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<li class="chapter" data-level="1" data-path="prelude.html"><a href="prelude.html"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>1</b> Prelude</a><ul>
<li class="chapter" data-level="1.1" data-path="what-is-a-microcontroller.html"><a href="what-is-a-microcontroller.html"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>1.1</b> What is a microcontroller</a></li>
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<p class="caption">This temperature sensor uses an analog signal (A0) to show the temperature!</p>
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<p class="caption">Relay, use the Evebrain to turn on a single existing appliance that is up to 250volts and 10amps (Like a coffee machine, a fan, a light, a pump…etc )</p>
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