The TAOS (Texas AdvancedOptoelectronic Solutions) TSL1412S image sensor,IC 2, can acquire a linear image of 1536×1pixels, or 400 dpi (Figure 1). It uses asingle voltage supply, and you can controlit ...

The flash-based PIC family of microcontrollers is another popular choice. Since they aren’t quite as beginner or user-friendly, setting up a programmer for them is not as straightforward.