Arduino MASTERCLASS | Which Arduino to Buy? PART 2

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All right, so you need to go buy an Arduino board but there are a ton of options. Which one or ones are you supposed to go buy? To complicate things further, there's a ton of boards out there that see Arduino compatible. What does that even mean? Are they gonna work with the Arduino IDE in the Arduino code?

Okay, if you have not yet bought an Arduino board, I would recommend buying an Arduino UNO Rev 3. If you already have an Arduino board and it's not an UNO, don't worry about it, it's probably gonna work just fine and we'll talk about why in a moment. So why do I recommend buying an Arduino UNO Rev 3? Well, here's the deal. The Arduino UNO is the best board for getting started with Arduino. It's not the best board for all applications but when you are learning to use the Arduino hardware, the Arduino IDE, and the code all at once, then sticking with your Arduino UNO is gonna be your path of least resistance and here's why. It's super popular so you're gonna find tons of code out there and training specifically for it. It has 20 different general purpose input/output pins called GPIO, for reading inputs and controlling outputs and this is plenty pins for most applications. Plus, the board layout itself is kind of the standard that's used by most Arduino accessories called shields. The only real annoying thing about the Arduino UNO is that you'll need a type AB USB cable, like the kind you use with lots of printers to connect it to your computer. So if you don't have one yet, go get an Arduino UNO Rev 3 and I would recommend for your first one actually getting it from the Arduino website. It's a great way to support the Arduino organization. This video is sponsored by NextPCB. For $0, you can get a 1-4 layer PCB. That's right $0 for a PCB Prototype for the first order. NextPCB is currently offering a price reduction of up to 40% on their 4-layer PCBs, you can order now. Plus, if you're a new customer, you can get $100 coupon for free just by signing up. You can upload a Gerber file, and when you do that it will fill in all this information for you and that also allows you to use the Gerber viewer. That's $0 for a PCB Prototype. You can use the link below to register and get that price reduction of up to 40% on their 4-layer PCBs, you can order now. Oh, crud but wait, I already bought Arduino and it's not an Arduino UNO Rev 3, I got a mega or a nano, or this thing that doesn't even say Arduino on it but it sure looks like an Arduino UNO. Will these work? Well, here's the good news. The chances are whatever boards you bought is probably gonna work just fine. And that is one of the amazing things about Arduino. And I wanna take just a quick second to explain something that alluded me for like ever but hopefully it'll make sense to you. So Arduino is the name of a company. They started making Arduino boards and they made the Arduino IDE and they helped make the underlying Arduino language but everything they did was open source. So the hardware like the actual design of the board is open source hardware. And what that means is that anybody or company can use the exact same design and change it if they want to and start selling boards on their own. So that's exactly what has happened and tons of people and companies have started selling boards that do the exact same thing as an Arduino board does, or sometimes they do additional things, many times they do additional interesting things. So the Arduino company and all types of other companies sell tons of different boards that all do slightly different things. Like think of a car company that sells different types of vehicles, maybe it sells a minivan or an SUV, sedans, or trucks.

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[kentharris]

I will start using the Arduino Simulator to design things faster, know what components to buy, and so I don't wind up frying so many components. 🙂

[carltone]

Pro mini is my Arduino of choice small and perfboard friendly. I don’t use the cheap Chinese protoboards and DuPont wires. Just too undependable. I prefer to solder so that connections are reliable! Personally, I find the uno form factor is too bulky for project work. But for an introduction to programming it’s a great first board! Great video explaining the variants, though!

[jemhem]

My first board was a genuine Arduino Uno Rev 3. I loved it. But I found it a bit difficult to begin with. I was following ideas from youtube and started to get the hang of it. Then I stumbled upon this guy called michael and everything fell into place. Back then way before the Programming Electronics Academy. It was then called The Open Source Hardware Junkies. I was hooked from then on.
Honestly guys, this is by far the best Arduino training on the internet. I am proud to be a member of the academy.

[ianbertenshaw]

Probably best for the total newcomer to buy a basic uno development kit, that way they get an uno board, a small breadboard, jumper wires, some basic components and in many cases a project book . A lot of the projects and videos on YouTube for beginners use the uno so it makes it easier to follow along and it is just matter of copying the wiring shown .
Great video !

[--DP]

Thanks so much for this series. Your channel helped me to learn to program a few years ago, and I am really enjoying this!

[mikerilling]

Elegoo makes a great kit for $41 that comes with an Arduino
a breadboard plenty of jumpers capacitors resistors power supply
everything
I just got another one a couple of days ago

[mr.goldenrod]

I disagree, but I understand your recommendation. I quickly outgrew the Uno and now only buy the MKR1010 because of the built-in features. Instead of buying Uno shields, the MKR1010 is ready-to-go for most applications.

[michaelhemberger]

Freakin great series. And.. once again your voice just draws me in to learn.

[TYGAMatt]

The UNO is (for me) the most convenient for simple projects as you can just grab it with a few jumper wires and get underway immediately.
Next step would be a Nano or Pro-mini on a breadboard.
Final attack probably make a PCB that uses just the ATmega328P chip.

[TheOleHermit]

Answer: Teensy 4.x
Sorry, Arduino.
Excellent C++ tutorials. Learned a lot; enough to complete my T4 Laser Synth project.
Thanks!😎

[Elel-invk]

Hi! I need to buy an Arduino for programming a smal and simple 2D Plotter. Which one would you recommend? 😄

[scottkrieman]

I made a shooting target for slingshot or bb guns that when hit sets off a flash pot making a big puff of smoke and I want to add an auto reset using a motor.
I have no experience with Arduino but want to learn so I can at least build my resetting target. I built one resetting target that uses a pull solenoid operated by micro switches that get triggered by a motorized cam. I wish I could find a personal tutor that could teach me while building this project?

[aircates]

I started with the elegoo super kit, but I ended up putting that board in a project (That I still need to add to your website). I have an actual Arduino uno for my next project (whatever that is)…

[zandizoo]

I dont know if it was out when this video was made but should I get the Arduino R3 or the Arduino R4? I'm just starting out and it will be my first ever Arduino

[duljayasavinu]

I want to buy a Arduino uno but I fell like an Arduino mega will be better for me since maybe If I go onto bigger projects I don’t have to buy it again

[warrenscorner]

Great video! I’ve tried several different Arduino boards. The Uno is my favorite because all of the ports are clearly labeled. The Nano works good when you want to have your board attached to the breadboard. I have played with a couple of compatible boards from Elegoo and they function the same except you might not see the board name show up in the IDE when you are selecting the port. What do we call you? Professor?

[andreiso]

I have an arduino nano buy from aliexpress and I have a original uno rev 3, but my problem is that my computer doesn't recognise the nano aliexpress board. What can I do ?
Please help

[GHILLIESARCADEANDMORE]

So I have a question Let's say if for some reason you can't do the code yourself how would you look for someone to outsource too

[markshaum]

First (and 2nd and 3rd) Arduino Uno's.

[ttssoon]

ESP32 or ESP8266 are the good choices.