Arduino MicrocontrollerIt is said that each of us has at least twenty microcontrollers in our homes or workplaces. According to a survey, more than two billion microcontrollers are produced every year. Everyone around the world couldn't even consider a day without these electronic components (John, 2013). Today, the world is evolving towards a computer-based and technology-dependent environment. Computers, robots and machines could be seen everywhere. Buildings and homes are now powered and operated primarily by electronic devices. All this is made possible by today's innovation: the microcontroller like Arduino. Arduino is a flexible, powerful, yet easy-to-use microcontroller used in electronic projects to interpret and evaluate data and provide programmed output in reference to the evaluation results. A microcontroller is a small, compact computer used to manage the operations of systems within vehicle engines, robots, mobile radio transceivers, home appliances, and various other devices (Techtarget, 2014). It is typically composed of a central processing unit, memory, and input or output pins that resemble tiny hollow blocks (Quinstreet Inc, 2014). It originated in the 1970s, when engineers, designers, and architects were looking for a way to create the world's first microprocessor. Intel pioneered the world of technology by inventing the microprocessor in 1971, but two engineers made a bigger impact by inventing a more advanced electronic component: the microcontroller. In 1971, the microcontroller was invented by two engineers from Texas Instruments: Gary Boone and Michael Cochran (Aycock, n.d.). After its invention, the microcontroller is......middle of paper.......htmlComputer Hope. (2014). PROCESSOR. Retrieved from http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/c/cpu.htm (E. Maravillas, personal communication, October 27, 2013) Cotton, E. (2011). The future is Arduino. Retrieved from http://influxinsights.com/2011/technology/the-future-is-arduino/# John. (2013). Microcontroller: History of Inventions and History Behind the Scenes. Retrieved from http://www.circuitstoday.com/microcontroller-invention-history (R. Impuesto, personal communication, September 17, 2013) Ranido D., Rapliza A., Disamburun, J. (2014). Arduino-based motorcycle anti-theft device.Schneider, L. (n.d.). C++ programming language. Retrieved from http://jobsearchtech.about.com/od/techcareersskills/p/CPPProgramming.htm Techtarget. (2014). Microcontroller. Retrieve from http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/microcontroller