Programming and Customizing the PICAXE Microcontroller, 2nd Edition

Title: Programming and Customizing the PICAXE Microcontroller, 2nd Edition
Author: David Lincoln
ISBN: 0071077286 / 9780071077286
Format: Soft Cover
Pages: 430
Publisher: TMH
Year: 2011
Availability: Out of Stock
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UNLEASH THE POWER OF THE PICAXE!

The PICAXE is a powerful and easy-to-use processor, capable of highly sophisticated projects, without the complexities and high costs of alternative chips. Beginners can produce tangible results within minutes, and experienced users can achieve truly professional results. Programming and Customizing the PICAXE Microcontroller, Second Edition, has been fully updated for the latest hardware and software upgrades, and shows you, step by step, how to take full advantage of all the capabilities of the PICAXE and build your own control projects.

This practical guide is packed with helpful illustrations, detailed examples, and do-it-yourself experiments. Perfect for beginners and students, the book also contains advanced information for more experienced programmers, hobbyists, manufacturers, and research institutions.

Programming and Customizing the PICAXE Microcontroller, Second Edition, covers:

  • PICAXE architecture
  • The latest chips, including M2, M, X, XI, and X2 series
  • Windows, Mac, and UNIX platforms
  • Interfacing and input/output techniques
  • BASIC programming and compilers
  • PICAXE arithmetic and data conversion
  • Dozens of ready-to-run projects
  • Useful routines to plug into your own designs

Hands-on projects include:

  • LED and LCO display control
  • Motor control
  • Water detector
  • Bipolar transistor output driver
  • Interfacing MOSFETs to a PICAXE
  • Radio-control servo motor
  • Infrared wireless links
  • Telephone intercom
  • Dual-temperature display
  • Radio frequency identification (RFID) reader display
  • Memory and I/O expansion
  • Real-time clock/calendar
  • Data logger
  • Robotic components
  • Many more

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Preface

Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 : PICAXE Architecture
Chapter 3 : Interfacing and Input Output Techniques
Chapter 4 : Programming
Chapter 5 : PICAXE Arithmetic and Data Conversion
Chapter 6 : Experiments
Chapter 7 : Advanced Experiments
Chapter 8 : PICAXE M2 Supplement

Appendix : Circuit Symbols
Index