Rascal is a

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. It is designed by Brandon Stafford and sold by Rascal Micro LLC in

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Features

The Rascal runs

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. Its board design is compatible with

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shields. It includes

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software and is intended to be programmed in Python. The Rascal's web server includes an editor that lets users edit the Python programs running on the Rascal from any web browser, without needing to reflash anything. Most Arduino shields are compatible with the standard headers on the Rascal."Embedded headless: Rascal micro"
The Rascal's design files have been released as

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under the Creative Commons CC BY-SA license. Those design files have been posted to github."github: Rascal Micro"

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