Many people
regards the “complex revolution” to be the automation of many tasks requiring
intensive or repetitive numerical calculations such as billing, complex
scientific investigation and control of highly complex operations and equipment
such as in factories. Lately, the “computer revolution “has been expanded to
include the interest and digital communication.
regards the “complex revolution” to be the automation of many tasks requiring
intensive or repetitive numerical calculations such as billing, complex
scientific investigation and control of highly complex operations and equipment
such as in factories. Lately, the “computer revolution “has been expanded to
include the interest and digital communication.
But there has
been a second revolution, probably having a much more substantial effect on our
individual lives. This is the automation of literally everything around us
using cheap and powerful microcontrollers. For example, if you live in what we
might consider a fairly unsophisticated home, how many microcontrollers do you
think would be in it? looking around my house I was able to identify some. This
included three from our TV set, (the remote control transmitters and receivers,
each contain microcontrollers). Microcontrollers could also be found in the
kitchen appliances, for heating/ cooling and thermostats, in the phones and
answering machines. More could be discovered or used even in some devices that
we would not expect it to be used in. Cars use a surprising number of these
devices. Most modern cars can have well over twenty microcontrollers not only
controlling and monitoring the engines status, but also providing antilock
breaking control, airbag and over safety compartment, temperature control and
radio/ stereo control. Using dedicated networks inside the car, each door or
external light may have a microcontroller that is unique to the part.
been a second revolution, probably having a much more substantial effect on our
individual lives. This is the automation of literally everything around us
using cheap and powerful microcontrollers. For example, if you live in what we
might consider a fairly unsophisticated home, how many microcontrollers do you
think would be in it? looking around my house I was able to identify some. This
included three from our TV set, (the remote control transmitters and receivers,
each contain microcontrollers). Microcontrollers could also be found in the
kitchen appliances, for heating/ cooling and thermostats, in the phones and
answering machines. More could be discovered or used even in some devices that
we would not expect it to be used in. Cars use a surprising number of these
devices. Most modern cars can have well over twenty microcontrollers not only
controlling and monitoring the engines status, but also providing antilock
breaking control, airbag and over safety compartment, temperature control and
radio/ stereo control. Using dedicated networks inside the car, each door or
external light may have a microcontroller that is unique to the part.
Explaining
further, the personal desktop computer has at least four microcontroller
built-in; two for the keyboard/mouse, one for the power supply and probably
many more for hardware peripherals like controlling the modern (or network
card) and the printer. At this point we can jointly agree that the importance
and uses of the microcontrollers in modern day electronic design cannot be over
emphasized.
further, the personal desktop computer has at least four microcontroller
built-in; two for the keyboard/mouse, one for the power supply and probably
many more for hardware peripherals like controlling the modern (or network
card) and the printer. At this point we can jointly agree that the importance
and uses of the microcontrollers in modern day electronic design cannot be over
emphasized.
