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Summary: Not a good book for beginners
Review: This is definately not a book for beginners. There is a lack of order and some things are repeated a couple times. Some basic concepts aren't explained and without them just about everything else dosen't make much sense. If you still decide to buy it I would recommend downloading the datasheets from Microchip and read those before you start the book; and also finding a short description of the commands. One good thing is that he will answer your emails and answer your questions
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Summary: PIC Microcontroller
Review: This is the most poorly written book I've read in years. Spending a few minutes at the Microchip web site will provide better information (and the editing will be a few hundred times better.)
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Summary: Decent, but suffers from poor organization and editting
Review: This is the only PIC book that I have evaluated so far, but I am a little disappointed.This book gives a competent description of the PIC microcontroller, but in my opinion suffers from a lack of organization and editting. I found the text of the book to be repetitive and verbose. Diagrams and illustrations were repeated inappropriately. I expected terse, RTL-style descriptions of instructions, this book instead forced me to extract a functional description from lengthy verbiage and the direction of arrows on a figure. A table describing status register updates would have been handy. With these gripes said, the book is still a good introduction to PIC programming -- my expectations had been higher, however. Perhaps this book is better suited for mechanical hobbyists who want to quickly learn to implement a PIC design, rather than computer hobbyists who want all the rigorous detail.
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Summary: Great book for learning more about PIC microcontrollers.
Review: This was my second book on PIC chips. Lots of helpful hints and code segments, with plenty of examples and hardware schematics. Overall, I'd highly recommend this book. The author is thoughtful and helpful. Very easy to read.
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Summary: A great self-study or classroom guide to the Microchip PIC .
Review: This wonderful book allows students of all levels of electronics to gain a good understanding of the PIC architecture and programming . The scope is well - defined throughout , with numerous experiments and a wealth of PIC resources outside of the text . I am using the book myself and found all the examples clearly explained - as of now I am building a PIC programmer from the layout included in the book . I recommend this text to anyone who wishes to get a hands on course in this topic !
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