Microcontrollers: by King Kotcho Bongkwaha Jacob
Microcontrollers: by King Kotcho Bongkwaha Jacob
Preparatory Semester
Basic Electronic
Concepts
WHAT IS A
MICROCONTROLLER ?
A microcontroller is a
microcomputer on a single
integrated circuit. It contains one or
more CPUs along with memory and
programmable input/output
peripherals. The microcontroller is
often also called embedded
controller because the
microcontroller and its support
circuits are built into the devices
they control.
Components of the microcontroller