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  1. Digital controls is a topic often learned through a highly theoretical, almost purely mathematical approach which students struggle to master. Project-based learning is one potentially effective way to address this issue, and hands-on learning as a component of projects can make it even more effective. However, access to equipment for hands-on learning can present significant challenges. To address this issue, we have designed and developed two novel prototypes of hands-on equipment for learning controls that are open-source, inexpensive to produce, and portable. They are suitable for use in undergraduate and graduate-level digital embedded control systems courses. These newly developed devices are a pendulum driven by a dc motor, and a straight-line mechanism consisting of a board, two links, and a dc motor. Control of the devices was used as the primary basis for a class project given to students. 
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