AVR is an 8-bit microcontroller belonging to the family of Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC). AVR was developed in the year 1996 by Atmel Corporation. The architecture of AVR was developed by Alf-Egil Bogen and Vegard Wollan. AVR derives its name from its developers and stands for Alf-Egil Bogen Vegard Wollan RISC microcontroller, also known as Advanced Virtual RISC. The AT90S8515 was the first microcontroller which was based on AVR architecture however the first microcontroller to hit the commercial market was AT90S1200 in the year 1997.
AVR microcontroller executes most of the instructions in single execution cycle. They consume less power and can be operated in different power saving modes.
AVR microcontrollers are available in three categories:
1. TinyAVR – Less memory, small size, suitable only for simpler applications
2. MegaAVR – These are the most popular ones having good amount of memory (upto 256 KB), higher number of inbuilt peripherals and suitable for moderate to complex applications.
3. XmegaAVR – Used commercially for complex applications, which require large program memory and high speed.
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