Chapter 4. The Magic Wand
Things you will learn about in this chapter are as follows:
- Microcontroller
- The process of coding a microcontroller
- Power supply
- Integrated Development Environment for Arduino
- Inside the working of a microcontroller
- Open-source software and hardware
Demystifying microcontroller
We will start exploring the microcontroller by comparing it to something we already know about: our brain. Let's refer to the following diagram. You have already seen this diagram in the last chapter, but this one has more clues to demystify the microcontroller:
Note
Close your eyes for a moment, and think about everything you know about yourself: your hobbies, ...
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