Cover -- Interfacing PIC Microcontrollers: Embedded Design by Interactive Simulation -- Copyright page -- Preface -- Introduction -- Links, references and acknowledgements -- Contents -- Part 1: Microcontroller -- Chapter 1. PIC Hardware -- Processor System -- PIC 16F877 Architecture -- PIC Instruction Set -- Special Function Registers -- Chapter 2. PIC Software -- Assembly Language -- Software Design -- 'C' Programming -- Chapter 3. Circuit Simulation -- Basic Circuit -- Software Debugging -- Hardware Testing -- Hardware Implementation -- Program Downloading -- Part 2: Interfacing -- Chapter 4. Input & Output -- Switch Input -- Switch Debouncing -- Timer and Interrupts -- Keypad Input -- 7-Segment LED Display -- Liquid Crystal Display -- Chapter 5. Data Processing -- Number Systems -- Conversion -- Variable Types -- Arithmetic -- Chapter 6. Calculate, Compare & Capture -- Calculator -- Pulse Output -- Period Measurement -- Chapter 7. Analogue Interfacing -- 8-bit Conversion -- 10-bit Conversion -- Amplifier Interfaces -- Transient & Frequency Response -- Instrumentation Amplifier -- Current Loop -- Comparators -- Op-amp Selection -- Analogue Output -- Part 3: Systems -- Chapter 8. Power Outputs -- Current Drivers -- Relays & Motors -- Power Output Interfacing -- Motor Interfacing -- Chapter 9. Serial Communication -- USART -- SPI -- I²C -- Chapter 10. Sensor Interfacing -- Sensors -- Sensor Types -- Amplifier Design -- Weather Station -- Chapter 11. System Design -- Base System -- Memory System -- Other PIC Chips -- System Design -- Other MCU Families -- Answers to Assessment Questions -- Index & Abbreviations.