Electronics professional John Iovine is the author of several popular TAB titles that explore the frontiers of science. He wrote the cult classic Robots, Androids, and Animatrons. He also wrote such popular books as Homemade Holograms: The Complete Guide to Inexpensive, Do-It-Yourself Holography; Kirlian Photography: A Hands-On Guide; Fantastic Electronics: Build Your Own Negative-Ion Generator and Other Projects; and A Step into Virtual Reality. He is the "Amazing Science" columnist for Poptronics magazine and a regular contributor to Nuts and Volts.

Chapter 1: MicrocontrollersChapter 2: Installing the CompilerChapter 3: Installing the EPIC SoftwareChapter 4: CodeDesignerChapter 5: How to Use DOS Instead of Windows to Code, Compile, and ProgramChapter 6: Testing the PIC MicrocontrollerChapter 7: PIC 16F84 MicrocontrollerChapter 8: Reading I/O LinesChapter 9: PICBasic Language ReferenceChapter 10: Additional Command Reference for PICBasic ProChapter 11: Speech SynthesizerChapter 12: Creating a New I/O PortChapter 13: Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)Chapter 14: Reading Resistive SensorsChapter 15: Analog-to-Digital (A/D)ConvertersChapter 16: DC Motor ControlChapter 17: Stepper MotorsChapter 18: ServomotorsChapter 19: Controlling AC AppliancesChapter 20: A Few More ProjectsBinary CheckSetting the ClockDigital Geiger CounterFrequency GeneratorIn ClosingSuppliers ListHexadecimal NumbersIndex