ABSTRACT
This chapter deals with microcontrollers and their use in sensing, actuation, and control mechatronics applications. The chapter starts with an introduction of microcontroller hardware and software, followed by the treatment of each of the specific functions the microcontroller can perform. Subsequently the sensing, actuation, and process control applications are discussed. This chapter contains worked out examples, flowcharts, and codes. Several experiments using the microcontroller functions are described. Problems and exercises that can be used for homework assignments are given as a separate section at the end of the chapter. However, due to space constraints, not everything that could be said about this subject could be inserted into this chapter. But a complete collection of solved tutorial examples, homework assignments, and laboratory exercises is posted on the publisher’s Web site. The reader is encouraged to visit the publisher’s Web site in order to grasp a full understanding of this subject.
