How to select a microcontroller
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Microcontroller selection is most efficiently accomplished with a well-defined set of system requirements and by experience with the technology. Designers can follow suggestions and guidelines, however there is no universal checklist that can aid with the large number of decisions that must be made. Embedded system designers must choose microcontrollers with a specific purpose in mind, and they must choose them early in the design process. The level of performance required (4-, 8-, 16-, or 32-bit products) is the first decision that must be reached. Standard benchmarks are not useful for this purpose. Only critical real-time calculations and physical constraints specific to the system being designed are helpful. The second step involves special requirements imposed by mechanical aspects of the system, including quantity, frequency and type of all I/O signals. A top-level block diagram is essential. The third step is definition of the application memory requirements; these should entail program and data memory.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 1990
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How to get ahead in the job market
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The CPA Careers Solutions Online recruitment service gives members the tools to recruit and find CPA-related jobs in the Australian marketplace. The service includes job boards, listings of available job candidates, automatic e-mailing of relevant job information, customized salary feedback, industry news, and market trends.
Publication Name: Australian CPA
Subject: Banking, finance and accounting industries
ISSN: 1440-8880
Year: 2001
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Taylors of Tabernacle
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Descendants of Rev. Taylor, a Methodist preacher, have been gathering at the tabernacle methodist Church Campground for more than 20 years for their family reunion. Every year, new spouses are introduced, babies are christened into the faith and departed loved ones are remembered.
Publication Name: Southern Living
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 0038-4305
Year: 1999
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