Programming PIC Microcontrollers with XC8

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3. Basic Electronics for Embedded Systems

Armstrong Subero¹ 

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Moruga, Trinidad and Tobago

 

Electronics

The difference between embedded systems designers and software engineers or IT technicians is the in-depth knowledge of the hardware that embedded designers possess. Embedded designers must have knowledge of electronics to effectively design embedded systems. We must remember, above everything else, that computers are simply complex electronic devices and microcontrollers are simply miniature computers. Resistors, capacitors, diodes, and transistors are some of the building blocks of computer hardware. In order to understand ...