An interactive list of features and reviews to help you pick the right microcontroller for your projects.
Sticking with the familiar Arduino form factor, the Zero adds a more powerful 32-bit processor at lower power consumption. It also features an onboard debugger without the need for additional hardware. Be careful though, the Arduino Zero uses 3.3V instead of the standard 5V.
The Yún is Arduino’s play for the IoT market, with Ethernet and Wi-Fi support built-in. The Arduino Yún also features onboard Linux and AVR, which allows you to offload the RAM-intensive networking onto the Linux machine and lets the Arduino talk to your hardware.
Designed originally for nontechnical users, the Arduino Uno is programmed using a very readable C/C++ syntax. With a consistent, cross-platform development environment, writing code for Arduino quickly becomes a familiar experience regardless of your host operating system. The Uno can quickly be wired up to accessory boards called shields to expand functionality without having to solder. And since Arduino boards have been around since 2005, it’s easy to find […]
The Arduino Mega is the powerhouse of the microcontroller-based Arduino line. With 54 digital I/O pins and 16 analog inputs, the Mega offers enough inputs and outputs to control even the biggest audio-visual projects (Yep, even concert light shows!). It also has four UARTs (compared to the Arduino Uno’s one), so you can easily link up with multiple other devices and create something […]
You might think of the Gemma as a “lite” version of the Flora. It has just 3 digital I/O pads, but at 1.1″ in diameter, it’s incredibly tiny. Like the Flora, it has an onboard battery connector, and is programmable via the Arduino IDE. While it may seem that its minimal I/O count limits its potential, many projects don’t require lots of I/O pins, […]
