microcontrollers - Page 1
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author: ssport
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: February 23, 2024, 12:29:43 pm
content: Hi,is there anyone who I can ask few questions about microcontroler? I am a newbie and I need some basics. Can you leave a comment or an email so i can reach out to you. I would be so thankful!

author: madires
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 23, 2024, 12:45:47 pm
content: This forum has a section for microcontrollers. Simpy ask your questions there.

author: pcprogrammer
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 23, 2024, 01:47:56 pm
content: Again the voting option on this thread is meaningless, just like the one in your otherpost.Please don't use it as such. Just put that extra information in your posts, and be specific about it is what you want to know. We understand that English can be harder for non native speakers and that mistakes are made, but think about how it is perceived by others and if the table was reversed you could provide answers to such a question.

author: MrAl
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 24, 2024, 03:39:01 am
content: Quote from: ssport on February 23, 2024, 12:29:43 pmThe Arduino line of microcontrollers is a decent starting point, many people have started there.The Nano or the Uno.Most uC's have an IDE that you use with it so that you can program it using your home PC computer. There are examples that come with the IDE that allows you to get going pretty fast. There's also a dedicated forum for the Arduino uC's.

author: Terry Bites
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 24, 2024, 10:41:11 am
content: They are low cost, low power solutions aimed at relatively simple control tasks where a microprocessor and its support ics would be too expensive and/ or massive overkill. They sit between microprocessors and system on chip devices.Microcontrollers have a lot in common with microprocessors but they are not high speed number crunchers. They typically use a simple RISC architcture. The small amount of internal memory provided is sufficient for many of applications. You'll get a few registers some ROM and RAM an ALU and a fair bit of IO. Microcontrollers are intended for real time control applications.Sometimes they are used to relive a central micoprocessor or FPGA system from mundane tasks. eg Reading sensors, analog signals, motor control, reading knobs and switches, operating status LEDs etc. etc.You can program them through their SPI or I2C serial interface or load from an external ROM. You can add external RAM to some types. Some tyes are OTP. You get the manufacturer to do it for you for bulk orders. More modern mc's have on board encryption to protect your proprietry code. Ethernet and USB interfaces are avaialble on some of the more sophisticated mc's. They can be very compact, available in 8 pin packages. Ideal for your toaster! The have more in the way of control IO such as PWM outputs, on board ADC and DAC voltage ref etc. This makes for a compact autonomous system. They are often be used in stand alone circuit without external ROM or RAM.

author: radiolistener
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 24, 2024, 12:13:10 pm
content: Quote from: ssport on February 23, 2024, 12:29:43 pmYes, there is a lot of anyone's, who you can ask few questions about microcontrolerQuote from: ssport on February 23, 2024, 12:29:43 pmemail is private secret information, you can ask your question without email. If you will ask email, the peoples decide that you're spammer who collecting emails to send spam garbage.