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Name: What is a Microcontroller?
ID: m11655
Language: English (en)
Summary: This module aims to define what a microcontroller is in terms of power, cost, speed and other specifications.
Subject: Science and Technology
Keywords: Microcontroller, Microprocessor, Processor, Digital Signal Prossesor, DSP
Document Type: -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5 plus MathML//EN
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 1.0
Authors: Patrick Frantz (jpfrantz@rice.edu)
Copyright Holders: Patrick Frantz (jpfrantz@rice.edu)
Maintainers: CJ Ganier (seejaie@rice.edu), Patrick Frantz (jpfrantz@rice.edu)
Latest version: 1.5 (history)
First publication date: Nov 15, 2003 11:17 am US/Central
Last revision to module: Sep 6, 2005 8:10 am GMT-5
Module XML: m11655_1.5.cnxml

Version History

Version: 1.5 Sep 6, 2005 8:10 am GMT-5 by Patrick Frantz
Changes: 
Fixed the link to Intel's uProc history.
Version: 1.4 Oct 24, 2004 9:28 pm GMT-5 by Patrick Frantz
Changes: 
Changed table for better printing.
Version: 1.3 Feb 26, 2004 1:52 pm US/Central by CJ Ganier
Changes: 
none made
Version: 1.2 Nov 19, 2003 12:11 am US/Central by Patrick Frantz
Changes: 
Edited some information in the chart.
Version: 1.1 Nov 18, 2003 10:28 pm US/Central by Patrick Frantz
Changes: 
Initial publication of module.

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