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Developer	NEC
Manufacturer	NEC
Type	Microcontrollers
Production	February, 1977
Architecture	4-bit word, 10-bit instructions
ISA	μCOM-42
Word size	4-bit "-bit" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
Technology	pMOS
Clock	100 kHz-200 kHz
Package	DIP42

The μCOM-42 was family of 4-bit microcontrollers, part of the μCOM-4 extended family, specifically marketed for electronic cash registers (ECRs), Point of Sale (POS), and electronic scale applications. These chips were specifically designed for controlling 8x4 keyboards, 8-digit displays, and various ECR-type printers. The μCOM-42 had a separate, modified instruction set, compared with the rest of the μCOM-4 families.

Design

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μCOM-42 Instruction Set

Main article: μCOM-42 ISA

The μCOM-42 ISA had a set of 72 instructions. Every instruction is a single 10-bit word

See Also

• μCOM-4
• μCOM-8

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