Talk:Robotics/Computer Control/The Interface/Microcontrollers

Microcontrollers

The article once said:

Similiar to the outputs of a microcontroller, the inputs cannot "sink" a lot of current. However, this is somewhat irrelavant because the sensors that allow the microcontroller to "see" the world do not use very much power. Therefore, an appropriate, low power resistor connected as a series circuit to the sensor is all that is needed to attach it to the microcontroller input.

''This seems misleading. Most inputs (because they are connected only to CMOS gates) do not sink *any* (DC) current.''

Embedded Systems
I'm going to start merging the Microcontroller book into the Embedded Systems book. I also think that it doesnt make sense to merge this page into that book: the robotics book does deserve to have at least some coverage of microcontrollers. However, it would probably be a good idea to link to the Embedded Systems book for this, for further reading on this topic. --Whiteknight T C E 00:42, 11 November 2005 (UTC)

IMO much of the content of the microcontrollers page is going to be pretty much the same as the content for a microcontrollers page in the embedded systems book. I suggest you go ahead with the merge and I'll link to the embedded systems book and cover on this page robotics-specific microcontroller topics. Although this probably isn't going to be very much, as most of the things that apply for embedded hardware is going to apply in the same way for robotics. --Patrik 07:19, 17 February 2006 (UTC)