Understanding Microcontroller ICs

Microcontrollers are extremely small microcomputers that are entirely self-contained on a single chip.

A microcontroller is generally designed to run a single basic program repeatedly and intended to perform a single automated task as pre-programmed by the user in a single device.

The process of customizing a generic microcontroller to a specific application and placing it permanently within the product is called embedding.

<p>Microcontrollers are electronic components that can add incredible functionality to a product or a system by being repeatedly reprogrammed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Microcontrollers take information from sensors and other inputs, process this information, and control a variety of outputs based on it.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Features like 'keep warm', different temperature settings, and alerts.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They are relatively expensive components and require designers to learn a programming language.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To convert analogue signals to digital signals and allow the processor to interface with external analogue devices.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A thermistor produces an analogue signal that increases as the temperature rises.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It produces a digital signal that is high when pressed and low when released.</p> Signup and view all the answers