<s>
Maximite	B-Device
Microcomputer	B-Architecture
is	O
a	O
Microchip	O
PIC32	O
microcontroller-based	O
microcomputer	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
hobby	O
kit	O
,	O
the	O
Maximite	B-Device
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
a	O
three-part	O
article	O
in	O
Silicon	O
Chip	O
magazine	O
in	O
autumn	O
of	O
2011	O
by	O
Australian	O
designer	O
Geoff	O
Graham	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
consists	O
of	O
two	O
main	O
components	O
—	O
a	O
main	O
circuit	O
board	O
and	O
the	O
MMBasic	O
Interpreter	O
,	O
styled	O
after	O
GW-BASIC	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maximite	B-Device
version	O
2.7	O
is	O
still	O
an	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
Maximite	B-Device
clones	O
were	O
designed	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
months	O
following	O
its	O
introduction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Maximite	B-Device
SM1	O
,	O
and	O
Geoff	O
Graham	O
's	O
latest	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
Mini-Maximite	O
,	O
are	O
hardware	O
-	O
and	O
software-compatible	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
design	O
,	O
but	O
use	O
a	O
different	O
form	O
factor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maximite	B-Device
clones	O
made	O
by	O
US	O
producer	O
remain	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Maximite	B-Device
design	O
and	O
include	O
a	O
very	O
small	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
solderless	O
breadboards	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Colour	O
Maximite	B-Device
compatible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
versions	O
of	O
MMBasic	O
prior	O
to	O
3.x	O
were	O
available	O
as	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open-source	I-License
software	I-License
distributed	O
under	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
General	I-License
Public	I-License
License	I-License
,	O
for	O
the	O
3.x	O
versions	O
the	O
license	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Application
one	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
available	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
for	O
personal	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
new	O
revision	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Maximite	B-Device
brings	O
a	O
real-time	O
clock	O
and	O
a	O
microSD	O
card	O
connector	O
on	O
board	O
and	O
fits	O
into	O
a	O
PLCC-68	O
socket	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
the	O
day	O
of	O
announcement	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
smallest	O
full	O
Maximite	B-Device
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Maximite	B-Device
was	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
September	O
2012	O
Issue	O
of	O
Silicon	O
Chip	O
Magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
features	O
in	O
the	O
Colour	O
Maximite	B-Device
are	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
software	O
and	O
hardware	O
projects	O
have	O
been	O
created	O
utilizing	O
the	O
Maximite	B-Device
in	O
the	O
12	O
months	O
since	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Colour	O
Maximite	B-Device
2	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
mid-2020	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
July	O
2020	O
issue	O
of	O
Silicon	O
Chip	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Colour	O
Maximite	B-Device
2	O
runs	O
MMBasic	O
5.x	O
and	O
includes	O
a	O
compatibility	O
mode	O
to	O
run	O
programs	O
written	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Colour	O
Maximite	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Colour	O
Maximite	B-Device
Gen	O
2	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
mid-2021	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
August	O
2021	O
issue	O
of	O
Silicon	O
Chip	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
an	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Colour	O
Maximite	B-Device
2	O
,	O
relying	O
on	O
more	O
surface	O
mounted	O
components	O
than	O
the	O
Gen	O
1	O
,	O
thus	O
being	O
optimised	O
for	O
automated	O
machine	O
assembly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enhancements	O
over	O
and	O
above	O
the	O
Colour	O
Maximite	B-Device
Gen	O
1	O
include	O
upgraded	O
graphics	O
(	O
1920x1080	O
with	O
24-bit	O
colour	O
)	O
,	O
on	O
board	O
support	O
for	O
a	O
mouse	O
,	O
accurate	O
real	O
time	O
clock	O
,	O
ESP-01	O
WiFi	O
module	O
and	O
an	O
extra	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
nunchuck	O
port	O
on	O
the	O
front	O
panel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
at	O
April	O
2023	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
over	O
140	O
programs	O
available	O
for	O
both	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Colour	O
Maximite	B-Device
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PicoMite	O
MMBasic	O
supports	O
all	O
the	O
hardware	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
Raspberry	O
Pi	O
Pico	O
(	O
serial	O
,	O
I2C	O
,	O
SPI	B-Architecture
,	O
CPU	O
clock	O
,	O
ADC	O
,	O
etc	O
)	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
built-in	O
support	O
for	O
many	O
popular	O
add-ons	O
for	O
the	O
Pico	O
including	O
SD	O
cards	O
,	O
LCD	O
display	O
with	O
a	O
maximum	O
resolution	O
of	O
480	O
x	O
360	O
pixels	O
,	O
touch	O
sensitive	O
LCD	O
screens	O
,	O
real	O
time	O
clocks	O
,	O
infrared	O
remote	O
controls	O
,	O
temperature	O
and	O
humidity	O
sensors	O
,	O
ultrasonic	O
sensors	O
and	O
numeric	O
keypads	O
.	O
</s>
