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During the initial design phase of a piece of electronic equipment, it may be decided that the incorporation of a microprocessor would be advantageous. This conclusion is becoming increasingly common and is the stage at which the firmware engineer should be invited to participate. Having defined the required functions of the microprocessor to achieve the initial design aims, other benefits, which may be provided by the presence of the device, can be considered.
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© 1986 Colin Walls
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Walls, C. (1986). Diagnostics. In: Programming Dedicated Microprocessors. Macmillan Computer Science Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-08594-1_10
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