This is not entirely true, the datasheet gives explanation of specific registers but you have to read some kind of tutorial to understand the way to use each peripheral.
well, i think datasheets work only as an information datadase for the begineers....i still need some guidelines as bigdogguru has said correctly...why there are 100s of forum...thanks for the tutorial guys ..i will refer to those and will let know if any questions...
Actually I would say the opposite, the more experienced you become the more you refer to the datasheet.
It is where you have to look to retrieve specific info for available peripherals (you can't remember them all especially when working with different mcu families) and register names or specific bit functions and valid range of setting values etc.
I believe that the datasheet contains everything and has all you need. However, it is sometimes difficult to grab hold of the information as it may be unclear or difficult to grasp. eg. When I started learning PIC, I didn't get anything from the datasheet. But after learning PIC, when I started learning AVR, I understood everything from the datasheet and that was all I needed to get started with most of the basics.
Actually I would say the opposite, the more experienced you become the more you refer to the datasheet.
It is where you have to look to retrieve specific info for available peripherals (you can't remember them all especially when working with different mcu families) and register names or specific bit functions and valid range of setting values etc.
And, when you become more experienced, you can grasp the info more easily, even when learning something new.
Hope this helps.
Tahmid.
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I'm not saying there was anything wrong with the PIC datasheet, it's just that I wasn't experienced enough or didn't have enough knowledge to understand what was written in the datasheet.