The author, Myke Predko, was a Test Architect at Celestica in Toronto, Canada, and is an experienced author of several best-selling microcontroller and robotics guides. His engineering background ensures the book maintains technical depth and practical relevance.
🔧 No fluff. Just 123 practical experiments that ramp up from basics to advanced robotics. 123 PIC Microcontroller Experiments for the Evil Genius.pdf
Are there from the book (like motors, displays, or wireless) that you are most excited to build? Share public link The author, Myke Predko, was a Test Architect
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Moving past simple LEDs, these experiments teach you how to communicate data visually to a user. Wiring and programming 7-segment displays. Multiplexing multiple displays to save I/O pins.
| | Primary Focus | Key Strengths | Key Weaknesses | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | "123 PIC Microcontroller Experiments" | Fundamentals with legacy hardware | Logical progression, teaches core concepts thoroughly, tool-agnostic philosophy | Very dated software (MPLAB v7) and legacy PIC chip, verbose writing style, poor image quality | | Modern Online Tutorials (YouTube, etc.) | Getting started with modern hardware | Free, up-to-date, uses current software (MPLAB X) and chips (PIC16F1xxx), visual and easy to follow | Can be fragmented, less structured, varies in quality and depth, may lack foundational theory | | Official Manufacturer Docs (Microchip) | Low-level detail and complete specifications | Definitive source of truth, exhaustive, essential for advanced work | Completely unstructured, incredibly dense, overwhelming and unsuitable for any beginner | | Modern Beginner's Books | Guided learning with current hardware | Structured like "123 PIC" but uses modern chips and software, often includes better visual aids | Limited selection compared to the wealth of online content, can be expensive and quickly dated |
Interfacing with Parallel and Serial LCDs, and creating 8-bit parallel boards. Motion & Control: