An Evolution of Special Function Register Abstraction (.PDF Download)

    Oct. 13, 2015

    Special function registers (SFRs) provide an interface to core and peripheral hardware functionality of a microprocessor or microcontroller. They are commonly mapped into the processor’s address space, similar to RAM. To a C or C++ compiler, SFRs are essentially indistinguishable from RAM...

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