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Line of single-chip microprocessors from Microchip Technology

PIC is a family of microcontrollers made by Microchip Technology, derived from the PIC1640 originally developed by General Instrument's Microelectronics Division. The name PIC initially referred to Peripheral Interface Controller, and was subsequently expanded for a short time to include Programmable Intelligent Computer, though the name PIC is no longer used as an acronym for any term. The first parts of the family were available in 1976; by 2013 the company had shipped more than twelve billion individual parts, used in a wide variety of embedded systems. Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: PIC microcontrollersA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: DESIGN OF PROGRAMMABLE ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS WITH MID-RANGE PIC MICROCONTROLLERS FOR ROBOTICS LABORATORIESInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: PIC16F1847 Microcontroller-Based Programmable Logic ControllerThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Randomness improvement of chaotic maps for image encryption in a wireless communication scheme using PIC-microcontroller via Zigbee channelsCited 121 times
  5. Go sideways: AVR microcontrollersA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: PIC instruction listingsA closely related topic

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  3. Core architecture
  4. Hardware features
  5. Development tools
  6. Device programmers
  7. Debugging
  8. Operating systems
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