BASIC

This book will help you learn more about programming PIC microcontrollers in BASIC with practical, common-sense instructions, real projects, clear illustrations and detailed schematics. Learn how to set up all necessary hardware and software, read A/D converter inputs, work with I/O signals, interface with peripherals and test your results. Here you will find all you need to know about the process of designing and building PIC-based devices.

Microsoft .NET Gadgeteer is a really easy-to-use platform for creating new electronic devices using a wide variety of hardware modules and a powerful programming environment. Students with little or no electronics background can design and build devices that sense and react to their environments using components such as switches, displays, buzzers, motor controllers and more.