Arduino
The Arduino is a popular and inexpensive 8-bit development platform, with three principal products (the Arduino Uno, Arduino Leonardo, and Arduino Mega).
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The Arduino is a popular and inexpensive 8-bit development platform, with three principal products (the Arduino Uno, Arduino Leonardo, and Arduino Mega).
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Featuring 5-volt operation and impressive , this microcontroller platform is not to be underestimated.
Architecture: 8-bit Atmel AVR
Clock: 16 MHz
Vcore: 5.0 V
Vio: 5.0 V
Power: 150 mW
Flash: 31 KB
RAM: 2 KB
GPIO: 14 (of which 6 provide PWM output)
As an evolution of the first Arduino boards (first the Arduino USB, then the NG, next the Diecimila, the Duemilanove, and finally the Uno), the Arduino Uno has been refined countless times while retaining good shield compatibility and a stable code base.
Widely used; code examples are easy to find and comprehensive
Very little program memory or RAM available
Architecture: 8-bit Atmel AVR
Clock: 16 MHz
Vcore: 5.0 V
Vio: 5.0 V
Power: 100 mW
Flash: 28 KB
RAM: 2 KB
GPIO: 23
Architecture: 8-bit Atmel AVR
Clock: 16 MHz
Vcore:: 5.0 V
Vio: 5.0 V
Power: 250 mW
Flash: 256 KB
RAM: 8 KB
GPIO: 54
The Arduino Mega is an expanded version of the Arduino meant for memory or IO-hungry projects. It costs twice as much as a regular Arduino and is nearly two times larger, but fails to make significant progress in CPU power.
Processor:
Languages: C ()
Peripherals: 6x (5.0 V, 10-bit) , ,
Form factor fits hundreds of which provide ready-made functionality
Phenomenal 40 mA output drive ( is actually faster than the system clock!)
makes development relatively easy, and library is chunky but easy to use
makes the impact of programming errors small and reprogramming easy over USB
Low performance; performing on this device is out of the question
Peripheral set very limited; are scarce (only one hardware , takes over Analog inputs)
Since surpassed for high-performance usage by other, form-factor compatible platforms such as the and
Getting used to programming on the confines of an Arduino steeps one's understanding with the . SIGBots therefore recommends that newcomers to embedded systems programming (particularly those on robot programming or electronics subteams) take their first steps on an Arduino Uno. The comprehensive array of code samples also makes it a good choice for personal experimentation.
Processor:
Languages: C ()
Peripherals:12x (5.0 V, 10-bit) , ,
Processor:
Language: C ()
Peripherals: 16x (5.0 V, 10-bit), 4x , ,
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