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One of the greatest advances in physical computing has been the proliferation of microcontrollers. A microcontroller consists of a processor with a small instruction set, memory, and programmable input/output circuitry contained on a single chip. Microcontrollers are usually packaged with supporting circuitry and connections on a small printed circuit board.

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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulse-width_modulation

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    At least, I have not found anyone who has done this successfully.

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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_asynchronous_receiver/transmitter

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Bell, C. (2020). Arduino-Based Sensor Nodes. In: Beginning Sensor Networks with XBee, Raspberry Pi, and Arduino. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5796-8_6

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