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Arduino for Kids

You're reading from   Arduino for Kids A cool guide to help kids develop robots and electronics

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781785884818
Length 218 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Rishi Gaurav Bhatnagar Rishi Gaurav Bhatnagar
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Priya Kuber Priya Kuber
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Vijay Varada Vijay Varada
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Table of Contents (11) Chapters Close

Preface 1. The World around Us FREE CHAPTER 2. Systems and Logic 3. Components and Connections 4. The Magic Wand 5. Hello World! 6. Safety Box 7. Make a Friend 8. Save Energy 9. High 5! 10. Plant, Meet Arduino!

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:

Demystifying microcontroller

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Close your eyes for a moment, and think about everything you know about yourself: your hobbies, things you like, things you do, and so on. Write it down in your observation notebook. We are going to learn about ourselves today!

Microcontrollers are a fascinating piece of technology created by our species. They consist of three major parts; they are:

  • Processor core: This processes everything; it is is the brain of the microcontroller
  • Program memory: This consists of instruction and acts as memory for the controller, just as our brain has memory.
  • Inputs and Outputs: This is used to process external data. This is also where external devices connect all of which are controlled by the micro controller...
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