| ??? 09/29/06 12:51 Read: times |
#125369 - Humpty-Dumpty Responding to: ???'s previous message |
As Jez says, these are not clearly-defined distinct terms! :-(
To some people, the Difference between a MicroProcessor and MicroController is merely one of application eg, Intel now classify their older processors as "MicroControllers" when they used to call them "MicroProcessors"! The term "MicroProcessors" is the more general - meaning a processor on a chip[1]; "MicroController" means a MicroProcessor that is used or designed for control applications (rather than purely processing applications, like computers) To be designed for control applications, one would usually expect a MicroController to have additional features on the chip in addition to just the processor; eg, RAM, ROM, Timers, UARTs, IO, A/D,... Sudheer Gaddipati said:
I searched web and found that an Embedded Processor is simply a Microprocessor embedded into an device and i think this definition might be applicable to Microcontoller Too. True - it is even applied to PCs sometimes! eg, many modern oscilloscopes contain an "embedded" PC to do all the fancy display and user interface stuff... [1] Maybe you're too young to remember the days when it took several chips to make just a processor? Or when it took several boards to make just a processor? Or even when it took several racks to make just a processor?! |
| Topic | Author | Date |
| Processor/Embedded Processor/Micro Controller | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| It depends | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Humpty-Dumpty | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| in addition | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Actually | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Ok, but there still are huge differences in the | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
Two differences | 01/01/70 00:00 |