Microcontroller or Microprocessor: Making the Right Choice. Microprocessors have a single processing core (CPU), typically powerful enough to handle complex applications involving lots of memory.

1. D68HC11 microcontroller implementation. In addition to easily fitting onto today's FPGAs, this implementation can run, if desired, up to 5 times faster than the original 8-12 MHz component. The ...

See microprocessor and microcontroller. All Kinds of Operating Systems. There are embedded versions of Linux, Windows and Mac, as well as other specialized operating systems.

This article examines the options that are available to designers facing microprocessor (and microcontroller) obsolescence using FPGAs. Before considering those options, however, it is helpful first ...

For the course’s final project, teams designed, built, and programmed open-ended hardware/software systems utilizing microcontrollers that feature a processor, memory, and peripherals within a single ...

Through lectures, practical lab sessions, and the final project, Microprocessor System Design students explore topics including microcontrollers, embedded software, digital and analog input and output ...