Interfacing PIC Microcontrollers

Introduction

This book is a sequel to my first effort ‘PIC Microcontrollers, an Introduction

to Microelectronics’. This attempted to provide a comprehensive introduction

to the subject via a single type of microcontroller, which is essentially a com-

plete computer on a chip. The PIC was the first widely available device to use

flash memory, which makes it ideal for experimental work. Flash memory al-

lows the program to be replaced quickly and easily with a new version. It is

now commonplace, not least in our USB memory sticks, but also in a wide

range of electronic systems where user data need to be retained during power

down. Cheap flash memory microcontrollers have transformed the teaching of

microelectronics – they are re-usable and the internal ...