I thought I'd try one of those generic Arduino clones and settled on the "Funduino." For $17 I thought, what the hell. It arrived yesterday and a quick test seemed okay initially. It accepts uploads without issue.
The board is based on the Atmega2560. The sketch is the typical "Blinky" modified to approx. 2 Hz (250ms high, 250ms low). The on-board LED flashes as expected. For those MCU programmers unfamiliar with Arduino, the on-board LED is tied to the board's pin 13 (digital). Pin 13 is also the output pin for the "Blinky" sketch. Anyway, the photo shows a less than stellar square wave. My genuine Arduino board is currently unavailable for comparison, but I'm guessing the wave should actually be square? If defective, what might cause this output?