Publisher s Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality authenticity or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Essential Design Techniques From the Workbench of a Pro Harness the power of the PIC microcontroller unit with practical common-sense instruction from an engineering expert. Through eight real-world projects clear illustrations and detailed schematics Making PIC Microcontroller Instruments and Controllers shows you step-by-step how to design and build versatile PIC-based devices. Configure all necessary hardware and software read input voltages work with control pulses interface with peripherals and debug your results. You ll also get valuable appendices covering technical terms abbreviations and a list of sample programs available online. Build a tachometer that gathers processes and displays data Make accurate metronomes using internal PIC timers Construct an asynchronous pulse counter that tracks marbles Read temperature information through an analog-to-digital converter Use a gravity sensor and servos to control the position of a table Assemble an eight-point touch screen with an input scanning routine Engineer an adjustable programmable single-point controller Capture log monitor and store data from a solar collector