ARDUINO
Arduino is an open source hardware and software that made project
development very much easy for everyone even those who are not from from
the engineering background. It can sense the light as input, touch of finger as
in input and convert them into outputs like Sound beeping, LED flashing.
Arduino is basically a single board consisting of microcontrollers and sensors
which can be given command by the means of Arduino programming language.
There are 6 types of Arduino developed till now
ARDUINO UNO-It is considered the latest Arduino, it uses Atmega 16U2
microcontroller which has a high transfer rate and has high memory as
compared to other boards. The board contains 14 digital input pins and
output pins in which 6 pins are used as PWM, 6 pins as analog inputs,
USB connection, reset button and one power jack. The Arduino UNO
board can be attached to computer system buy USB port and also get
power supply to board from computer system.
LilyPad Arduino
The LilyPad Arduino is considered as other Arduino board type that is
designed for integrating with wearable projects and e-textile projects. This
board comes in round shape that helps to decrease the snagging and can be
easily connected to other devices. This board uses the Atmega328
microcontroller and Arduino bootloader in it. This board uses very less
external component in it that makes the design easy and compatible.
The board requires 2 volt to 5 volt power supply and use large size pin holes
so that it can be easily connect to other devices. This board is widely used
for controlling different device that includes motor, light and switch. The
components of this board like sensor board, input board and output board
can be washable because this board is used in clothing industries.
Arduino Mega
This boards is considered as the microcontroller that uses the Atmega2560
in it. There are total 54 input pins and output pins in it in which 14 pins are
of PWM output, 4 pins are of hardware port, 16 pins as analog inputs. The
board also contain one USB connection, ICSP header, power jack and one
REST pin.
There are additional pins that act as crystal oscillator having frequency of 16
MHz. The board also has flash memory of 256KB size that uses to store the
data in it. The Arduino Mega board can be attached to computer system via
USB connection and power supply can be provided to board by using battery
or AC to DC adapter. As the board has large number of pins fitted in it that
make the board suitable for projects that requires more number of pins in it.
Arduino Leonardo
This board is considered as the microcontroller that uses the Atmega32u4 in
it. There are total 20 digital input pins and output pins in it, in that 7 pins are
used As PWM and 12 pins used as analog inputs. The board also contain one
micro USB connection, power jack, and one RESET button fit in it. There are
additional pins which act as crystal oscillator of frequency 16 MHz.
The Arduino Leonardo board can be attached to computer system via USB
connection and power supply can be provided to board by using battery or
AC to DC adapter. The microcontroller used by the Arduino Leonardo has in-
built USB connection that removes the dependency of extra processor in it.
As there is no additional USB connection in the board, it helps the board to
act as mouse or keyboard for the computer system. The Arduino Leonardo
is considered as cheapest Arduino boards compare to other Arduino
products.
Arduino Red Board
The Arduino Red board is another type of Arduino board that
uses the mini USB cable for getting programmed and the
Arduino IDE is used for this purpose. This board is compatible
with Windows 8 operating system and there is no need to
change the security settings to make this board working. The
Red board uses the FTDI chip and USB chip for the
connection to other device. As the design of red board is very
simple it can be easily integrate with other projects. The only
requirement if to plug the red board and select appropriate
option and can upload program in no time. The barrel jack
can be used to control the USB cable of the Arduino Red
board.
Arduino Shields
The Arduino shields are considered as pre-build circuit boards
that are used to connect other Arduino boards. The Arduino
shield are placed on top of Arduino boards and enhance the
capability of board to get connected to internet network,
controlling of motor, controlling of LCD and also help to
establish wireless communication. There are different type of
shields available for the use. It includes Wireless Shields,
Ethernet Shield, Proto Shield and GSM shield. This helps to
increase the compatibility of the Arduino boards.
ARDUINO MEGA
The Arduino Mega is the muscle car of Arduino
boards. It boasts a huge collection of input
output ports, but cleverly adds these as extra
connectors at one end of theboard, allowing it to
remain pin-compatible with the Arduino Uno and all
the shields available for Arduino. It uses a processor
with more input output pins, the ATmega1280, whichis
a surface mount chip that is fixed permanently to
the board. So, unlikewith the Uno and similar boards,
you cannot replace the processor if you
accidentally damage it.
ARDUINO NANO
The Arduino Nano is a very usefuldevice for use
with a solderless breadboard. If you fit pins to it,
it can just plug into the breadboard as if it
were a chip.
The downside of the Nano is that because it is so
much smaller than an Uno, it cannot accept Uno-
sized shields.