Table of Contents

Preface; Microcontroller systems; The PIC microcontroller; Using BASIC language to program PIC microcontrollers; PIC Basic project development; Light projects; Sound projects; Temperature projects; RS232 Serial communications projects; Appendix A - ASCII code; Appendix B - PIC BASIC instruction set; Appendix C - PIC BASIC PRO instruction set; Appendix D - LET BASIC instruction set; Glossary; Index

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About the Author

Dogan Ibrahim graduated from the University of Salford with First Class Honours in Electronic Engineering. He then completed an MSc course in Automatic Control Engineering at the University of Manchester, and PhD in Digital Signal Processing at the City University in London. Prof Ibrahim worked at several companies and gained industrial experience before returning to the academic life. Prof Ibrahim is currently a Fellow of the IET, and a Chartered Electrical Engineer. His interests are in the fields of microcontroller based automatic control, digital signal processing, and computer aided design. Dogan Ibrahim has been a lecturer at South Bank University, London, and Principal Research Engineer at GEC Hirst Research Centre. Prof Ibrahim is the author of over 70 technical books in the fields of microcontrollers and electronic engineering. He is currently a systems consultant, carrying out consultancy work to various firms in London.