I just bought a small embedded device (an iPod adapter for a car stereo). Being the inquisitive type, I popped open the case to see what the board inside looked like. I immediately noticed that several of the chips, including the microcontroller, have had their markings removed(!!!) I guess someone doesn't want people to know what sort of parts they're using to make this thing. :)
So of course now I'm *really* curious. :) But I'm not a hardware guy, so I need some help. Anyone care to take a guess as to which micro this might be?
The oscillator for the micro is there in the foreground - the number on it is ATSO8ASM, and it's made by a company called CTS. I wasn't able to find anything more than that on the web.
Some other clues: the micro is connected to both a CAN interface chip and a J1850 interface chip, and may have built-in controller peripherals for these buses. Also, the red plastic thing on the right side of the photograph is a set of 5 DIP switches, which appear to run directly into some pins on the right hand side of the micro - these could be GPIOs. The six-pin DIP header in the lower left corner of the photograph might be a JTAG connector.
Any guesses?