Programming Pic Microcontrollers With Picbasic

*Gives numerous design examples and projects to illustrate important concepts *This comprehensive tutorial assumes no prior experience with PICBASIC *Accompanying CD contains the source files and executables discussed in the book as well as an electronic version of the book The PICBASIC programming language makes it possible to create powerful software for the PIC microcontroller in days instead of the weeks required when using assembly language. This comprehensive tutorial assumes no prior experience with PICBASIC. It opens with an introduction to such basic concepts as variables, statements, operators, and structures. This is followed by discussion of the two most commonly used PICBASIC compilers. The author then discusses programming the most common version of the PIC microcontroller, the 15F84. The remainder of the book examines several real-world examples of programming PICs with PICBASIC. In keeping with the integrated nature of embedded technology, both hardware and software are discussed in these examples; circuit details are given so that readers may replicate the designs for themselves or use them as the starting points for their development efforts.Hellebuyck, Chuck is the author of 'Programming Pic Microcontrollers With Picbasic' with ISBN 9781589950016 and ISBN 1589950011.