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# Microcontrollers

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At this point, the Vertices SDK has only been tested on the ESP32.
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## Accounts

Transacting on the blockchain implies having accounts. In order to send assets, we need the private and public keys of the **Sender** account. Make sure you have followed that step:

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[New account](/vertices-sdk/quickstart/unix/new-account.md)
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You should have two files:

1. `private_key.bin` for the private key, stored in binary format;
2. `public_b32.txt` for the account address in plain text (base-32 format).

Before we proceed to the next step:

1. Copy-paste them into `examples/esp32/main`. 
2. Dispense money on the account using the public key, if you haven't already done it.

You can now choose which platform you want to use:

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[PlatformIO](/vertices-sdk/quickstart/microcontrollers/platformio.md)
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[ESP-IDF](/vertices-sdk/quickstart/microcontrollers/esp-idf.md)
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