Post by thread:[PIC] Book by Tim Wilmhurst

I am a relative newcomer to the world of Microchip and I am Interested in comments/reviews of the Tim Wilmhurst book, Designing Embedded Systems with PIC Microcontrollers: Principles and Applications, before I purchase it. I am just starting a project which will involve a small autonomous surface vehicle using a mid-range PIC MCU and I would like opinions on the value of this book toward that purpose. Thanks, Richard Seriani, Sr.

On 6/13/07, Richard Seriani, Sr. <spam_OUTrichard_s633TakeThisOuTcox.net> wrote: > I am a relative newcomer to the world of Microchip and I am Interested in > comments/reviews of the Tim Wilmhurst book, Designing Embedded Systems with > PIC Microcontrollers: Principles and Applications, before I purchase it. > > I am just starting a project which will involve a small autonomous surface > vehicle using a mid-range PIC MCU and I would like opinions on the value of > this book toward that purpose. Welcome to the world. You don't write about earlier experience of programming, electronics or microcontrollers. I have not read the book you ask about, but I recommend Sidney Katzen's "The quintessential PIC microcontroller" (ISBN 185233942X or 978-1852339425). I came from a world of software programming into the world of hardware programming using this book. It's an excellent book, perhaps not for utter novices though. I learned all the assembler required, and it's also got lots of "real world"-examples of problems and how you would solve them. I heartily recommend this book. -- - Rikard - http://bos.hack.org/cv/

I have this book. I'm not sure I'd recommend it to an absolute beginner, but it does take you through assembler code in a way that attempts to explain to a beginner what is going on and the niceties of writing programs. Having said that, I wouldn't discount buying the book, even if you were to find it a little advanced, the ideas would set you thinking, and the book would then suddenly come in to view so to speak. Colin :::: I am a relative newcomer to the world of Microchip and I am :::: Interested in :::: :::: comments/reviews of the Tim Wilmhurst book, Designing Embedded :::: Systems with :::: PIC Microcontrollers: Principles and Applications, before I :::: purchase it. :::: :::: I am just starting a project which will involve a small :::: autonomous surface :::: vehicle using a mid-range PIC MCU and I would like opinions on :::: the value of :::: this book toward that purpose. -- cdb, .....colinKILLspam@spam@btech-online.co.uk on 14/06/2007 Web presence: http://www.btech-online.co.uk Hosted by: http://www.1and1.co.uk/?k_id=7988359 Even if faith is lacking, and hope is non existent, you always have charity and compassion to offer. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.15/848 - Release Date: 6/13/2007 12:50 PM

Thanks Rikard and Colin. I should have added that I am new to PIC, but not new to electronics nor to programming (though I don't consider myself a programmer). To give you some idea, the first computer I learned about was in a military electrical engineering course and used a whopping 1k of magnetic core memory, if I remember correctly. Set 8 switches and press "load"; repeat for each instruction. Hit RUN and watch the lights (not even LEDs). Storage was punched paper tape. That was in 1969 and I was young. Now, I'm just an old guy trying to learn new things. Richard {Original Message removed}