Chapter 1
Introduction to Microcontrollers

Introduction

Microcontrollers

Terminology

Block Diagram of Microcomputer System

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Simplified Block Diagram of CPU

Fetching & Executing An Instruction

The Buses: Address, Data, & Control

The Buses (contd.)

Input/Output Devices

Computer Classification

Microprocessors Vs. Microcontrollers

Microprocessors Vs. Microcontrollers (contd.)

Gains and Losses

Gains and Losses (contd.)