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Architecture of AVR was
EMBEDDED THE AVR designed by Alf-Egil bgen
PROCESSORS FAMILY
Architecture of AVR was
EMBEDDED THE AVR designed by Alf-Egil bgen
PROCESSORS FAMILY and Vegard Wollan, then
bought and developed by
We need to add RAM, ROM, I/O ports, timers externally Atmel
Bulkier and more expensive
Microprocessors: Contain no RAM, ROM and no I/O ports Brief History of
Microprocessors
on the chip itself the AVR
Advantages: The designer decides how much RAM, ROM microcontroller AVR: Alf and Vegard Risc
Microcontroller and I/O uses to complete the task at hand AVR: Advanced Virtual Risc
versus general- Has a CPU(a microprocessor), fixed RAM,ROM, I/O ports
purpose and a timer on a single chip. Compact and less expensive
microprocessor Types of AVR AVR32: 32 bit
Microcontrollers RAM, ROM, I/O ports and timer embedded.
Once Mega is mastered,
Disadvantage: The designer cannot add any external AVR: 8 bits Mega undestanting the other
Memory, I/O or timer to it families is easy
Tiny
Ideal for applications where costs and space are critical
Special purpose
Classic
SI,I2C(TWI),CAN,
It must meet the task at USB
Choosing a
hand efficiently and cost Speed
microcontroller effectively.
Packaging AVR can have up to 6 timers besides WDT(Watch Dog
Timers
Power consumption Timer)
Amount of RAM and ROM
Number of I/O pins and timer on chip
Ease of upgrade to higher perfomance or Classic These family has been replaced by other families
lower consumption versions
Cost per unit
AVR family
Availability for assembler, debugger, code- overview
How easy it is to develop
efficient C language compiler, emulator,
products around it
technical support
Microcontrollers play a
Mechatronics and
major role in
microcontrollers mechatronics.
Tiny
AVR product
number scheme