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Summary: A pretty good book~!
Review: I am pretty satisfy with the examples in the book... however I would strongly recommend the book "Programming Robot Controllers" by Myke Predko. It will certainly give you a more thorough and in-depth understanding of the PicMCU
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Summary: PICs ROCK
Review: I highly recommend this book to the beginner getting into PIC microcontrollers. Everything is explained in enough detail for the beginner to understand. Work through the projects in this book and you should have enough background to design your own projects. For the hobbyist new to PIC programming, This book is the way to go--the time saved from using it is tremendous, especially for the beginner. PIC microcontrollers really rock and this book is an excellent place to start!
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Summary: Pic Basic the way to go.
Review: I read this book and found it very useful. The explanations, from program installation to actual PIC programming, is given in detail. The PIC Basic language is powerful and makes it easy to program PIC microcontrollers. The author stays focused on the PIC 16F84. The book projects are good; analog to digital converters, serial communication, LCD displays, neural circuits, servo motor controls, etc. I was able to build these projects and get them up and running. This is no small feat for me. I think the book is an excellant value and am looking forward to the author's next book.
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Summary: PICMicro not "true beginner" book
Review: I really enjoyed this book. I have a good background in digital electronics but I have never worked with PIC microcontrollers before. The book was very informative for someone who has no experience in this area. After only a few days, I now know enough to build and program complete projects. Thanks. When is the next book coming out?
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Summary: The Best Intro to PICs That I Have Found
Review: I teach microcontrollers at a well-known university, using the PIC 16F84. My course is in the sophomore year, so I need a book that assumes very little previous knowledge and experience. This book does a nice job of explaining the basic functioning of the PIC's hardware. The programming language used is a version of BASIC, which my students have already studied. The use of the PICBasic compiler and EPIC programmer are explained extremely well. The book contains 12 projects to build, starting from simple flashing LEDs, and moving on into motor control, LCDs, A/D conversions and serial communications. All projects are explained step-by-step and are illustrated with clear schematics and photos. Material costs are minimal. For all these reasons, John Iovine's book is the ONLY book I recommend for beginners. If you have a beginner's knowledge of electronics and have done some BASIC-language programming, this book will give you a solid foundation in the PIC microcontroller.
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Summary: PICBasic Intro?
Review: If you are looking for a Intro Book to PIC Basic, then this book may be for you. Though it lacks some as a full intro in that area as well. This is not a tutorial for someone who has no other experience. There are some interesting projects.
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Summary: Fun Projects, Great Book!
Review: The author did a great job writing this exelent work. Even though I am already well versed in numerous embedded micro controller platforms, I must give my highest praise to the solidity of this book. It clearly and concisely introduces and explains the difference between Harvard and von Neumann micro architectures and provides a very well organized unit on proper programming skills. Also, he provides numerous examples such as the servo motor feedback control system, the speech synthesizer circuit and the minor introduction to heuristically based neural networks incorporating the usage of fuzzy logic embedded controls. The book compares Basic Stamp, and the PIC microcontrollers providing the reader with hard information towards the differentiating technical aspects of the two. On the whole, John Iovine has done an excellent job writing this book. I must recommend this to all beginners.
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Summary: Good Book - Just uses PIC BASIC
Review: The book is a very good teaching guide, but ONLY if you buy PICBASIC ( $100 ) and the EPIC Programmer ( $ 35 ). Its a nice way to get started without learning assembly, but ONLY if you buy the PICBASIC. Well written otherwise, just not the book I will use other than a reference when possible....
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Summary: Too many errors
Review: This book is an okay book for the beginner, but if you don't already have some electronic and programming knowledge, you will probably be pulling your hair out as there are a lot of typos, especially in the code samples. Since this book is suppose to take the newbie (judging from the almost agonizing explanation of binary counting)from ground zero I would extend the opinion that the errors are critical failures and eliminate the usefulness of the book. If however you are already a somewhat able "hacker" (or a professional Software Engineer like myself), the book is a great way of learning the basics of firmware writing and does in fact transfer the knowledge it is supposed to.
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Summary: BUY THE BOOK!!!!!
Review: This book is the first book to buy if you are interested in the Picbasic or Picbasic pro compilers..... it will get you going fast and with confidence..I hope John writes another,more advanced, book...Soon
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