This board features an 8-bit AVR embedded microcontroller. It can be programmed via JTAG, ISP or USB, and contains circuitry to recharge an attached LiPo battery. Our Electronic and Electrical Engineering students start using this board in the first few weeks of their degree, where they have a number of practical lab exercises to construct and test the board, learn how to use it, and write a range of interactive embedded programs for it.