12. September 2011 by admin.

Get 15% Off on Embedded Solutions at Newark/element 14 + 3 Free Gifts and a Free Micrium RTOS Book!

Use voucher code DESIGN1 at checkout on http://www.element14.com

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2. March 2011 by admin.

.Explore in detail microcontroller interfacing techniques using the popular PIC 16F877
.Work through step-by-step examples interactively using circuit simulation software, supplied as assembly source code
.Gain the knowledge of a wide range of peripheral devices such as keyboards, displays, sensors and drives and serial communication with other processors, memory and more
.Use interactive simulation software to design and test circuits

Interfacing PIC Microcontrollers provides a thorough introduction to interfacing techniques for students, hobbyists and engineers looking to take their knowledge of PIC application development to the next level. Each chapter ends with suggestions for further applications, based on the examples given, and numerous line drawings illustrate application of the hardware.

Step-by-step examples in assembly language are used to illustrate a comprehensive set of interfaces, and these can be run interactively on circuit simulation software, used to aid understanding without the need to build real hardware.

A companion website includes all examples in the text which can be downloaded together with a free version of Proteus’s ISIS Lite: www.picmicros.org.uk 

*Comprehensive coverage of a topic not widely explored in the wealth of PIC books on the market, concentrating on the popular PIC16F877 device
*Circuit simulation software allows step-by-step examples, supplied as assembly source code, to be run interactively - aiding student, technician and hobbyist learning.
*A companion website includes all examples in the text which can be downloaded together with a free version of Proteus’s ISIS Lite: www.picmicros.org.uk

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30. January 2011 by admin.

123 STEPS FROM NEWBIE TO PIC PROGRAMMING GENIUS!“Smart” house features and “smart” appliances, are just some of the multitude of inexpensive PIC micontroller projects created by PIC expert Myke Predko.

More than just hours of fun, these exciting experiments provide a solid grounding in PIC microcontrollers and the skills needed to program them — from the ground up. Each experiment builds on those before it, so you develop a hands-on, practical understanding of microcontroller programming. You don’t need any knowledge of programming to get started. But by the end, you’ll be able to complete your own awesome projects!

123 PIC Microcontroller Projects for the Evil Genius:

• Introduces you to programming and customizing the PIC MCU step-by-step — you don’t need to be a whiz to get started, but you will be when you are finished
• Shows you how to set up your own PICmicro MCU (microcontroller) and development lab based on one inexpensive Microchip PICkit 1(R) starter kit
• Vividly explains the science and electronics underlying microcontrollers
• Gives you enjoyable step-by-step experiments that build your skills, one small increment at a time
• Teaches you to program PICmicros in both C and assembly language
• Shows you how to interface sensors, switches, LEDs, LCDs, and other commonly used electronic interfaces
• Offers step-by-step experiments that develop handy resource routines in assembly language
• Challenges you to stretch the limits of PIC MCU applications
• Suggests exciting directions you can take your new programming skills
• Supplies parts lists and program listings

Go to: www.books.mcgraw-hill.com/authors/predko for:

• Full source code for the experiments
• PC executable code
• Links to buy your own Microchip PICkit 1 starter kit
• Links to other resources

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Myke Predko is Test Architect at Celestica, in Toronto, Canada, a supplier of printed circuit boards to the computer industry. An experienced author, Myke wrote McGraw-Hill’s best-selling 123 Robotics Projects for the Evil Genius; PICmicro Microcontroller Pocket Reference; Programming and Customizing PICMicro Microcontrollers, Second Edition; Programming Robot Controllers; and other books, and is the principal designer of both TAB Electronics Build Your Own Robot kits.

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3. June 2010 by admin.

from: http://www.elektor.com/products/books/microcontrollers/50-pic-microcontroller-projects-(subscribers.1350478.lynkx

 Limited period offer for Elektor magazine subscribers: 14% Discount and FREE shipping & handling!

TIP: Order this book along with other Elektor products and get FREE shipping & handling on the whole order!

This book contains 50 fun and exciting projects for PIC microcontrollers such as a laser alarm, USB teasing mouse, eggtimer, youth repellent, soundswitch, capacitive liquid level gauge, “finger in the water” sensor, guarding a room using a camera, mains light dimmer (110-240 volts), talking microcontroller and much more. Several different techniques are discussed such as relay, alternating current control including mains, I2C, SPI, RS232, USB, pulse width modulation, rotary encoder, interrupts, infrared, analog-digital conversion (and the other way around), 7-segment display and even CAN bus.

You can use this book to build the projects for your own use. The clear explanations, schematics and even pictures of each project make this a fun activity. For each project the theory is discussed and why the project has been executed in that particular way. That means you can also use this book as a studybook, or as basis for larger and more complicated projects. All projects use a breadboard so modification and expansion is easy.

Three PIC microcontrollers are used in this book, the 16f877A, 18f4455 and 18f4685. It is also discussed how you can migrate your project from one microcontroller to another - 15 types are supported - including two example projects.

All software that is used in this book can be downloaded for free. That also applies to the open source programming language JAL. This powerful and yet easy to learn language is used by hobbyists as well as professionals.

This book can also be used as a reference guide. It explains all JAL commands, as well as the expansion libraries. Using the index you can easily find example projects that illustrate the use of these commands. Even when you have built all projects in this book you will still want to keep it within arm’s reach.

This book is not a sequel but rather an expansion of the “PIC Microcontrollers - 50 projects for beginners and experts” book by the same author. If you own both books you have a whopping 100 projects for 6 different microcontrollers!

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10. May 2010 by admin.

from: http://www.freertos.org/Documentation/FreeRTOS-documentation-and-book.html#FreeRTOS-Book-PIC32

FreeRTOS eBook PIC32 Edition:
“Using the FreeRTOS Real Time Kernel - a Practical Guide”

Overview

This is a concise, step by step, ‘hands on’ guide that describes both general multitasking concepts and FreeRTOS specifics. It presents and explains numerous examples that are written using the FreeRTOS API. Full source code for all the examples is provided in an accompanying .zip file.

The PIC32 Edition

The PIC32 edition includes sixteen examples written specifically for the PIC32 using the free MPLAB C Compiler for PIC32 MCUs and the free MPLAB IDE. The projects target the low cost PIC32 USB Starter Kit II (Microchip part number DM320003-2) development board with a PIC32MX795F512L-80I/PT microcontroller (80 MHz, 512K Flash, 128K RAM, USB Host/Device/OTG, Dual CAN, and more).

This book is a step by step ‘hands on’ guide. It does not contain a complete API reference. An API reference manual is available in a separate document.

Purchased documents are delivered by email to the email address used with your PayPal or Google account. Delivery will normally be made within the hour (when orders are placed within UK office hours) but can take longer when we are out of the office on business. Delivery will always be made within 24 hours, so please check your junk mail folder if you think you have not received your purchase within this time.

Purchase together with the FreeRTOS Reference Manual to save $10.

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20. February 2010 by admin.

From: http://www.mikroe.com/en/books/dspicbook/mikropascal/

Learn how to write your own program, debug it, and use it to start the microcontroller. We have provided plenty of practical examples with necessary connection schematics: temperature sensors, AD and DA converters, LCD and LED displays, relays, communications, and the book is constantly being updated with fresh examples. All code is commented in details to make it easier for beginners. Instruction set, operators, control structures, and other elements of PASCAL are thoroughly explained with many examples. Also, the book includes a useful appendix on mikroPascal for dsPIC development environment: how to install it and how to use it to its full potential.

Authors: Zoran Milivojević, Djordje Šaponjić

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9. February 2010 by admin.

From: http://www.mikroe.com/en/books/digital-filter-design/

The purpose of this book is to provide you with different theorethical and practical approaches to digital filter design. The book covers design of both finite and infinite impulse response filters. In addition, it applies the most popular and most commonly used design methodes giving the best solutions. Intuitive explanations and numerous examples contained in this book will help you to devolope your understanding of these methods and test your knowledge on concrete issues.

Author: Zoran Milivojević

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11. January 2010 by admin.

From: http://www.qwikandlow.com/

As embedded microcontrollers reach into all corners of modern life, many applications can benefit from coin-cell battery power. Some benefits are reduced product size and cost, enhanced design simplicity, portability, and electrical isolation. Microchip Technology, the number one supplier of 8-bit microcontrollers in the world, is using their nanoWatt Technology features to achieve these benefits.This book explores how these features impact the design process. It employs the Qwik&Low board shown on the cover as the learning vehicle for the reader. The board is available as Microchip Technology’s Part No. DM183034. For purchase information, see http://www.qwikandlow.com/purchase/ This book introduces the reader to code writing for a microcontroller via a series of template files and using Microchip’s free version of their C compiler for their PIC18 family of microcontrollers. Free supporting tools are available at the author’s website, http://www.qwikandlow.com, including QwikBug, a debugging user interface for downloading code to the Qwik&Low board, running that code, and debugging it using a serial PC connection (via either a serial cable or a USB-to-serial adapter).About the author: John Peatman, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, is the author of six earlier textbooks (two from Prentice Hall and four from McGraw-Hill).

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23. November 2009 by admin.

Price:  $155.00 from http://store.nutsvolts.com/product.php?productid=16889&cat=0&page=1 

 Getting Started with PICs: 
In the January 2006 Nuts & Volts Magazine, Chuck Hellebuyck started a column titled “Getting Started with PIC’s” that focused on the beginner and PICBASIC PRO. It became a popular column and continues in Nuts & Volts Magazine today.

PIC Kit2 Starter Kit: 
The PICkit 2 Starter Kit contains a PICkit 2 Microcontroller Programmer and a PICkit 2 Low Pin Count Demo Board containing a PIC16F690 PDIP for getting started with programming baseline and midrange flash microcontrollers. PICkit 2 takes advantage of Microchips Full-Speed USB device, thereby significantly speeding up development programming. The PICkit 2 Low Pin Count Demo Board supports 8-, 14-, and 20-pin PICmicros. In addition to the PIC16F690, the board comes with 4 LEDs, a pushbutton, and a pot. Also included are 12 lessons to help get developers up to speed quickly on programming PICmicro MCUs.
 
PIC Kit2 Upgrade Parts
These components are added to the PICKit 2 that Chuck uses for his projects in his new book.

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31. July 2009 by admin.

Robert B. Reese, “Microprocessors: From Assembly Language to C Using the PICI8FXX2″ 
Charles River Media | 2005 | ISBN: 1584503785 | 652 pages | PDF | 9,25 MB

This book is designed for a first course in microprocessors or it may be used as a reference for practicing engineers. The book is unique in presenting a balanced, integrated topic coverage of assembly language programming, microcontroller programming via the C language, and hardware interfacing. Programming topics are discussed using both assembly language and C, while hardware interfacing examples use C to keep code complexity low and improve clarity. A goal of this book is to prepare students for advanced courses in embedded systems or computer architecture. As such, the topic coverage is wide, with a mixture of software and hardware topics. The assembly language programming topics emphasize the linkage between C language constructs and their assembly language equivalents, so that students clearly understand the impact of C coding choices in terms of execution time and memory requirements. Hardware interface topics included in the textbook cover the fundamentals (parallel, serial, interrupts, A/D, D/A) using devices that do not require an extensive circuits background. Laboratory Projects These provide an extensive off-the-shelf lab experience (13 experiments) for using the PIC18: one experiment on introductory computer architecture topics, four experiments on PIC18 assembly language, and eight hardware experiments. The hardware experiments require the read to breadboard a PIC18F242 system that includes a serial EEPROM, external 8-bit Digital-to-Analog converter, and RS232 interface, and an infrared receiver module. The hardware labs cover all major subsystems on the PIC18: A/D, timers, asynchronous serial interface, and the 12C interface. All hardware labs are programmed in C, using the HI-TECH PICC18 compiler. A supplemental website (www.reesemicro.com) has book C code examples that have been modified to be compatible with both the Microchip MCC18 and HI-TECH PICC18 compilers, as well as lecture notes and sample quizzes.

From: http://www.ebooksz.cn/2009/03/microprocessors-from-assembly-language.html

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