What Arduino can do ?

MICROCONTROLLERS

A Microcontroller is a small computer on a single integrated circuit containing a processor core, memory and programmable Input/Output peripherals.

There are Many microcontrollers available in the Market.

Raspberry Pi

Nanode

Arduino

BeagleBone

ARDUINO

Arduino is the cheapest and also Very easy to use than the other microcontrollers. Arduino is an open-source prototyping platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software. Arduino boards are able to read inputs - light on a sensor, a finger on a button, or a Twitter message - and turn it into an output - activating a motor, turning on an LED, publishing something online. You can tell your board what to do by sending a set of instructions to the microcontroller on the board.

ARDUINO WEBSITE (Link)

The Arduino Team

ARDUINO IDE

Arduino IDE (Integrated Development Environment) is used to code programs and upload in to the microcontroller.

Commonly Arduino is programmed using the C++ language.

DOWNLOAD ARDUINO IDE (Link)

THE CIRCUIT

WHERE TO PURCHASE ARDUINO?

The only way to purchase Arduino and components is by Online Ordering. In Sri Lanka there are only a few shops that we can go and buy. But there are plenty of Websites in Sri lanka to Buy Arduino Online.

Arduino.lk

Microchip.lk

ScionElectronics.com

LankaTronics.com

Store.Zenix.lk

Also We can purchase from Ebay like International E-Markets, But that seems much costly.

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