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Arduino Contest 2016

By Maker.io Staff

Ready..Set..ARDUINO.. If you tinker, make, hack, create cool stuff, and have a passion for Arduino, we got a contest for you! DigiKey is excited to partner with Instructables for their Arduino 2016 contest to sponsor a bevy of great prizes.

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Arduino Launches the Arduino UNO Mini Limited-Edition Board

By Travis Foss

To celebrate selling over 10 million UNO boards, Arduino has produced a Limited-Edition board with unique features that make it a must-have for your collection.

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Arduino Developers Summit 2016

By Maker.io Staff

The first Arduino Developers summit situated in the heart of the Italian mountains where Arduino was born – Mont Blanc was the perfect setting for such an event, halfway up the summit at 2173 meters.

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Arduino PLC IDE Software Overview

By Don Wilcher

The Arduino PLC IDE is designed to simplify programming Arduino PLC boards, allowing users to create automation projects through a user-friendly interface.

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Using I2C with an Arduino Interface

By Andrew Chen

Exploring I2C communication? Arduino and MCP4728 DAC offer a great starting point. Follow our tutorial for an intro to the world of digital-to-analog conversion.

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How to Choose an Arduino Shield

By Maker.io Staff

The Arduino is an immensely popular microcontroller that allows designers to quickly prototype projects. It provides many GPIO and peripherals, and it’s easily programmable. In this how-to, we will learn how to choose an Arduino shield.

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Getting Started with the Arduino Tian

By Maker.io Staff

The Arduino Tian by Arduino.org is an advanced evolution of the popular Linux development board Arduino Yun. The new Arduino Tian board is powered by Atmel’s SAMD21 MCU, featuring a 32-bit ARM Cortex M0+ and a Qualcomm Atheros AR9342.

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Arduino Code Libraries with Becky Stern

By bekathwia

Arduino libraries exist for all sorts of complex tasks; control LEDs, read sensors, create sounds, manipulate data, write to displays, and much more.

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Arduino Cloud Overview, Features, and Plans

By Maker.io Staff

The Arduino Cloud is a toolbox that includes easy-to-use tools that help you create, monitor, and update connected IoT projects across their entire lifecycle.

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Badgerboard - The Arduino Compatible LoRa Board

By Maker.io Staff

The Badgerboard combines an Arduino compatible Atmel AVR MCU with Microchip RN2483 in a breadboard compatible form factor powered using micro USB port or through an external battery.

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Top 10 Addons for Your Arduino

By Maker.io Staff

Arduino shields can be useful for heightening an Arduino’s complexity, but, sometimes, they are just not enough. In this blog post, we will look at 10 Arduino addon modules and circuits!

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Which Arduino Is Best for Your Project

By Maker.io Staff

In our previous blog post, we briefly looked at the Arduino IDE. But which Arduino should you use for your next project?