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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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Meaning it is designed for a small, specific set of functionality.
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For a complete description of the Arduino.cc license policies and more information about building and selling your own Arduino-compatible board, see http://arduino.cc/en/Main/FAQ .
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Which means “2009” in Italian.
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At least, I have not found anyone who has done this successfully.
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A very commonly used method. See the sprintf() documentation at www.cplusplus.com/reference/cstdio/sprintf/ for more details.
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It can sometimes be maddening to wait for an XBee that has an extended sleep cycle. It is best to not use sleep while you are prototyping the solution.
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Bell, C. (2013). Arduino-Based Sensor Nodes. In: Beginning Sensor Networks with Arduino and Raspberry Pi. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-5825-4_3
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