Design and Technology GCSE
Microcontroller
What Microcontroller means in Design and Technology GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Microcontroller
A small computer on a single integrated circuit containing a processor core, memory, and programmable input/output peripherals.
Topics that use Microcontroller
- Systems: Design contexts (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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