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Annotation . A Microchip insider tells all on the newest, most powerful PICs ever!<br /><br />. FREE CD-ROM includes source code in C, the Microchip C30 compiler, and MPLAB SIM software<br /><br />. Includes handy checklists to help readers perform the most common programming and debugging tasks<br /><br />The new 16-bit PIC24 chip provides embedded programmers with more speed, more memory, and more peripherals than ever before, creating the potential for more powerful cutting-edge PIC designs. This book teaches readers everything they need to know about these chips: how to program them, how to test them, and how to debug them, in order to take full advantage of the capabilities of the new PIC24 microcontroller architecture.<br /><br />Author Lucio Di Jasio, a PIC expert at Microchip, offers unique insight into this revolutionary technology, guiding the reader step-by-step from 16-bit architecture basics, through even the most sophisticated programming scenarios. This book's common-sense, practical, hands-on approach begins simply and builds up to more challenging exercises, using proven C programming techniques. Experienced PIC users and newcomers to the field alike will benefit from the text's many thorough examples, which demonstrate how to nimbly side-step common obstacles, solve real-world design problems efficiently, and optimize code for all the new PIC24 features.<br /><br />You will learn about:<br />. basic timing and I/O operations,<br />. multitasking using the PIC24 interrupts,<br />. all the new hardware peripherals<br />. how to control LCD displays,<br />. generating audio and video signals,<br />. accessing mass-storage media,<br />. how to share files on a mass-storage device with a PC,<br />. experimenting with the Explorer 16 demo board, debugging methods with MPLAB-SIM and ICD2 tools, and more!<br /><br />·A Microchip insider tells all on the newest, most powerful PICs ever!<br /><br />·Condenses typical introductory "fluff" focusing instead on examples and exercises that show how to solve common, real-world design problems quickly<br /><br />·Includes handy checklists to help readers perform the most common programming and debugging tasks<br /><br />·FREE CD-ROM includes source code in C, the Microchip C30 compiler, and MPLAB SIM software, so that readers gain practical, hands-on programming experience<br /><br /><b>·Check out the author's Web site at http://www.flyingpic24.com for FREE downloads, FAQs, and updates</b> |
