• DocumentCode
    793865
  • Title

    Microcomputers: A Technique for Electronic Control

  • Author

    Knoop, Donald E. ; Loessel, Mark C.

  • Author_Institution
    Research and Engineering Center, Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI 49022.
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1976
  • fDate
    7/1/1976 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    354
  • Lastpage
    358
  • Abstract
    The advent of microcomputers has provided an inexpensive, flexible, and sophisticated means for electronic control. This paper is an introduction to microcomputers. Typical applications are listed, and a comparison is made between minicomputers, microcomputers, and logic chips. Terminology and function of hardware components are defined. Key microcomputer selection parameters, with specifications of several microprocessors currently available, are presented. Finally, an example is presented to show programming techniques.
  • Keywords
    Consumer electronics; Control systems; Costs; Hardware; Home appliances; Integrated circuit technology; Logic programming; Microcomputers; Semiconductor device manufacture; Size control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-9994
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TIA.1976.349436
  • Filename
    4157890