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A
microcontroller is a programmable chip, and it’s the brain inside all kinds
of devices.
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If the first
thing you did today was turn off your digital alarm clock, then the first
thing you did today was interact with a microcontroller.
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Your cell phone
and microwave oven are just two more examples. If it has buttons and a digital display,
chances are there’s one or more microcontrollers inside.
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These are BASIC
Stamp modules. The microcontroller on the BASIC Stamp is this black
electronic chip right here. The BASIC
Stamp has a collection of other chips and components mounted on it to make it
reliable, versatile, and easy to use.
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BASIC Stamps are
also used in student projects, inventions and specialized equipment.
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Here some
examples: an Autonomous flying robot, mechanical millipede, robotic lawn
mower, rocket designed for near space, remote weather data collection device,
and this deep sea submarine.
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