{"id":584,"date":"2013-09-15T18:47:05","date_gmt":"2013-09-15T18:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.antiquetech.com\/?page_id=584"},"modified":"2013-09-15T19:44:41","modified_gmt":"2013-09-15T19:44:41","slug":"microcomputer-microcontrollers-and-mcus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.antiquetech.com\/?page_id=584","title":{"rendered":"Microcomputer, Micro Computer Unit (MCU), and Microcontroller"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Arial,Helvetica;\">Microcomputers, microcontrollers, or Micro Computer Units are MPU&#8217;s that include RAM and ROM on a single chip. The are often referred to as being a computer-on-a-chip. This on-board memory allows a very inexpensive computing solution. Where a computer with an MPU may have several chips on a printed circuit board, the MCU includes all of the functions in a single chip. The MCU was developed to provide computing power to automate machines. MCU&#8217;s are found in industrial robots\/controllers, automobiles, vending machines, etc. Because MCU&#8217;s are often found in industrial control equipment, they are also referred to a microcontrollers. Essentially any application that required relatively simple logic and minimal storage was a candidate for an MCU. MCU production has far out numbered MPU production almost since day one. Examples: Intel 8048, TI TMS1000.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microcomputers, microcontrollers, or Micro Computer Units are MPU&#8217;s that include RAM and ROM on a single chip. The are often referred to as being a computer-on-a-chip. This on-board memory allows a very inexpensive computing solution. Where a computer with an MPU may have several chips on a printed circuit board, the MCU includes all of &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link block-button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.antiquetech.com\/?page_id=584\">Continue reading &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":605,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-584","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","nodate"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.antiquetech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.antiquetech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.antiquetech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.antiquetech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.antiquetech.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=584"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.antiquetech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/584\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":592,"href":"http:\/\/www.antiquetech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/584\/revisions\/592"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.antiquetech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.antiquetech.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}