The PIC microcontroller is a relatively simple chip that help makes appliances and electronics easier to use. This book provides a sound foundation of the PIC microcontroller and will help readers design, construct, and program a working embedded system. The key concepts are covered in incrementally, beginning with simple digital theory and computer architecture and ending up with an instructive case study. No background in electronics, logic design, number theory, or computing is needed. Includes use of real-world hardware and software, and many examples, to help illustrate key points and underlying concepts.

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Written specifically for readers with no prior knowledge of computing, electronics, or logic design.

Uses real-world hardware and software products to illustrate the material, and includes numerous fully worked examples and self-assessment questions.

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Part I. The Fundamentals: 1. Digital Representation. 2. Logic Circuitry. 3. Stored Program Processing.- Part II. The Software: 4. The PIC16F84 Microcontroller. 5. The Instruction Set. 6. Subroutines and Modules. 7. Interrupt Handling. 8. Assembly Language. 9. High-Level Language.- Part III. The Outside World: 10. The Real World. 11. One Byte at a Time. 12. One Bit at a Time. 13. Time is of the Essence. 14. Take the Rough with the Smooth. 15. To Have and To Hold. 16. A Case Study.- Appendix A. 14-Bit Core Instruction Set. Appendix B. Special Purpose Register Structure for the PIC16C74B. Appendix C. C Instruction Set. Appendix D. Acronyms and Abbreviations.- Index.