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Introduction to Microcontrollers

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1.4. EXERCISES 9<br />

(b) Are prices for a particular controller the same? If no, are the price differences significant?<br />

(c) Which controller families do you see most often?<br />

Exercise 1.5 Name the basic components of a microcontroller. For each component, give an example<br />

where it would be useful.<br />

Exercise 1.6 What is an embedded system? What is a real-time system? Are these terms synonyms?<br />

Is one a subset of the other? Why or why not?<br />

Exercise 1.7 Why are there so many microcontrollers? Wouldn’t it be easier for both manufacturers<br />

and consumers <strong>to</strong> have just a few types?<br />

Exercise 1.8 Assume that you have a task that requires 18 inputs, 15 outputs, and 2 analog inputs.<br />

You also need 512 bytes <strong>to</strong> s<strong>to</strong>re data. Which controllers of Table 1.1 can you use for the application?

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