| ??? 12/08/01 20:15 Read: times |
#17435 - RE: Difference between an MCU, MPU, CPU |
The distinctions are somewhat fuzzy - there is no absolute answer.
Microcontrollers (MCU) tend to be aimed at embedded control applications; they tend to consist of a processor plus a number of useful peripherals (MMU, Timers, watchdog, A/D, etc, etc, etc). eg 8051, 6811, PIC. Microprocessors (MPU) tend to be aimed at computer applications; they tend to have minimal "extras" on-chip. eg Pentium CPU means "Central Processing Unit" - this could refer to the actual procesor part of a microcontroller, the microprocessor within a computer, or the processor "box" of a computer system (which may or may not be microprocessor-based). |
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