help about micro controller

[eeeboy]

I have decided to learn things about micro controller I mean what is it ? ow it works ? how to program interfacing ?

I am a total newbie in this field.

So it will be highly appreciated if someone gives me some useful links from where I can atleast start this thing... some very basic and primary links are needed


thanx in advance

regards
eeeboy

[Will.Spencer]

A microcontroller is just a small CPU which is designed to be utilized in dedicated hardware projects and appliances.

Your DVD player, for example, probably has a microcontroller instead of a "normal" CPU like a Pentium IV.

There are quite a few options for interfacing with microcontrollers. First, you have to define which microcontroller you want to interface with. This usually means that you have to start by defining your project requirements.

One way to get a "feel" for what a microcontroller really is would be to read the PIC16F84 Tutorial. The PIC16F84 isn't special, it's just a random microcontroller to begin by looking at.

Once you pick a project and a microcontroller, then you will have a range of development tools available to you in various languages (Assembly, C, BASIC, etc...).

[sbcal]

I was wondering about microcontroller too. I had just begin some research on my own, it would definitely be a worth wild project to pursued. My latest reads were about the uClinux one, you can find some information on their website at uClinux-Embedded Linux/Microcontroller Project