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123 PIC Microcontroller Experiments for the Evil Genius
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Author(s): Myke Predko
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.895
EAN: 9780071451420
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0071451420
Label: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics
Language(s): English Original LanguageEnglish UnknownEnglish Published
List Price: $24.95
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Package Dimensions:
Height: 0.7"
Width: 8.5"
Length: 0.7"
Weight: 1.6 lbs.
Product Group: Book
Address: 2005-06-24
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics
Studio: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics
Editorial Reviews
Product Description:
Microchip continually updates its product line with more capable and lower cost products. They also provide excellent development tools. Few books take advantage of all the work done by Microchip. 123 PIC Microcontroller Experiments for the Evil Genius uses the best parts, and does not become dependent on one tool type or version, to accommodate the widest audience possible. Building on the success of 123 Robotics Experiments for the Evil Genius, as well as the unbelievable sales history of Programming and Customizing the PIC Microcontroller, this book will combine the format of the evil genius title with the following of the microcontroller audience for a sure-fire hit.
Customer Reviews Average rating - 3.0
Rating - 4 Date: 2008-11-28
Content: I used this book two years ago to learn about microcontrollers, both programming and interfacing them to I/O devices. I already had previous knowledge of general computer programming and basic electronics, but knew nothing about microcontrollers. I did not go through the whole book, but stopped after the assembly language information in Sections Eight and Nine.
I found the book filled with very useful information and examples, and since it was based on the inexpensive PICKit 1 it was very cost effective. It made it possible for me to build several small but useful projects using 8 and 14 pin PICs.
Summary: Was a very good book for me
Rating - 2 Date: 2008-10-21
Content: This book begins with a very good introduction, lost its pace and all sense of orientation at the middle of the book. Although is a good introduction for C and Assembly Languages used with PIC. Do not buy this book if you are newbie or want to learn PIC programming.
Summary: Lost in Translation
Rating - 2 Date: 2008-10-09
Content: I have had two years of c++ programming courses and I still find Predko's explanations of the c programming language to be confusing. I would never recommend this book for a beginner.
However, there are many high quality projects in this book. If you are confident with c/c++ programming and are up to the challenge of decyphering Predko's explanations, then you may like this book and will enjoy the projects.
Summary: Great project/ material poorly explained
Rating - 1 Date: 2008-09-28
Content: If you gave this book 5 stars, you obviously did not try to actually put the writ into action. There are coding and code-grammatical errors through-out his book that make it very frustrating if not impossible to use. The compiler and language use listed is out-of-date, and is impossible to use unless you've had previous coding experience. It lacks clear and concurrent BOM's , and the website listed for support apparently no longer exists.
This book ,as noted earlier,by another reviewer- has references to another book, "evil genius robotics" - It would have been nice to know that before I bought this one - as the author decides not to recover *that* information, but defers to the other book!
If you want to learn PIC / Embedded programming - avoid this- as it will leave you only more frustrated than it will be of help.
Summary: HOrrible
Rating - 4 Date: 2008-08-16
Content: Even though there are few if none at all projects for the "evil genius", this book contains a pretty good course to learn about the PIC microcontrollers and their programming. Everything explained is in clear and simple language, even familiar most of the time. I found the content of it very helpful and I developed my own projects with a different PIC MCU, modified the code with little pain and finally everything worked fine. Unfortunately I could program only in assembler because the C compiler "HI-TECH PICC LITE" suggested by the book is too complicated and giving me a hard time to make it work properly.
Summary: wicked cool PIC MCU projects and games,where are you?
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