{"id":2683,"date":"2016-09-26T14:09:31","date_gmt":"2016-09-26T12:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.generationrobots.com\/blog\/?p=2683"},"modified":"2023-05-24T11:29:27","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T09:29:27","slug":"need-help-choosing-the-right-arduino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.generationrobots.com\/blog\/en\/need-help-choosing-the-right-arduino\/","title":{"rendered":"Need help choosing the right Arduino?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2683\" class=\"elementor elementor-2683\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-200d0ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"200d0ce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e090d80\" data-id=\"4e090d80\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aaebfa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4aaebfa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>The Arduino board serves as a basis for microcontroller programming \u2013 it\u2019s a \u201cmini-computer\u201d in the form of an integrated circuit. The board comes in a multitude of versions, so it\u2019s not always easy choosing the best one for your project.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Which is why we\u2019ve created this short guide to help you choose the right Arduino board for you. Let\u2019s get started!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-arduino-uno-rev-3-aka-the-super-star-beginner\">Arduino Uno Rev 3 (aka the Super Star!) &#8211; BEGINNER<\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.generationrobots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/arduino-uno-rev3-generation-robots.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"349\" class=\"wp-image-2657\" src=\"http:\/\/www.generationrobots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/arduino-uno-rev3-generation-robots.jpg\" alt=\"Arduino Uno Rev 3 board\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.generationrobots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/arduino-uno-rev3-generation-robots.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.generationrobots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/arduino-uno-rev3-generation-robots-300x209.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Arduino Uno Rev3 board<\/strong>: the most well-known and most used Arduino!<\/p>\n\n<p>There are lots (and lots) of <strong>resources and a multitude of tutorials and project examples<\/strong> available on line. And this fact alone makes it the <strong>ideal board for beginners<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p>One small word of warning, however, because it only has a limited number of ports (6 analogue and 14 digital I\/O including 6 PWM), which means it\u2019s better suited to small projects.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">There are several versions of this board, including:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>Arduino SMD<\/strong> (with surface-mounted components)<\/li>\n\n<li>The <strong>Arduino Ethernet<\/strong>, an Arduino Uno board with an Ethernet port for communication with a wired network. It has an Ethernet + PoE extension, so it can also be<strong> powered over the Ethernet connection<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">This board is for you if you\u2019re launching into projects involving autonomous or connected mobile robots, or if you\u2019re planning to embark on a home automation project in a single room.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-arduino-mega-the-challenger-experienced-expert\">Arduino Mega (the Challenger !) &#8211;\u00a0EXPERIENCED\/EXPERT<\/h2>\n\n<p>The Arduino Mega is the<strong> best-selling board after the Arduino Uno<\/strong>. It functions just the same, the only difference being the number of available ports (16 analogue and 54 digital including 14 PWM, compared with 6 analogue and 14 digital I\/O including 6 PWM ). It\u2019s<strong> ideal for complex assemblies requiring numerous sensors and actuators<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.generationrobots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/carte-arduino-mega-generation-robots.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"244\" class=\"wp-image-2663\" src=\"http:\/\/www.generationrobots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/carte-arduino-mega-generation-robots.jpg\" alt=\"Arduino Mega board\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.generationrobots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/carte-arduino-mega-generation-robots.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.generationrobots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/carte-arduino-mega-generation-robots-300x146.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p><strong> Arduino Mega board<\/strong>: ideal for complex assemblies requiring numerous sensors and actuators!<\/p>\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">Here too, the board comes in several versions, including:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>Arduino Mega classic<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li>The <strong>Arduino Mega ADK (Android development kit)<\/strong>, which shares the same features as the basic Arduino Mega board but also has a USB port (which makes all the difference!). When connected to your Android smartphone, for example, your board can use the sensors in your phone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>This board opens the door to a <strong>multitude of new possibilities<\/strong>, but it\u2019s <strong>not recommended for beginners<\/strong> because interacting with a smartphone requires fairly solid knowledge of Java programming. Enough to develop your own applications!<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-arduino-due-artificial-intelligence-and-algorithms-expert\">Arduino Due (artificial intelligence and algorithms) &#8211; EXPERT<\/h2>\n\n<p>Possessing the same number of ports as the Arduino Mega, only much more powerful, you can use this board in projects aimed at creating an<strong> artificial intelligence for mobile robots<\/strong>. If you need to handle complicated algorithms, or to make your robots more responsive, the Arduino Due is the one for you!<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Please note, this version functions at 3.3V (instead of 5V).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>As previously, <strong>we don\u2019t recommend this board if you\u2019re new to programming<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.generationrobots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/carte-arduino-due-generation-robots.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"258\" class=\"wp-image-2668\" src=\"http:\/\/www.generationrobots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/carte-arduino-due-generation-robots.jpg\" alt=\"Arduino Due board - G\u00e9n\u00e9ration Robots\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.generationrobots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/carte-arduino-due-generation-robots.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.generationrobots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/carte-arduino-due-generation-robots-300x155.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Arduino Due board<\/strong>\u00a0:\u00a0Artificial Intelligence and heavy algorithms..<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-arduino-nano-a-safe-choice-for-mini-projects-experienced-expert\">Arduino nano (a safe choice for mini projects) &#8211; EXPERIENCED\/EXPERT<\/h2>\n\n<p>A <strong>minimalist, augmented version of the Arduino Uno<\/strong>, this board has more ports than its counterpart (8 analogue and 14 digital including 6 PWM, compared with 6 analogue and 14 digital I\/O including 6 PWM) despite its small size.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.generationrobots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/carte-arduino-nano-generation-robots-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"205\" class=\"wp-image-2679\" src=\"http:\/\/www.generationrobots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/carte-arduino-nano-generation-robots-1.jpg\" alt=\"Arduino Nano board\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.generationrobots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/carte-arduino-nano-generation-robots-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.generationrobots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/carte-arduino-nano-generation-robots-1-300x123.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Arduino Nano<\/strong>:\u00a0a safe choice for mini projects..<\/p>\n\n<p>A minimalist, augmented version of the Arduino Uno, this board has more ports than its counterpart (8 analogue and 14 digital including 6 PWM, compared with 6 analogue and 14 digital I\/O including 6 PWM) despite its small size.<\/p>\n\n<p>It&rsquo;s very good for projects involving miniaturisation, for example in a<strong> quadcopter, light gun or smart clothing<\/strong>. But be warned, you\u2019ll need to do a little welding on the various pins.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-arduino-yun-if-you-can-choose-only-one-experienced\">Arduino Yun (if you can choose only one&#8230;) &#8211;\u00a0EXPERIENCED<\/h2>\n\n<p>As far as we\u2019re concerned, this is <strong>the most interesting of all the boards<\/strong>! It has the same processor as the Arduino Leonardo (Atmel ATmega32u4) but with one major difference:<strong> a module that generates a WiFi network<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n<p>You can connect it to a computer or smartphone to retrieve information from the board or to control it via a web browser. In addition to a WiFi module, the board comes with an on-board Linux, allowing you to access all the controls via Linux to use it as a WiFi\/Ethernet interface.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.generationrobots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/carte-arduino-yun-generation-robots.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"364\" class=\"wp-image-2673\" src=\"http:\/\/www.generationrobots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/carte-arduino-yun-generation-robots.jpg\" alt=\"Arduino Yun board - G\u00e9n\u00e9ration Robots\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.generationrobots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/carte-arduino-yun-generation-robots.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.generationrobots.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/carte-arduino-yun-generation-robots-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Arduino Yun board<\/strong>\u00a0:\u00a0WiFi and on-board Linux.. our favourite!<\/p>\n\n<p>This board \u2013 more complex than the others \u2013<strong> will allow you to work on some really very interesting projects<\/strong>, for example a mobile robot you can control from a web browser.<\/p>\n\n<p>We can\u2019t recommend this board for taking first steps in microcontroller programming, but it will prove very effective in projects involving remote control.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-arduino-and-iot-internet-of-things-beginner-experienced-expert\">Arduino and IoT (Internet of Things) &#8211; BEGINNER\/EXPERIENCED\/EXPERT<\/h2>\n\n<p>The latest Arduino boards have been designed with IoT in mind. They have been built to address IoT specific issues such as being power-efficient, being connected to different networks (BLE, Ethernet, WiFi), or sporting many I\/O pins and ports.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Arduino MKR WiFi 1010<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Arduino Industrial 101 Evaluation Board<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Arduino IoT MKR1000 WIFI Bundle<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SAMD21 Cortex-M0+ 32 bits Low Power ARM microcontroller<\/td>\n<td>ATmega32u4 microcontroller<\/td>\n<td>SAMD21 Cortex\u00a0M0+ 32bits 48 MHz microcontroller<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Flash memory: 256\u00a0kB<\/td>\n<td>Flash memory: 32 kB<\/td>\n<td>Flash memory: 256\u00a0kB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SRAM memory: 32\u00a0kB<\/td>\n<td>SRAM memory: 2.5 kB<\/td>\n<td>SRAM memory: 32\u00a0kB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>WiFi module: ESP32\u00a0compatible\u00a02.4 GHz\u00a0et 802.11 b\/g\/n<\/td>\n<td>WiFi module: 802.11 b\/g\/n 2.4 GHz<\/td>\n<td>WiFi module: 2.4 GHz 802.11 b\/g\/n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>Ethernet : 802.3 10\/100 Mbit\/s<\/td>\n<td>N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8\u00a0digital I\/O pins<\/td>\n<td>20\u00a0digital I\/O pins<\/td>\n<td>8\u00a0I\/O pins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12\u00a0PWM pins<\/td>\n<td>7\u00a0PWM pins<\/td>\n<td>12\u00a0PWM pins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8\u00a0analog I\/O pins<\/td>\n<td>3 GPIO<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>Atheros AR9331 CPU | Flash memory: 16 MB | RAM: 64 MB DDR2<\/td>\n<td>The bundle MKR1000 is a pack that include an Arduino, motors, LEDS, sensors, etc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Operating voltage: 5V<\/td>\n<td>Operating voltage: 5V<\/td>\n<td>Operating voltage: 3.3V<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b50106c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b50106c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a93b826\" data-id=\"5a93b826\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46150a92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46150a92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Arduino UNO Rev3<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63220108 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63220108\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u20ac 27,00 TTC<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24313b08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"24313b08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.generation-robots.com\/img\/arduino-uno-rev3.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Arduino UNO Rev3\u200b\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bc8f4ca elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3bc8f4ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/401867-arduino-uno-rev-3.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Buy it!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Arduino board serves as a basis for microcontroller programming \u2013 it\u2019s a \u201cmini-computer\u201d in the form of an integrated circuit. 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