1. A system comprising: a programmable analog system that is reconfigurable to perform a plurality of analog operations, wherein the programmable analog system includes a plurality of analog circuits that are reconfigurable to perform the plurality of analog operations; a programmable digital system that is reconfigurable to perform a plurality of digital operations, wherein the programmable digital system includes one or more digital circuits that are reconfigurable to perform the plurality of digital operations; and a microcontroller capable of reconfiguring and controlling the programmable analog system and the programmable digital system, wherein the programmable digital system is configured to control the programmable analog system autonomously of the microcontroller, and wherein the microcontroller is configured to reconfigure the one or more digital circuits in the programmable digital system to implement a digital controller.