In VLSI, an SoC is an integrated circuit that contains multiple functional blocks, such as processors, memory, interfaces, and peripherals, on a single chip. The main idea behind the SoC concept is to integrate as many components as possible into…
Tag: Microprocessor
Kernel Modules, Major Number and Minor Number
Whenever you want to add something to the kernel code, there are two options – either add your code to the kernel code and compile/build the entire kernel image or compile your code separately and add it to the kernel…
Device Drivers and Linux Architecture
Device driver is a computer program that controls a particular device that is connected to the system be it printers, CD-ROM readers etc. Before we go into device drivers, let us get a brief of the Linux architecture. The Linux…
Difference between Microprocessor & Microcontroller
When someone start dealing with Microprocessor; a very common doubt always strikes out in the initial phase: “What is the difference between Microprocessor and Microcontroller?” Let’s Define both microprocessor and microcontroller and then we will compare them. Microprocessor: We mean by…