PART 3
Microcontrollers AND Microcomputers
Before the Arduino came along, programming microcontrollers and integrating them into electronics projects was a job most hobbyists left to professional engineers. The genius of the Arduino project was to mount a microprocessor onto a development board with built-in inputs and outputs and develop an easy programming environment for it. This development put programming microprocessors within the reach of hobbyists, artists, and young students. Within a few years, the Raspberry Pi put the full power of a computer with a Linux operating system on one of those little boards. The revolution continues, and Make: magazine has been at the forefront from the beginning.
Dan Rasmussen is among many other Make: ...
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