Other Microcontrollers

Microcontrollers (MCU) are the brain of an embedded system. MCUs are a computer scaled down to a single compact chip for managing a specific operation. and are highly integrated single chips with a processor, memory, I/O Peripherals, timer/counter and communication ports all contained within. The most important criteria in selecting a microcontroller for a particular application is the data bus width expressed in bits. Microcontrollers are available in data widths ranging from 4 to 64 bits, and are used for variety of both generalist and specialist applications. Some applications include domestic appliances, handheld devices, servers, automotive, network infrastructure, image processing, and communication.