Arduino
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Arduino is a versatile microcontroller technology. With it's robustness it's making everyone to fall for it.
Arduino
- 1. ARDUINO An open-source project If you are worried about your final year projects or you have ideas in your brilliant mind but are in a dilemma about which technology to use, then this article is just for you What is Arduino? Arduino is a tool for making computers that can sense and control more of the physical world than your desktop computer. Arduino is intended for use by both non-technical people with no previous programming experience and seasoned pros who love to tinker. Arduino was developed in Italy by Massimo Banzi and a group of people who believed Hardware and Software should be "Open Source" and available to everyone. The Arduino edge The biggest advantages are speed and ease of development. The open source nature of Arduino has led to the availability of dozens of "shields" (i.e. daughter cards) that facilitate such things as Internet access, wireless networking, data logging, and device control. Another big advantage is the Arduino IDE which allows software development on all major platforms (Mac, PC, and Linux) with an easy-to-use subset of C/C++. Personally, I think the greatest advantage is having the hardware platform set up already, especially the fact that it allows programming and serial communication over USB. If you're an Expert, these things may be less important but if, like me, you're new to microcontrollers and just have something you'd like to get done, there's nothing like an Arduino. How it worked out for me For prototyping, the Arduino platform gives you a lot of pre-wiring and free code libraries that will let you concentrate on testing your idea instead of spending your time building supporting circuitry or writing tons of low level code. I personally recommend this technology to all the final year BE students. My final year project was an innovative new idea and I was determined to convert it into a product. So, we, a team of four, who were not familiar with any other fancy platform but just 'Mat Lab' and basic C/C++, were able to implement our design and hence produce it as our own work using this technology. You can see the details on my project on my "LinkedIn" profile- (in.linkedin.com/in/watsayan/) For any help you can contact me at ece.ankitwatsayan@outlook.com. I'll try my best to resolve your queries. Whats in it for you? You don't need any kind of expensive training to get into this tool. Since it is an open source technology, thousands of experts are ready to help you out on the internet. You can find all sorts of information on Arduino forums. Join LinkedIn groups for Arduino discussions to get any assistance. You can find all the libraries here- (http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/Libraries) Plus you can even find hundreds of hardware and software tutorials on "YouTube". So as a concluding remark, I shall just say, Arduino is the most economic and effective way to implement your design. Since it is an open source technology, you will not only be helping yourself but several others too. You can always gain recognition by posting your project on "Github" and if you have time you can always copyright your ideas. Enjoy! Ankit Sharma