About Ardunio

About Ardunio:

Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It's intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments.

Arduino hardware is programmed using a Wiring-based language (syntax + libraries), similar to C++ with some simplifications and modifications, and a Processing-based IDE

The boards can be built by hand or purchased preassembled.

The Arduino Uno (used in my projects) is a microcontroller board 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 crystal oscillator, 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.

Each of the 14 digital pins on the Uno can be used as an input or output, using pinMode(), digitalWrite(), and digitalRead() functions. They operate at 5 volts. Each pin can provide or receive a maximum of 40 mA and has an internal pull-up resistor (disconnected by default) of 20-50 kOhms. In addition, some pins have specialized functions.

Summary

Microcontroller:	ATmega328
Operating Voltage:	5V
Input Voltage (recommended):	7-12V
Input Voltage (limits):	6-20V
Digital I/O Pins:	14 (of which 6 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