Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantages of Microcontrollers

a)      Microcontrollers act as a microcomputer without any digital parts.

b)     As the higher integration inside microcontroller reduce cost and size of the system.

c)      Usage of microcontroller is simple, easy for troubleshoot and system maintaining.

d)     Most of the pins are programmable by the user for performing different functions.

e)      Easily interface additional RAM, ROM,I/O ports.

f)       Low time required for performing operations.

Disadvantages of Microcontrollers

a)      Microcontrollers have got more complex architecture than that of microprocessors.

b)     Only perform limited number of executions simultaneously.

c)      Mostly used in micro-equipments.

d)     Cannot interface high power devices directly.