Books & Tutorials

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[+] Book
Book/Tutorial	Author	Description	Rating/Comments
Programming dsPIC Microcontrollers in PASCAL	Zoran Milivojevic, Djordje Saponjic	Programming dsPIC Microcontrollers in PASCAL	Very Good/Comments
Programming PIC Microcontrollers in BASIC	Nebojsa Matic	Programming PIC Microcontrollers in BASIC	Very Good/Comments
The PIC Microcontroller	Nebojsa Matic	All about PIC Microcontrollers. A good book for beginners too.	Very Good/Comments
Tutorial test		PIC	Very Good/Comments
PIC Microcontrollers Introduction to Microelectronic Systems	Martin Bates	Introduces microcontroller based systems using the popular PIC16F84 chip	Very Good/Comments
Interfacing PIC Microcontrollers Embedded Design By Interactive Simulation	Martin Bates	A comprehensive guide to interfacing microcontrollers based on the PIC16F877 chip	Very Good/Comments
PIC in practice			Very Good/Comments
Easy Microcontrol n (ver 4.1)	David Benson	Book: for the PIC® beginner.	Very Good/Comments
Microcontrol n Apps	David Benson	Book: intermediate level applications guide covering Microchip Technology's PIC® Microcontroller	Very Good/Comments
Time'n and Count'n	David Benson	Book: intermediate level book on 16-bit timing & counting applications using PIC® MCUs.	Very Good/Comments
Serial Communications	Roger Stevens	Book: advanced; details methods for implementing serial comm between PIC® MCU & external device	Very Good/Comments
PIC Microcontroller Project Book	John Iovine	Book: learn programming techniques using Microchip's free MPLAB compiler.	Very Good/Comments
Beginner`s Guide to Embedded C Programming	Chuck Hellebuyck	Embedded C first timers	Above Average/Comments
Intro to PIC C	Nigel Gardner	Book: basics of C are explained from the perspective of writing programs for PIC® MCUs.	Above Average/Comments
The Standard C Library	P. J. Plauger	Book: how to use the library functions mandated by ANSI & ISO standards for C programming lang.	Above Average/Comments
Microcontroladores PIC® Programacao em C	Fabio Pereira	Book: a CCS tutorial and instruction book, written in Portuguese.	Above Average/Comments
TCP/IP Lean: Web Servers for Embedded Systems	Jeremy Bentham	Book: TCP/IP 'from scratch', with full source code for a variety of PC and MCU networking applicati	Above Average/Comments
Library of Terms and Routines	Colin Mitchell	Book: descriptions of 4 major products	Above Average/Comments
Easy Microcontrol'n A Beginner's Guide to Using PIC® Microcontrollers	David Benson	Book: lots of examples for PIC® beginners	Above Average/Comments
Microcontrol'n Apps Using PIC® Microcontrollers	David Benson	Book: learn how to design, build, and debug for intermediate PIC® MCU users.	Above Average/Comments
Time'n and Count'n Using PIC® Microcontrollers	David Benson	Book: intermediate level book on 16-bit timing and counting applications using Microchip Technology	Above Average/Comments
Embedded Design with the PIC18F452 Microcontroller	John Peatman	Book: Microchip Technology's PIC18F family of MCUs, program code examples, and utilities.	Above Average/Comments
C What Happens	David Benson	Book: A series of explanations and examples for those who want to learn to program PIC® MCUs.	Above Average/Comments
CCS C Manual	Custom Computer Services, Inc.	Book: lists supported C features & details on all PIC® MCU specific features & functions	Above Average/Comments
Serial Communications PIC® Microcontroller Serial Communications	Roger Stevens	Book: advanced; details & methods for serial communications between a PIC® MCU & an external dev	Above Average/Comments
The C Programming Language	Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis Ritchie, Dennis M. Ritchie	Book: meant to help teach programmers C & examples are included.	Above Average/Comments
Easy Pic'N: A Beginners Guide to Using Pic16/17 Microcontrollers from Square 1	David Benson	Book: a Beginners Guide to Using Pic16/17 Microcontrollers from Square 1	Above Average/Comments
Programming Embedded Systems in C and C ++	O'Reilly Media	Book: introduction for those venturing into embedded systems software development for the first time	Above Average/Comments
Digital Electronics Guidebook: With Projects!	Michael Predko, Myke Predko	Book: introduction to digital electronics.	Above Average/Comments
Programming and Customizing PICmicro® Microcontrollers	Myke Predko	Book: reference information and projects for all four of the PICmicro® MCU families.	Above Average/Comments
PICmicro® Microcontroller Pocket Reference	Myke Predko	Book: summarizes reference information required by new & experienced PIC users.	Above Average/Comments
Programming and Customizing the 8051 Microcontroller	Myke Predko	Book: Introduction to the 8051, both from a programming as well as a hardware interfacing point of v	Above Average/Comments
PC PhD: Inside PC Interfacing	Michael Predko	Book: explanation of how code works in the PC.	Above Average/Comments
PC Interfacing Pocket Reference	Michael Predko	Book: for programmers and engineers working on the PC.	Above Average/Comments
Handbook of Microcontrollers	Michael Predko	Book: complete reference package for today's eight bit embedded microcontrollers.	Above Average/Comments
TAB Electronics Build Your Own Robot Kit	Myke Predko, Ben Wirz	Book: simple-to-build robot.	Above Average/Comments
TAB Electronics Build Your Own Robot Kit	Myke Predko and Ben Wirz	Book: kits are assembled and programmed by the user.	Above Average/Comments
SUMO BOT: Build Your Own Remote-Controlled Programmable Sumo-Bot	Myke Predko, Ben Wirz	Book: assembled and programmed by the user.	Above Average/Comments
Flowcode V3	Matrix Multimedia Ltd.	Book: SDK for programmers who would like to create new Flowcode components in Visual Basic user.	Above Average/Comments
TCP/IP Lean: Web Servers for Embedded Systems	Jeremy Bentham	Book: guide to TCP/IP networking that includes source code to a simple TCP/IP stack.	Average/Comments
Programming & Customizing PICmicro Microcontrollers	Myke Predko	Book: host of experiments and projects.	Average/Comments
PIC C : An Introduction to Programming the Microchip PIC in C	Nigel Gardiner	Book: introduces engineers to the C language for designs operating on the Microchip PIC® family.	Average/Comments
PIC Microcontroller Project Book	John Iovine	Book: beginner's guide to the PIC® Microcontroller.	Average/Comments
Easy Pic'N: A Beginners Guide to Using Pic16/17 Microcontrollers from Square 1	David Benson	Book:understanding and application of the PIC® line of microcontrollers from Microchip.	Average/Comments
Pick'n up the Pace -- Microcontroller Application Guide	David Benson	Book: the tools to design and build intermediate microcontroller-based instrumentation and systems.	Average/Comments
Serial PIC'n : PIC Microcontroller Serial Communications	Roger L. Stevens	Book: implementing serial communications between a Microchip PIC® MCU and an external device.	Average/Comments
PIC'n Techniques, PIC Microcontroller Applications Guide	David Benson	Book: describes the unique features of the 8-pin microcontrollers.	Average/Comments
Pic: Your Personal Introductory Course	John Morton	Book: introduction to the world of microcontrollers	Average/Comments
Design With Pic Microcontrollers	John B. Peatman	Book: advanced microcontroller book	Average/Comments
Microcontroller Cookbook	Mike James	Book: C programming and the use of compilers.	Average/Comments
Programming and Customizing the Pic Microcontroller	Michael Predko	Book: over 30 experiments and ten complete PIC application projects.	Average/Comments
The Quintessential PIC® Microcontroller	Sid Katzen	Book: design, construct and program a real working system using the popular PIC® MCUs.	Average/Comments
PICmicro Pocket Reference	Myke Predko	Book: programming & Customizing the PICMICRO®.	Average/Comments
PIC in Practice	David W. Smith	Book: for PIC® beginners, lots of examples	Average/Comments
Guide to Picmicro® Microcontrollers	Carl Bergquist	Book: explanation of the Microchip PIC® MCU, what it does, how it is used & hundreds of applicat	Average/Comments
PIC Microcontroller Project Book	Jon Iovine	Book: hands-on directions for putting RISC-based chips with up to 8K of memory to work.	Below Average/Comments
Easy Microcontrol'n, A Beginner's Guide to Using the PIC Microcontroller	David Benson	Book: hands-on examples, focuses on PIC16F84A.	Below Average/Comments
Microcontrol'n Apps, PIC Microcontroller Applications Guide	David Benson	Book: for intermediate users; PIC® Microcontroller applications guide.	Below Average/Comments
Easy Step'n, An Introduction to Stepper Motors for the Experimenter	David Benson	Book: design and build PIC® based stepper controllers and drivers.	Below Average/Comments
Programming & Customizing PICmicro Microcontrollers	Myke Predko	Book: for pros and advanced hobbyists.	Below Average/Comments
Embedded Design with the PIC18F452 Microcontroller	John B. Peatman	Book: examples for LCD displays, A/D, Interrupts, I/O pin considerations, timers, etc.	Below Average/Comments
The Quintessential PIC Microcontroller	Sid Katzen	Book: lots of examples, both theoretical and practical.	Below Average/Comments
PIC: Your Personal Introductory Course	John Morton	Book: learn about the PIC® chip the easy way.	Below Average/Comments
The PIC Source Book	Scott Edwards	Book: ready-to-use assembly language routines.	Below Average/Comments
123 PIC Microcontroller Experiments for the Evil Genius	Myke Predko	Book: Introduces you to programming and customizing the PIC® MCU step-by-step.	Below Average/Comments
PIC Robotics: A Beginner's Guide to Robotics Projects Using the PIC Micro	John Iovine	Book: beginner's Guide to Robotics Projects Using the PICMicro®s	Below Average/Comments
Time'n and Count'n, PIC Microcontroller Applications Guide	David Benson	Book: Intermediate level applications such as timing, measurement, graphing, & serial communications	Below Average/Comments
Serial Communications, PIC Microcontroller Serial Communications	Roger L. Stevens	Book: advanced; excellent for those who are ready to learn about serial coms with the PIC® MCU.	Below Average/Comments

[+] Online Tutorial
Book/Tutorial	Author	Description	Rating/Comments
The PIC HOWTO	Kent Lyons	Tutorial: Installing and using PIC® microcontrollers	Very Good/Comments
Introduction to the Microcontroller Development System	Dan Simon	Tutorial: capabilities of Microchip MPLAB® and instruction set of the PIC16F877.	Very Good/Comments
Interactive PIC® MCU Tutorial		Tutorial: interactive tutorial about PIC® microcontrollers during normal operations.	Very Good/Comments
PIC16F84 Fundamentals	Dr. PAUL OH	Tutorial: Fundamentals for the PIC16F84	Very Good/Comments
The C Programming Tutorial Course	John Main	Tutorial: Quickly and Easily Learn Practical C Programming for your own Projects	Very Good/Comments
PIC12F675 Tutorial	John Main	Tutorial: PIC12F675 Microcontroller tutorial starting out with a simple LED flasher and progressing	Very Good/Comments
Introduction to PIC microcontrollers			Very Good/Comments
Baseline PIC Architecture and Assembly Language			Very Good/Comments
Midrange PIC Architecture and Assembly Language			Very Good/Comments
Midrange PIC C Programming Tutorials			Very Good/Comments
Programming dsPIC Microcontrollers in PASCAL	Zoran Milivojevic, Djordje Saponjic	Programming dsPIC Microcontrollers in PASCAL	Very Good/Comments
Programming PIC Microcontrollers in BASIC	Nebojsa Matic	Programming PIC Microcontrollers in BASIC	Very Good/Comments
The PIC Microcontroller	Nebojsa Matic	All about PIC Microcontrollers. A good book for beginners too.	Very Good/Comments
Tutorial test		PIC	Very Good/Comments
Setting up SDL	Thomas Carriero		Very Good/Comments
The basics of C			Very Good/Comments
If Statements		Control the Flow of your program	Very Good/Comments
Loops		Repeat a block of code	Very Good/Comments
Functions			Very Good/Comments
Switch Case		substitute for long if statements that compare a variable to several "integral" values	Very Good/Comments
Pointers		write programs that can handle nearly unlimited amounts of data on the fly	Very Good/Comments
Structures		provide a way of storing many different values in variables of potentially different types under the	Very Good/Comments
Arrays		have one name for a group of variables of the same type that can be accessed by a numerical index	Very Good/Comments
Strings		tools available for working with strings	Very Good/Comments
File I/O		For C File I/O you need to use a FILE pointer, which will let the program keep track of the file bei	Very Good/Comments
Type Casting		make a variable of one type, such as an int, act like another type, such as a char, for one single o	Very Good/Comments
Accepting Command-Line arguments		understand the full declaration of the main function, which previously has accepted no arguments	Very Good/Comments
Linked Lists		store data with structures so that the programmer can automatically create a new place to store data	Very Good/Comments
LED PWM control		Tutorial: a 16F877 to drive over 180 LEDs in a row-and-column arrangement.	Very Good/Comments
Servo Tester		Tutorial: Control servos with a PIC® MCU.	Very Good/Comments
PIC Thermometer		Tutorial: A temperature sensor.	Very Good/Comments
In-circuit 16F84 Programmers	David Tait	Tutorial: software to program the 16F84 in-circuit using the PC serial (or parallel) port.	Very Good/Comments
My First PIC Project	David Tait	Tutorial: brief description of the EEPROM PICs (16x84) and a couple of small programs	Very Good/Comments
Device Configuration	Microchip Technology Incorporated	Tutorial: Overview, and Design Tips for the PICmicro® MCU configuration.	Very Good/Comments
I2C Master Mode	Microchip Technology Incorporated	Tutorial: Overview and use of the PICmicro® MSSP I2C interface with a 24xx01x EEPROM.	Very Good/Comments
Introduction to Utility Metering Tutorial	Microchip Technology Incorporated	Tutorial: Learn why to use Electronic Meters	Very Good/Comments
Motor Control Presentation	Microchip Technology Incorporated	Tutorial: Presentation on Motor Control types	Very Good/Comments
On-Chip Memory	Microchip Technology Incorporated	Tutorial: Learn about the various memory types found on PICmicro® MCUs.	Very Good/Comments
Oscillator	Microchip Technology Incorporated	Tutorial: Overview, design tips and troubleshooting of the PICmicro® MCU Oscillator.	Very Good/Comments
Reset - Cause and Effect	Microchip Technology Incorporated	Tutorial: Different kinds of resets that can be used in PICmicro® MCUs.	Very Good/Comments
Setting Up the MPLAB ICE 2000 Mini Poster	Microchip Technology Incorporated	Tutorial: Instruction for setting up the MPLAB® ICE 2000.	Very Good/Comments
Analog-to-Digital Converters	Microchip Technology Incorporated	Tutorial: Analog-to-Digital Converters Peripherals with midrange PICmirco® Microcontrollers.	Very Good/Comments
CCP Module Implementation and Functionality	Microchip Technology Incorporated	Tutorial: The CCP module will discuss initialization and function of on-board CCP resources.	Very Good/Comments
Power Considerations	Microchip Technology Incorporated	Tutorial: Examines different Power considerations that should be taken into account when designing w	Very Good/Comments
SPI - PICmicro Serial Peripheral Interface	Microchip Technology Incorporated	Tutorial: Overview and use of the PICmicro® Serial Peripheral Interface.	Very Good/Comments
USART - Using in Asynchronous Mode	Microchip Technology Incorporated	Tutorial: Using the USART in the Asynchronous Mode of operation.	Very Good/Comments
PIC for Programmers	Celio Guimaraes	Tutorial: complete introduction to programming in assembly with PIC.	Above Average/Comments
The PIC HOWTO	Kent Lyons	Tutorial: Learn how to setup in the FCLab for PIC® MCUs.	Above Average/Comments
Guide to use the PIC		Tutorial: for the PIC® beginner	Average/Comments
PICos18 : Tutorial		Tutorial: learn how to use MPLAB, PICos18 & to program multi-task applications for PIC18.	Average/Comments
Beginners' PIC and AVR page	Matthew Rowe	Tutorial: a guide to getting started in the cheapest and easiest way possible.	Average/Comments
PIC Fundamentals	Paul Oh	Tutorial: Learn how to develop PIC16F84-based applications.	Average/Comments
Constructing a Robot Spider step-by-step	Jorge Or. Lezana S	Tutorial: Step-by-step instructions on how to built a spider robot.	Average/Comments