Arduino is an amazing tool for physical computing — it's an open source microcontroller board, plus a free software development environment. Use it to make cool interactive objects that can sense inputs from switches, sensors, and computers — and then control motors, lights, and other physical outputs in the real world.
The Uno is compatible with all current shields and code, and comes assembled — simply connect it to a computer with a USB cable or power it with a AC-to-DC adapter or battery.
The Arduino Uno board is based on the ATmega328 (datasheet). It has 14 digital input/output pins (of which 6 can be used as PWM outputs), 6 analog inputs, a 16 MHz ceramic resonator, a USB connection, a power jack, an ICSP header, and a reset button. It contains everything needed to support the microcontroller; simply connect it to a computer with a USB cable or power it with a AC-to-DC adapter or battery to get started. The Uno differs from all preceding boards in that it does not use the FTDI USB-to-serial driver chip. Instead, it features the Atmega16U2 (Atmega8U2 up to version R2) programmed as a USB-to-serial converter.
Microcontroller | ATmega328 |
Operating Voltage | 5V |
Input Voltage (recommended) | 7-12V |
Input Voltage (limits) | 6-20V |
Digital I/O Pins | 14 (6 of which provide PWM output) |
Analog Input Pins | 6 |
DC Current per I/O Pin | 40 mA |
DC Current for 3.3V Pin | 50 mA |
Flash Memory | 32 KB (ATmega328) of which 0.5 KB used by bootloader |
SRAM | 2 KB (ATmega328) |
EEPROM | 1 KB (ATmega328) |
Clock Speed | 16 MHz |
Dimensions | 2.7" x 2.1" (the USB port. and power jack extend beyond the pcb) |
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