Making PIC Microcontroller Instruments and Controllers

Preface
Part I: The PIC 16F877A
Chapter 1. An Introduction to the PIC 16F877A Microcontroller Unit
Chapter 2. Getting Started: The Hardware and Software Setup
Chapter 3. Understanding Microchip Technology's PIC 16 F877A: A Description of the MCU
Chapter 4. The Software, the Compilers, and the Editor
Chapter 5. Controlling the Output and Reading the Input
Chapter 6. Timers and Counters
Chapter 7. Clocks, Memory, and Sockets
Chapter 8. Serial Communications: Sockets U9 and U10
Chapter 9. Using Liquid Crystal Displays: An Extended Information Resource
Part II: The Projects
Chapter 10. Using Sensors (Transducers)
Chapter 11. Conditioning the Input Signal
Chapter 12. Conditioning the Output Signal
Chapter 13. An Introduction to the Eight Projects
Chapter 14. The Universal Instrument: A Background Discussion
Chapter 15. Counting Pulses: A Programmable Tachometer
Chapter 16. Creating Accurate Intervals with Timers: The Metronomes
Chapter 17. Understanding the Counters: Counting Marbles
Chapter 18. A Dual Thermometer Instrument
Chapter 19. An Artificial Horizon: A Table Surface That Stays Level
Chapter 20. Building a Simple Eight-Button Touch Panel
Chapter 21. Single Set Point Controller with Remote Inhibit Capability
Chapter 22. Logging Data from a Solar Collector
Chapter 23. Debugging
Chapter 24. Some Real-World Projects You Can Build
Conclusion
Appendixes
Appendix A. Setting Up a Compiler for One-Keystroke Operation
Appendix B. Abbreviations Used in this Book and in the Datasheets
Appendix C. Listings of PICBASIC PRO programs on the Internet at melabs.com
Appendix D. Notes on Designing a Simple Battery Monitor Instrument: Thinking about a Simple Problem Out Loud
Appendix E. Using the Support Web Site to Help Make Instruments and Controllers
Index