Specifications

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Fig. 0-31 Watchdog Timer
A/D Converter
External signals are usually fundamentally different from those the microcontroller understands (Ones and Zeros), so that they have to be
converted in order for the microcontroller to understand them. An analogue to digital converter is an electronic circuit which converts
continuous signals to discrete digital numbers. This module is therefore used to convert some analogue value into binary number and forwards it
to the CPU for further processing. In other words, this module is used for input pin voltage measurement (analogue value). The result of
measurement is a number (digital value) used and processed later in the program.
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