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> If you remove the ability to run an operating system from a processor that is considered general purpose, then the result is usually described as a microcontr
by metaphor 8y ago
> If you remove the ability to run an operating system from a processor that is considered general purpose, then the result is usually described as a microcontroller.
I respectfully beg to differ. A microcontroller is distinctive in its integration of onboard peripherals; the processor is a primitive element of a microcontroller.
- tyingq 8y agoI've also heard lack of an MMU and/or FPU as the difference. Though you can run ucLinux, freertos, etc on some of those. I don't think there's any real definitive measure for microcontroller vs microprocessor.