PICmicro MCU C

An introduction to programmingThe Microchip PIC in CCS CBy Nigel Gardner

The information contained in this publication regarding device applicationand the like is intended by way of suggestion only and may be superseded byupdates. No representation or warranty is given and no liability is assumed byBluebird Electronics, Microchip Technology Inc., or CCS Inc., with respect tothe accuracy or use of such information, or infringement of patents arising fromsuch use or their compliance to EMC standards or otherwise. Use of BluebirdElectronics, Microchip Technology Inc. or CCS Inc. products as criticalcomponents in life support systems is not authorized except with expresswritten approval by above mentioned companies. No licenses are conveyed,implicitly or otherwise, under intellectual property rights.Copyright ® Bluebird Electronics 2002. All rights reserved. Except as permittedunder the copyright Act of 1976 US Code 102 101-122, no part of thispublication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission ofBluebird Electronics, with the exception of the program listings which may beentered, stored, and executed in a computer system, but may not bereproduced for publication.PIC® and PICmicro, is registered trademark of Microchip Technologies Inc. inthe USA and other countries.Printed and bound in the USA.Cover Art by Loni Zarling.Circuit diagrams produced with Labcentre Isis Illustrator. Flowcharts producedwith Corel Flow.

Preface

Thanks go to Rodger Richey of Microchip Technology Inc. for the use of thisnotes on C for the PICmicro®MCU, Mark at CCS, Inc. and Val Bellamy for proofreading this book.This book is dedicated to my wise June and daughter Emma.