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Microcontroller - Computer systems engineering kit by Thames & Kosmos

Microcontrollers — small, self-contained computers — are the brains inside dozens of the devices and appliances in our homes. Microwaves, washing machines, telephones, and stereos all have microcontrollers inside them. A microcontroller is a computer-on-a-microchip, and includes a processor, memory for storing data, timers, and ports for connecting to other components.
This kit introduces kids to microcontrollers, sensors, and programming through 100 experiments.

As our everyday devices become increasingly smart with embedded technology, microcontrollers are becoming more and more important.
Build devices that use sensors to monitor and record data, and use the data to control motors, buzzers, lights, and a digital display. Write programs to control the devices you build. For example, you can build a light meter using a light dependent resistor and record the light levels in a room over a 12 hour period. Or measure and record the temperature outside with a temperature sensor, then graph the results. The number of possible experiments is infinite.

First, assemble a circuit and write a program, following the detailed instructions in the manual. Then, upload the program to the microcontroller using an infrared interface. The program tells the microcontroller how to perform your experiment and store the data. Finally, the data stored in the microcontroller can be downloaded to the computer using the infrared interface.

The 100-page, full-color experiment manual guides your circuit assemblies and programming.
• learn how computers and programs work
• assemble circuits and write programs
• design your own circuits and programs
• conduct experiments with light, heat and sound sensors
• store your work in a sleek, portable case
• use your devices to collect many types of data for other science experiments

Software System Requirements
• PC with Microsoft® Windows® 98, 2000 or XP operating system
• Minimum 64 MB of RAM
• Minimum 5 MB of free hard disk space
• Available 9-pin serial (COM) or USB port
• CD-ROM drive

Power Supply Requirements
• Requires one 9-Volt Battery (not included) or a standard Power Adapter (not included). Adapter specifications: DC 9-Volt output, barrel connector with out diameter of 5.5 mm and inner diameter of 2.5 mm, positive pole on outside, negative pole on inside. Do not use a ""switch-mode"" type adapter.

Ages: 12 and up
96-page Manual is included
100 Experiments
Contents of box:
• microcontroller module • dual digital display module • 3 transistors • 7 light emitting diodes • motor • light sensor (light dependent resistor) • temperature sensor (negative temperature coefficient type) • potentiometer, microphone • buzzer • diodes • capacitors • resistors • switches • wires • contact clips • infrared interface device • USB to 9-pin serial adapter (RS-232 type) • software CD • and portable case

Microcontroller - Computer systems engineering kit is manufactured by Thames & Kosmos in Germany

Product Code: 684
Our Price: US$166.50

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The following developmental skills and benefits are encouraged by Microcontroller - Computer systems engineering kit learning toy:

Microcontroller - Computer systems engineering kit develops problem solving/Cognitive Development
Cognitive development is the process by which the brain develops the abilities to learn, remember and solve problems.

The foundation for these abilities starts during infancy as the brain begins forming countless synapses, or connections, between brain or nerve cells. The brain is made up of neurons (nerve cells resembling long wires).

When a baby is born there are relatively few connections between the neurons, and it is you and your baby's primary task to make new ones. Connections (synapses) between brain cells are made when a baby receives stimulation. As you engage and responds to your baby, you are helping to activate the formation of synapses. The synapses will combine to form neural pathways, and the configuration of those pathways will determine the child's ability to learn, relate to people, manage emotions, and function in the world.

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