Monitoring and control devices have been around for decades in various forms, but they’re use is expanding in homes as well as in building automation for HVAC, fire safety, and lighting. At the heart of these devices and systems are the sensors that detect the physical characteristic of interest. What makes these devices so advantageous is that microcontrollers can be incorporated to customize and optimize the design to the application. New smaller, lower-cost, lower-power-consumption MCUs are making the design process fast and simple...
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