C Programming for the PIC Microcontroller

Demystify Coding with Embedded Programming

Hubert Henry Ward

• Publisher: Apress
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN: 9781484255247
• eBook ISBN: 9781484255254
• Topic: Computer Science
• Subtopic: Hardware
• Index: Computer Science

Go beyond the jigsaw approach of just using blocks of code you don't understand and become a programmer who really understands how your code works. 

Starting with the fundamentals on C programming, this book walks you through where the C language fits with microcontrollers. Next, you'll see how to use the industrial IDE, create and simulate a project, and download your program to an actual PIC microcontroller. 

You'll then advance into the main process of a C program and explore in depth the most common commands applied to a PIC microcontroller and see how to use the range of control registers inside the PIC. With C Programming for the PIC Microcontroller as your guide, you'll become a better programmer who can truly say they have written and understand the code they use.

What You'll Learn

• Use the freely available MPLAX software 
  
• Build a project and writea program using inputs from switches 
• Create a variable delay with the oscillator source
• Measure real-world signals using pressure, temperature, and speed inputs
• Incorporate LCD screens into your projects
• Apply what you've learned into a simple embedded program

Who This Book Is For 

Hobbyists who want to move into the challenging world of embedded programming or students on an engineering course.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Front Matter
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Our First Program
• 3. Updating the Program
• 4. Applying What We’ve Learned
• 5. Real-World Inputs
• 6. Using the LCD
• 7. Creating a Header File
• 8. Understanding Some Useful Code
• Back Matter