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    A microcontroller is a microcomputer contained on a single integrated circuit chip that contains a CPU, memory, and input/output peripherals. It is commonly called an embedded controller because it controls the devices it is embedded in. The main components of a microcontroller include a CPU, RAM, ROM, input/output ports, timers/counters, interrupt controls, and analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters. Microcontrollers have advantages like being simple to use, cheap to troubleshoot and maintain, and allowing programmable pins. However, they also have disadvantages like limited simultaneous operations and inability to interface with high power devices directly. Microcontrollers are widely used in applications like keyboards, calculators, communication systems

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    A microcontroller is a microcomputer contained on a single integrated circuit chip that contains a CPU, memory, and input/output peripherals. It is commonly called an embedded controller because it controls the devices it is embedded in. The main components of a microcontroller include a CPU, RAM, ROM, input/output ports, timers/counters, interrupt controls, and analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters. Microcontrollers have advantages like being simple to use, cheap to troubleshoot and maintain, and allowing programmable pins. However, they also have disadvantages like limited simultaneous operations and inability to interface with high power devices directly. Microcontrollers are widely used in applications like keyboards, calculators, communication systems

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    Microcontrollers: by King Kotcho Bongkwaha Jacob

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    A microcontroller is a microcomputer contained on a single integrated circuit chip that contains a CPU, memory, and input/output peripherals. It is commonly called an embedded controller because it controls the devices it is embedded in. The main components of a microcontroller include a CPU, RAM, ROM, input/output ports, timers/counters, interrupt controls, and analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters. Microcontrollers have advantages like being simple to use, cheap to troubleshoot and maintain, and allowing programmable pins. However, they also have disadvantages like limited simultaneous operations and inability to interface with high power devices directly. Microcontrollers are widely used in applications like keyboards, calculators, communication systems

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    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

    The microcontroller basically contains one or more of the following


    components:

    - Central processing unit (CPU)


    - Random Access Memory (RAM)
    - Read Only Memory (ROM)
    - Input/Output ports
    - Timers and Counters
    - Interrupt Controls
    - Analog to digital converters (ADC)
    - Digital to analog converters (CAD)
    - Serial interfacing ports
    - Oscillatory circuits
    Advantages of microcontrollers

    Microcontroller acts as a microcomputer without any digital parts.

    Usage of a microcontroller is simple, and its troubleshooting and


    maintainance are cheap and easy.
    Most of the pins in the microcontroller are programmable by the user
    for performing different functions.
    Microcontrollers are small sized, cheap, and easy to design.

    Microcontrollers are fast in performing operations.


    Disadvantages of mocrocontrollers

    Microprocessors perform a limited number of


    executions simultaneously.

    Microcontrollers are mostly used in micro-


    equipments.

    Microcontrollers cannot interface high power


    devices directly.
    Microcontrollers are used in
    biomedical instruments.

    Applications of microcontrollers Microcontrollers are widely used in


    communication systems .
    Microcontrollers can be found in
    any electronic device that can
    measure, store data, control,
    calculate, or display information. Microcontrollers are used as
    For example, Keyboards, mouse, peripheral controllers in computers.
    flash drives, calculators, etc.
    Some basic applications of
    microcontrollers are listed below:
    Microcontrollers are used in
    robotics.
    Thank you for listening

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