<s>
Tinkerforge	B-Application
is	O
an	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
hardware	O
platform	O
of	O
stackable	O
microcontroller	B-Architecture
building	O
blocks	O
(	O
Bricks	O
)	O
that	O
can	O
control	O
different	O
modules	O
(	O
Bricklets	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hardware	O
can	O
be	O
controlled	O
by	O
external	O
programs	O
written	O
in	O
C	B-Language
,	O
C++	B-Language
,	O
C#	B-Application
,	O
Object	B-Language
Pascal	I-Language
,	O
Java	B-Language
,	O
Perl	B-Language
,	O
PHP	B-Application
,	O
Python	B-Language
,	O
Ruby	B-Language
,	O
Shell	B-Application
and	O
VB.NET	B-Language
over	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
,	O
Wifi	O
or	O
Ethernet	O
connection	O
,	O
and	O
running	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tinkerforge	B-Application
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
are	O
both	O
Open	B-License
Source	I-License
,	O
and	O
all	O
files	O
are	O
hosted	O
on	O
GitHub	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
computer	O
magazine	O
Chip	O
awarded	O
Tinkerforge	B-Application
2012	O
the	O
"	O
Product	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
Brick	O
has	O
a	O
32-Bit	O
ARM	B-Architecture
microcontroller	B-Architecture
,	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
connector	O
and	O
connectors	O
for	O
more	O
Bricks	O
and	O
Bricklets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
Bricklets	O
are	O
sensors	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
are	O
also	O
LCD-Bricklets	O
and	O
Bricklets	O
for	O
digital	O
and	O
analog	O
in	O
-	O
and	O
output	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
stack	O
with	O
Master	O
Extension	O
behaves	O
as	O
if	O
every	O
board	O
in	O
the	O
stack	O
would	O
be	O
directly	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
PC	O
over	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
connection	O
.	O
</s>
