Programming 16-Bit PIC Microcontrollers in C, 2nd Edition

Introduction to the Second Edition

In the six years since I completed the first manuscript of this book, there has been a tremendous evolution of the PIC24 architecture and all the supporting set of tools and documentation. What seemed like a promising, if only embryonic, new product line has become one of the main driving forces in Microchip Technology’s portfolio. The number of different models available has long passed the 100 mark. It’s been growing up toward larger and larger memory sizes and more complex devices as well as down to smaller, simpler devices in tiny packages and with minuscule power consumption figures where, once upon a time, it used to be the undisputed sole domain of the smallest of the 8-bit PIC® architectures.

Back then, ...