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I was wondering what the major components of an MCU are.
Hi,Quote from: Sehvur on April 30, 2009, 12:45:20 PMI was wondering what the major components of an MCU are.MPU (microprocessor unit)ALU (arithmetic, logic unit)Memory
I assume from that answer that you have a lot more experience with analog electronics than with embedded devices. That was sparse and incomplete. Really - you wouldn't consider a port to be significant?
hazzer answered what you would find from a board-level perspective.
Naming the parts of the microcontroller itself can be subjective.
[Snip a lot]Most microcontroller data sheets contain this information in their introductory sections.
I, on the other hand, must assume that you were never taught what's considered main components.Hint: Stuff that might vary from one controller to the next doesn't count as main parts, however crucial they may be to one particular controller.Sure, ports are significant, I should have mentioned them, only the correct term in such a context is I/O.
But yeah, my brush with anything digital is a short one, I first got around to digital when TTL was all the rage and the micros was 8080, 8085 and the very much thinking ahead COSMAC.
Quote from: GearMotion on April 30, 2009, 02:32:55 PMNaming the parts of the microcontroller itself can be subjective.Not when you're following established conventions.
Doesn't make them considered main components of an MCU (which means _any_ MCU, when no specific is mentioned).