Description

Arduino Uno is a popular, beginner-friendly microcontroller board designed for learning electronics, coding, and rapid prototyping. It’s widely used in education, hobby projects, and early-stage product development.

Key Features

• Microcontroller: ATmega328P

• Operating Voltage: 5V

• Input Voltage: 7–12V (recommended)

• Digital I/O Pins: 14 (6 support PWM)

• Analog Input Pins: 6

• Flash Memory: 32 KB (0.5 KB used by bootloader)

• Clock Speed: 16 MHz

• Connectivity: USB Type-B, DC power jack

• Programming Interface: USB (no external programmer needed)

Why It’s Popular

• Easy to use: Plug-and-play via USB, simple IDE

• Large community: Tons of tutorials, libraries, and examples

• Expandable: Supports shields (Wi-Fi, motor, sensor, etc.)

• Cross-platform: Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux

Common Applications

• Learning programming and electronics

• Sensor data collection

• Robotics and motor control

• IoT prototypes (with add-on modules)

• Interactive projects and automation

Software Support

• Programmed using the Arduino IDE

• Languages: Arduino C/C++ (simplified), with many ready-made libraries