What can you do with this board?

[UberStrike88]

Hi guys,

Someone told me to look up Arduino so i did
And i found this thing
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-ATmega328P-CH340G-UNO-R3-Board-Free-USB-Cable-for-Arduino-DIY/141248764253?hash=item20e315195d
But i don't know what to do with it???
So can someone explain me a bit on what it is?

Thanks for reading

Regards,

[David_AVD]

I think you need to check out http://www.arduino.cc/ 

[German_EE]

It's a computer on a chip to be used for I/O intensive tasks rather than spreadsheets and Youtube. Devices to be controlled connect to the black sockets.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arduino

[VK5RC]

I have found the arduino 'system'  a easy way to use a microprocessor to do some tasks.  I have used them to monitor current and voltage in home built amateur radio transmitters and run a 16x2 lcd display.  I have found the programming relatively easy to pick up and there are a lot of sample programs  that you can adapt to your needs. PIC is probably ultimately more advanced but for me I found the programming more difficult,  and I rarely need that much computation. 

[UberStrike88]

I looked it up and found some things but is that (fake i think??) arduino as good as the real one? and btw can you expand the memory with this?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Read-And-Write-For-Arduino-ARM-MCU-1pcs-SD-Card-Module-Slot-Socket-Reader-New-BQ-/251472408054?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item3a8cec6df6

[macboy]

I looked it up and found some things but is that (fake i think??) arduino as good as the real one? and btw can you expand the memory with this?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Read-And-Write-For-Arduino-ARM-MCU-1pcs-SD-Card-Module-Slot-Socket-Reader-New-BQ-/251472408054?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item3a8cec6df6

Arduino is open-source hardware. The intent is to allow others to clone the hardware, and to modify and improve it. The board above is a clone but is not "fake". It is probably manufactured in China, and is probably tested less (if at all) before being shipped, compared to ones that you will find from companies in EU or the Americas. It also costs much much less. Don't hesitate just because the price is low, it will probably function identically to a real Arduino or any other clone.

One note is that this board uses a "CH340G" USB-serial converter, where the original Arduino uses an FTDI made part which is more expensive. The FTDI chips are highly regarded and have excellent driver support. The CH340G is ... I don't know. Cheaper. FWIW.

[UberStrike88]

Ahhh okay i think i'm going to order one
Btw is there any difference but size on these 2 boards?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Nano-V3-0-ATmega328-16M-5V-Micro-controller-CH340G-board-For-Arduino/311064700128?hash=item486ce6a4e0
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-ATmega328P-CH340G-UNO-R3-Board-amp-Free-USB-Cable-for-Arduino-DIY-/141248764253?&_trksid=p2056016.m2516.l5255
And btw can i code the thing with Java instead of c/c++?

[Thor-Arne]

The nano has 2 additional analog I/O's and will fit nicely on a breadboard.

If you planning on getting a Uno, you should consider getting one with a 328 in a DIP package as these can be changed if you fry a port.

[UberStrike88]

Ohhh okay well i probably will short some things but those ic's are just as expensive as the board
Btw do you know if i can code it with Java instead of C/C++

[tylernt]

No Java on Arduino. C/C++ only.

[UberStrike88]

Ohh well i need to find my books again xD

[zapta]

Hi guys,

Someone told me to look up Arduino so i did
And i found this thing
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-ATmega328P-CH340G-UNO-R3-Board-Free-USB-Cable-for-Arduino-DIY/141248764253?hash=item20e315195d
But i don't know what to do with it???
So can someone explain me a bit on what it is?

Thanks for reading

Regards,

Get this excellent book. It will teach you everything you need to know

http://exploringarduino.com/

[UberStrike88]

Looks nice but i don't think i'll need it that much
I already have a book about C and C++ but i did never read it so yeah