Awesome Arduino

Collections of awesome Arduino boards, projects, ideas etc.

Contents

• Official
• Hardware
  • Boards
  • Shields
• Software
  • IDE
  • Simulators
  • CAD
  • Useful Tools
• Projects
• Arduino-based Platforms
• Resources
  • Books
  • Talks
  • Tutorials
• Community

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Official

• Website
• Source Code
• IDE
• Store

Hardware

Boards

• Arduino Uno Rev3
• Arduino Mega 2560 Rev3
• Arduino Leonardo
• Arduino Nano
• Arduino Micro
• Arduino Yún

Shields

• Arduino Education Shield - Educational purpose Arduino shield.
• Arduino Motor Shield Rev3 - Use DC motors with Arduino.
• Arduino Ethernet Shield 2 - Connect your Arduino to internet over ethernet.
• Adafruit Touch Shield for Arduino with Resistive Touch Screen - Touch screen for Arduino.
• Adafruit 16-Channel 12-bit PWM/Servo Shield - Control dozens of motors through I2C.

Software

IDE

• Arduino IDE - Official Arduino IDE.
• Arduino Editor - Official Online Arduino Editor.
• S4A - Arduino can programmed over Scratch interface good for first begginers and kids.
• Visual Studio Code extension for Arduino - Arduino Extenstion for Visual Studio.
• Arduino IDE 2.x Beta - Beta Arduino IDE.

Simulators

• Tinkercad - Very easy to use and learn directly from simulations.

CAD

• Fritzing - Easy to use CAD software for prototyping Arduino circuits and creating PCB's.

Useful Tools

• Arduino CLI - Command line interface for Arduino sketches, libraries, boards, etc.
• Putty - Open-source serial console and terminal emulator.
• Johnny-Five - The JavaScript robotics programming framework for Arduino.
• Blynk - Popular IOT platform that can connect hardware (including Arduino) to cloud.

Projects

• Arduino Radar Project - Radar project with ultrasonic sensor.
• Potted Plant Protector - Health monitoring of plants with Arduino.
• 8x8x8 Led Cube - Interactive 8x8x8 led cube build with Arduino.
• Wireless Arduino Powered Chess - Wireless and mechnaical chess build with Arduino.
• Brainwave and Blink-Controlled Miniature Wheelchair - Mind controllable chair with Arduino.
• Powerful Electric Motorized Longboard - Arduino powered DIY electric longboard.
• Tele-Touch - Robotic system that mimicks user's finger motions.
• Solar Tracker - Solar panel that follow the movement of the sun throughout the day.
• Arduino Gimbal - Educational purpose gimbal build with servos and gyroscope.
• Motorized Camera Slider - Camera slider made with Arduino.
• Micro Servo Robot - 4 axis robot arm with a small gripper and teach function.
• Stack Playing Robot - Simple robot that plays Stack Game.
• Arduino Drone - Drones can be build from Arduino.
• Arduino Garden Controller - Automatic watering and data logging and gardening.
• Arduino Soldering Station - Digital soldering station build with Arduino.

Arduino-based Platforms

• Ardupilot - Versatile, Trusted, Open Autopilot software for drones and other autonomous systems.
• mBot - mBot is a low-cost and easy-to-use robot kit designed for children to use and learn to program.

Resources

Books

• Arduino For Dummies
• Getting Started with Arduino

Talks

• How Arduino is open-sourcing imagination - A talk from Massimo Banzi about Arduino.
• State of Arduino: Massimo Banzi at Maker Faire Bay Area 2019 - A talk from Massimo Banzi about Arduino.

Tutorials

Internals

• An Introduction to the Arduino
• Level Up Your Arduino Code
• Library, Port Manipulation, Bit Math, Faster PWM/ADC

Software

• C# to Arduino Communication
• Processing to Arduino Communication

Hardware

• Servos And How To Use Them With Arduino
• Stepper Motors and How To Use Them With Arduino
• How to Make Custom Shields for Your Microcontroller Board
• How to Solder Properly

Community

• Arduino Forum
• Arduino Stack Exchange
• Discord Group
• Project Hub
• Reddit

Contributing

Please see contributing file.