Sorry. There really isn't a good answer to this question as any embedded developer with a modicum of experience knows. In some cases there might be a specific device or family of devices that is ...

Most modern electronic devices include one or more MCUs. Indeed, MCUs are ubiquitous: they’re essential to the operation of cell phones; they’re in refrigerators and washers and most other household ...

In our last session we looked at the basic structure and operation of a microcontroller (MCU). Now let’s look at some of the hardware (peripheral circuitry) required to support the microprocessor. In ...

Strong security requires a strong foundation. Before the MCU can secure the entire system, it must secure itself. While it’s vital to determine the relevant threat model and security policy for a ...

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In the vast majority of cases, running a Linux-based operating system involves a pretty powerful processor with a lot of memory on hand, and perhaps most importantly, a memory management unit, or MMU.

There’s a bit of a contest going on when it comes to which is the cheapest microcontroller, yet most of the really cheap ones have one big trade-off in that they have one-time programmable (OTP) ...