Arduino Uno – Setup and Programming Tutorials

Interface almost anything; the best choice for beginners – this is the Arduino UNO board. Using an ATmega328 microcontroller and 14 I/O pins, Arduino UNO is one of the most popular development boards in robotics and electronics as well. We take a look around and select the best tutorials to start working with the board. From tutorials to setup Arduino UNO, and up to blink an LED or how to control a robot wirelessly using an Android phone. This article is a good starting point and a good introduction to Arduino UNO board.

The board is very popular among students and hobbyists due to its flexibility, ability to connect different robotic parts including sensors, actuators, etc., and a great platform to learn about robots and how they work. The board can be used in various projects from semi-autonomous to autonomous robotics applications.

UNO’s features include a USB interface that doesn’t require drivers to communicate with operating systems like Windows or Mac OS, stability, a long list of resources and a large community of members ready to improve the ecosystem of the board.

Arduino Uno Specifications

  • 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;

Setup Arduino Uno

Setup the board is the first step before starting working with it.
Before starting working with Arduino UNO, the board has to be connected to a PC. Depending on what is your operating system, you have to follow some steps to setup the board. Below we explore tutorials to setup the Arduino UNO board on almost all popular operating systems (Windows, Linux, Mac).

  • Installing the Arduino Uno under Windows XP – guide to install the Arduino UNO board on Windows XP with detailed steps and screenshots;
  • Getting Started with Arduino Uno – comprehensive tutorial with detailed steps to install Arduino UNO under Windows XP and start working with the board;
  • My Arduino UNO Rev 3 and Windows 7 64-bit Installation – tutorial how to setup Arduino UNO under Windows 7 with steps and screenshots; (link removed)
  • Windows 8 Arduino Driver Install – guide to install the driver of Arduino UNO on Windows 8;(link removed)
  • How to Install Arduino for Mac OS X – guide to install the Arduino UNO on Mac computers including Mac OS X Lion, Leopard, Snow Leopard and Mountain Lion;
  • Getting Arduino UNO To Work In Linux – guide to install the driver for Arduino UNO on Linux. Arduino UNO has some firmware problems when it works under Linux and all of these problems are fixed and explained in this tutorial;
  • Getting started with Arduino Uno on Ubuntu – guide to setup the Arduino UNO board under the Ubuntu;
  • Installing Arduino on Linux – resources to install the Arduino on different Linux versions;

Arduino Uno Tutorials

A variety of tutorials to start building robots using the Arduino UNO board.
From simple to advanced tutorials, from blinking an LED to connect Arduino UNO with an Android device, below we take an overview of the best tutorials that can help you to start working with the UNO board and build wonderful robots.

Arduino Uno Resources

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