) I crave a need for extreme details... so I've merged my notes from the book with important facts from Microchips' Datasheet for the respective PIC chip. Microchip makes an excellent range of PIC chips which are very easy to program, and Mykes' book will give you all the info you need to get started dwelling into the depths of black magic we call PICs.
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Summary: Review: Programming and Customizing the PIC
Review: The book is full of good information but it is also full of way too much fluff.Many of Myke's figures are difficult to follow and the text describing them are often confusing. McGraw Hill used to mean high quality, technical literature (my home library is full of their texts). However, this book was sorely lacking editorial oversight, allowing Predko to babble on, and on. For the software engineer who wants to understand the chip, he/she should read John B. Peatman's book on the same subject.
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Summary: Not for Beginners
Review: The first six chapters are on/in the Microchip website/data book. Chapters seven through nine are decated to software and hardward design. The rest are on the emulator, hints and code examples. I bought the book for examples on input/output interfacing and coding. I found one or no input examples and several output examples. Hardware examples were better than coding examples. This project was my first with uController's but I have been programming and designing hardware for several years. After getting helpful straight foreward examples on input/output hardware and software design, the book became more of an asset. This book is not for beginners.
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Summary: This is an excellent resouce for the PIC Microcontroller
Review: The Pic Microcontroller is one of the most fantastic electronic parts ever created and produced. However you will need to learn how to make the PIC work for you. Myke Predko books are written for the beginner or the advanced electronic hobbyist or professional to easily comprehend (in everyday english). There are many interesting and fascinating projects included, and a disk is included with all necessary codes...very thoughtful I hate typing ! Yes this book is a must have for anyone interested in the PIC microcontroller. I highly recommend it !
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Summary: Technical errors, terrible organization, unclear explanation
Review: This book has some good examples of both code and circuitry. Unfortunately, that is the only positive thing I can say about it. There are a number of technical errors and typographic errors. The book is poorly organized and glosses over many issues which demand more detail. From section to section the author assumes different levels of reader knowledge. Concepts are used before being defined, terminology is used incosistently, and many explanations make no sense. As an experienced engineer I can recognize the author's intended message, but the language fails to convey it. This book is the worst example of poor grammar I have ever seen in print.
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Summary: PIC microcontrollers programming at it's best
Review: This book is just great. It covers topics not covered in other PIC books that really help a lot when programming the PICs.
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Summary: A Bible for all PIC fans!
Review: This book really is some great stuff for all PIC (or general microcontroller) fans! The way Myke describes the arhitecture of controlers is so great that anyone can understand it. The best thing is you can make some projects with minimum knowledge. There is everything you need to start PiC'n. A programmer to build, software to program, projects to test, command summary, tips'n'tricks for programming, interesting links...I would really recommend this book to anyone that is interested in PIC-s!
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Summary: Very Poor. Assumed reader understood microprocessors.
Review: This book was purchased to help understand how to program the PIC micro. It was as bad as the PIC literature. It was written at a level that assumed the user was familiar with microprocessors and jumped right into a rehash of the convoluted PIC literature. Needless to say it was simply another book that got relegated to the library shelf. I don't recommend anyone buy this book if you are trying to learn anything about the PIC. The problem is mainly that professors should not be writing books for ordinary engineers to read. I was looking for a book that outlined in simple language how to use the PIC. This book was an absolute disappointment. This would be a book I would ask to have my money refunded.
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Summary: Differences between Harware and Software
Review: This book will setup the beginner with a HOW-TO for developing the hardware necessary to program the PIC. It delves very little into the HOW-TO of the actual software. If you are looking for the instruction set or the methodologies of programming, start with Microchip's Data books. However, if you want a jump start to developing your own hardware to program the PIC, this is an excellent resource. Note that with as many websites as there are today, you may be able to find most of the information online, however, this book will give you a nice place to start your hardware designs.
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