What is Arduino ?

Abhishek Rawal

Abhishek Rawal

@abhishek-fg9tRh Oct 25, 2024
After reading #-Link-Snipped-#
I googled a lot of really what arduino is. Only thing I understood is arduino is not capable of doing things that needs access to complex peripherals and/or lots of memory to access.
Arduino can sense the environment by receiving input from variety of sensors & affects its surrounding by controlling lights & other actuators.

Do explain me in simple terms : what really Arduino is ?
How is it fixed to computers ?
Give me some example that Arduino can do.
and What is Arduino shield ?

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  • [Prototype]

    [Prototype]

    @prototype-G9Gn5k Aug 20, 2012

    Arduino is just a simple bootloader or better say an firmware for Atmel Atmega series microcontrollers. Arduino simplifies the programming process & includes a lots of pre built libraries which are useful in interfacing peripherals for common applications like motors, LCD, Serial transfer etc.

    The Arduino are generally sold with a development board containing a microntroller flashed with Arduino boot loader & few peripherals like LCD, temperature sensor & similar things.

    An Arduino shield is just another board that can be interfaced with the existing board to extend its capability. For eg. Your Arduino development board doesn't contain an RS232 port so you're unable to do serial communication. Now, there will be a separate board made with RS232 port & required additional circuitry to do serial communication. This board can be just plugged into the existing board allowing your microcontroller to do serial communication. This is nothing but a Arduino Shield implementing RS232.

    Hope it made sense?
  • Harshad Italiya

    Harshad Italiya

    @harshad-ukH5ww Aug 20, 2012

    Thread Moved to Electrical and Electronics Section. 😀
  • Abhishek Rawal

    Abhishek Rawal

    @abhishek-fg9tRh Aug 21, 2012

    #-Link-Snipped-# Thanks man 😀