Post by thread:[PIC]: List of PIC related books ?

Hi. Before I try to surf around the whole web, does someone know of a compilation of the available books on PICs ? I'm specificaly looking for beginner-style book, and if they use the 18-series PICs, the better. I've got the impression that there might not be that many books that are targeting the 18-series, right ? Jan-Erik. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads

Here's a start: http://www.piclist.com/techref/microchip/books.htm?key=books&from= Scott Pierce At 01:05 AM 3/2/2004, you wrote: {Quote hidden}>Hi. >Before I try to surf around the whole web, does >someone know of a compilation of the available >books on PICs ? > >I'm specificaly looking for beginner-style book, and >if they use the 18-series PICs, the better. > >I've got the impression that there might not be >that many books that are targeting the 18-series, right ? > >Jan-Erik. > >-- >http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: >[PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads

Hi again. I have fund this book (with its own homepage !) : http://www.picbook.com/ It's focused on 18F452, which is perfect for me. Well, we will use the 18F252, but the 18F452 is at least closer then any of the 16F-PICs that most books are about... Now, have anyone got this book ? How tight coupled is it to the development hardware ("QwikFlash board") they are selling ? Or is it a good value even without this board ? Regards Jan-Erik. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads

Yes Jan-Erik I have that book. I'm a book freak, so I buy lots of them. You'll find templates and stuff related to the included board. And there comes a special developed assembler with it. I think some girl called Meremonte in the Georgia institute developed it. SASM it is called. The value of the book is up to you to find. I can say only that it is a good introduction into the 18F series. Best regards VV Jan-Erik Soderholm <spam_OUTjan-erik.soderholmTakeThisOuTTELIA.COM> wrote: {Quote hidden}>Hi again. >I have fund this book (with its own homepage !) : >http://www.picbook.com/ >It's focused on 18F452, which is perfect for me. >Well, we will use the 18F252, but the 18F452 is at least >closer then any of the 16F-PICs that most books are about... >Now, have anyone got this book ? >How tight coupled is it to the development hardware >("QwikFlash board") they are selling ? Or is it a good value >even without this board ? --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what you re looking for faster. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads

Vincent Vega wrote : > > I have fund this book (with its own homepage !) : > > http://www.picbook.com/ > Yes Jan-Erik I have that book. I'm a book freak, so I buy lots of > them... Just like my wife, but no PIC books there, I'm afraid :-) > You'll find templates and stuff related to the included board. > And there comes a special developed assembler with it. I think > some girl called Meremonte in the Georgia institute developed it. > SASM it is called. The value of the book is up to you to find. > I can say only that it is a good introduction into the 18F series. Hm... What I need to know is if this book is usable for a PIC beginner (using 18F PICs), but using Wouters "Dwarf boards" instead of the QwikFlash boards". Anyway, so far it's the only book on PICs that is specificaly talking about the PIC18 series that I've found. I'm currently trying to find it in Sweden. The closest so far is Amazon-UK... Thanks you comments ! Jan-Erik. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads

I think it will meet your needs, but it is pricey! About $70 I think. It is the textbook for a course taught at Georgia Tech University. The SASM program is a preprocessor that formats and also sets up some control structures (If...Then...,Repeat until, etc,...) that are fed directly to MPLAB for assembly. I hope to investigate the preprocessor Idea further in the future. Complete schematics and code are provided on the website. The hardware is expensive but the quality and service is high. Loading the bootloader to the 18F452 is not straight forward. Apparently it needs an ICD2 to accomplish that objective. I don't understand that and it continues to elude my grasp. I corrupted mine somehow and was unable to restore it. I simply ordered a couple more from their supplier and restored the operation. I was programming with the Microchip C demo and probably tried to write to a string constant when the corruption occurred. The entire kit of parts is available from Digikey for about $55, the edition of the book I bought included a PC board. Since I have been building all my life, I felt assembling the kit would be drudgery to me. Last I heard, Dr. Peatman is loading the bootloader to your chip for free, details on the web site. This setup works so good That I would like to acquire something like it for a 16F628. Program & try cycles are very fast. It is a good fit for me because its potential exceeds my grasp. I reported the corruption to the webmaster and received an email from Dr Peatman. I feel that he would consider an imitator to be flattering. John Ferrell http://DixieNC.US {Original Message removed}