PIC microcontrollers are widely used in both education and practice. Here, students and users receive a unique, didactically prepared compilation of the necessary programs and circuits to fully utilize the functions. It begins with a brief introduction to the fundamentals of microcontroller programming, then presents the specific features of PIC microcontrollers and describes the programming of the controllers in the languages of Assembly and C in a very practical manner. The second edition has been expanded with a new chapter featuring many practical applications.