This is the Table of Contents for Programming & Customizing the PICmicro, 3rd Edition, by Myke Predko.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Acknowledgments

Embedded Microcontrollers

• Microcontroller Types
• Internal Hardware
• Applications
• Processor Architectures
• Instructions and Software
• Peripheral Functions
• Memory Types
• Microcontroller Communication
• Device Packaging
• Application Development Tools

The Microchip PIC Microcontroller

• Accessing the Microchip Web Site
• PIC Microcontroller Feature Summary
• Features Unique to the PIC Microcontroller
• PIC Microcontroller Families

Software Development Tools

• Tools Overview
• High Level Languages
• Microchip MPLAB IDE

Programming PIC Microcontrollers

• Hex File Format
• Code Protection
• Parallel Programming
• PIC ICSP Programmer Interface
• Microchip Programmers
• My Programmers
• Third-Party Programmers

Emulators and Debuggers

• MPLAB ICE-2000
• MPLAB REAL ICE
• MPLAB ICD 2 Debugger
• The Emu-II
• Other Emulators

The Microchip PIC MCU Processor Architecture

• The CPU
• Hardware and File Registers
• The PIC Microcontroller's ALU
• Data Movement
• The Program Counter and Stack
• Reset
• Interrupts
• Architecture Differences

Using the PIC MCU Instruction Set

• Setting Up the MPLAB IDE Simulator with a Test Template
• PIC MCU Instruction Types
• The Mid-Range Instruction Set
• Low-End PIC Microcontroller Instruction Set
• PIC18 Instruction Set

Assembly-Language Software Techniques

• Sample Template
• Labels, Addresses, and Flags
• Subroutines with Parameter Passing
• Subtraction, Comparing and Negation
• Bit AND and OR
• 16-Bit Operations
• MulDiv, Constant Multiplication and Division
• Delays
• Patch Space
• Structures, Pointers, and Arrays
• Sorting Data
• Interrupts
• Re-entrant Subroutines
• Simulating Logic
• Event-Driven Programming
• State Machine Programming
• Porting Code Between PIC Microcontroller Device Architectures
• Optimizing PIC Microcontroller Applications
• A Daker's Dozen Rules to Follow That Will Help to Avoid Application Software Problems

Basic Operating Features

• Power Input and Decoupling
• Configuration Fuses
• OPTION Register
• TMR0
• Interrupt Operation
• The Right PIC Microcontroller to Learn On

Macro Development

• PIC Microcontroller Assembly-Language Macros
• The Difference Between Defines and Macros
• The Assembler Calculator
• Multiline C Macros
• Conditional Assembly/Compilation
• Using Defines and Conditional Assembly for Application Debug
• Debugging Macros
• Structured Programming Macros

Building and Linking

• Creating Linked Applications

Bootloaders

• Bootloader Requirements
• Mid-Range Bootloaders
• PIC18 Bootloaders

Real-Time Operating Systems

• Low-End and Mid-Range RTOS
• PIC18 RTOS Design

Debugging Your Applications

• Document the Expected State
• Characterize the Problem
• Hypothesize and Test Your Hypothesis
• Propose Corrective Actions
• Test Fixes
• Release Your Solution
• Debug: An Application to Test Your Debug Skills

PIC Microcontroller Application Design and Hardware Interfacing

• Requirements Definition
• PIC Microcontroller Resource Allocation
• Effective User Interfacing
• Project Management
• Power Management
• Reset
• Interfacing to External Devices

PIC MCU Optional Hardware Features

• Mid-Range Built-in EEPROM/Flash Access
• TMR1
• TMR2
• Compare/Capture/PWM (CCP) Module
• Serial I/O
• Analog I/O
• Parallel Slave Port (PSP)
• In-Circuit Serial Programming (ICSP)

PIC MCU Input and Output Device Interfacing

• LEDs
• Switch Bounce
• Matrix Keypads
• LCDs
• Analog I/O
• Audio Output
• Relays and Solenoids
• Asynchronous (NRZ) Serial Interfaces
• Synchronous Serial Interfaces

Motor Control

• DC Motors
• Stepper Motors
• R/C Servo Control

Practical PC Interfacing

• PC Software Application Development Tools
• Serial Port
• Parallel Port

PIC Microcontroller Application Basics

• Jumping Around
• Some Basic Functions
• Analog Input/Output
• I/O with Interrupts
• Serial I/O

Projects

• Low-End Devices
• Mid-Range Devices
• PIC18 Devices

Appendix A - Resources

• Microchip
• Books to Help You Learn More About the PIC Microcontroller
• Useful Books
• Recommended PIC Microcontroller Websites
• Periodicals
• Other Websites of Interest
• Part Suppliers

Appendix B - PIC Microcontroller Summary

• Feature to Part Number Table
• Instruction Sets
• I/O Register Addresses
• Device Pinouts

Appendix C - Useful Tables and Data

• Electrical Engineering Formulas
• Mathematical Formulas
• Mathematical Conversions
• ASCII

Appendix D - Miscellaneous Electronic Reference Information

• Basic Electronic Components and Their Symbols
• Test Equipment

Appendix E - Basic Programming Language

• PICBASIC

Appendix F - C Programming Language

• Common Library Functions
• PICC Library Functions
• Microchip C18 Library Functions

Appendix G - Reuse, Return, and Recycle

• Useful Snippets
• Mykemacs.inc
• Sixteen-Bit Numbers

Glossary

Index

This is the Table of Contents for Programming & Customizing the PICmicro, 3rd Edition, by Myke Predko.