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 | | Design With Pic Microcontrollers by John B. Peatman ISBN-10: 9780137592593 ISBN-10: 0-13-759259-0 ISBN-13: 9780137592593 ISBN-13: 978-0-13-759259-3 Paperback 1997-08 Prentice Hall Find Lowest Price |
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Embedded Systems So Far I have been using it alot to figure out how to program the assembly for a pic, very useful | ||
It is not ment to be a "PIC for dummies" Book I took Dr. Peatman's class in college with this book, and I think this book would have done better if he had bundled the Class Lab book. The class lab book and actually having the hardware in front of you made the book make a whole lot more sense. I can see how some of the other readers may have been disappointed because with out the hardware in front of you its a bit difficult to really understand whats going on. I think this book is great as a reference if you have a PIC controller to play around with, but I would not recommend this book to some one who is looking for a "PIC microprocessors for Dummies" type book. | ||
Not Much Bang for the Buck! This book is basically an over-priced college text. ... On the other hand, there are a few good practical applications illustrated. The author choose to place a special emphasis on timing issues. | ||
not for beginners This might be a suitable reference for someone who is already intimately familiar with PIC microcontrollers but it way too advanced for beginners. From the first page the author assumes you already know alot about microprocessors including the lingo. The writing style is just dreadful, with sentences that run on and on in a prose that would leave Yoda confused. This is not a fun read about what should be a fun subject. Beginners will find the book too obtuse and advanced users need nothing more than the device datasheets so the book is pointless. | ||
has its use This was the first book I used when starting out with PICs. I found that it was not the smoothest reading book out there, but it got me up and running. The first program in the book to make an LED blink on and off looks like the source code to a 3D modeling program, that aside I found myself thumbing through this book constantly to learn how to use the onboard periferals of a mid range PIC. I give it a fair rating for learning and a good rating for reference. | ||