<s>
Faustino	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
physical	B-General_Concept
computing	I-General_Concept
platform	O
geared	O
towards	O
process	O
monitoring	O
and	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
faustino	B-Protocol
platform	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
single-board	B-Device
microcontroller	I-Device
with	O
embedded	O
analog	O
and	O
digital	O
I/O	B-General_Concept
support	O
,	O
an	O
input	O
module	O
with	O
LCD	B-Device
,	O
sensors	O
and	O
actuators	O
in	O
form	O
of	O
solid	B-Algorithm
state	I-Algorithm
relays	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
software	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Eclipse	B-Application
and	O
WinAVR	O
,	O
a	O
variant	O
of	O
GCC	B-Application
for	O
AVR	B-Architecture
microcontrollers	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
visual	O
presentation	O
of	O
measurements	O
,	O
a	O
XML-configured	O
Windows	O
status	O
monitor	O
application	O
is	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hardware	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
Atmel	B-Architecture
AVR	I-Architecture
microcontroller	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
PC	O
via	O
a	O
FTDI-USB-serial	O
converter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Use	O
of	O
an	O
AC	O
power	O
source	O
permits	O
zero	O
cross	O
detection	O
on	O
the	O
secondary	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
power	O
supply	O
and	O
therefore	O
phase	B-Device
control	I-Device
(	O
PFC	O
)	O
for	O
connected	O
solid	B-Algorithm
state	I-Algorithm
relays	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
microcontroller	O
is	O
pre-programmed	O
with	O
a	O
boot	B-Operating_System
loader	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
faustino	B-Protocol
platform	O
is	O
geared	O
towards	O
measurement	O
and	O
control	O
engineering	O
by	O
the	O
hobby	O
enthusiast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
development	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
Arduino	O
,	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
I/O	B-General_Concept
pins	O
of	O
the	O
microcontroller	O
are	O
unassigned	O
and	O
available	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
or	O
by	O
other	O
circuits	O
.	O
</s>
