General-purpose processors-Software
• The designer of a general-purpose processor, or microprocessor,
builds a variety of applications.
• An embedded system designer simply uses a general-purpose
processor, by programming the processor’s memory to carry out
the required functionality.
• This part of an implementation is known as software.
• Using a general-purpose processor in an embedded system results
in several design metric benefits.
• Examples are Microprocessors, Microcontrollers.
Drawbacks
• It has Low performance.
• It has Increased Size and power.
Benefits
• It provides Low time-to-market and NRE costs.
• It provides High flexibility.
