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Is Arduino killing the electronic hobby?
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madires:

--- Quote from: GlennSprigg on June 20, 2021, 02:08:02 pm ---But what have you 'Learnt' ???

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In the worst case? How to use an Arduino and its IDE. ;D Arduino can be just a tool or toy, like many drive a car or use a PC without knowing how it works. If you touch an Arduino it doesn't mean that you'll become an EE or software developer. However, for some it can open a door to a new and fascinating world with many things to learn. It's up to you to decide which way to go - not for me telling you what to do or to learn. And when someone is really interested in electronics he will learn about the basics sooner or later anyway.
jonovid:
in my opinion NO ,  Arduino can do the work of 3 or 4 555 timer ic's , 2 or 3 TTL gates in one ic saving you a lot of work.
this is more then a blinky LED its a LED that can do morse code or tv remote code.  :-+
it would be great to see other miro's like 6 or 8 pin ic's added to Arduino library were pcb space is minimal.
joeqsmith:
If you enjoy simple projects using discrete components,  many of the old books for the beginning hobbyist are available on-line.   

https://worldradiohistory.com/BOOKSHELF-ARH/Bookshelf_Hobbyist.htm
Siwastaja:
It's always good to have options.

The only objection I have is against the culture of forcing choices down our throats. To me it looks like it's much better now than it was when Arduino was new and so freaking trendy you were not cool if you did anything else.

Today those who started playing with Arduino are designing full boards from scratch and ordering them manufactured from JLCPCB.
ejeffrey:

--- Quote from: FriedMule on June 20, 2021, 10:58:31 am ---My example about the blinking LED was from a forum where a 100% noob asked how one could get a LED to blink, there were no precision or special demands, it was a simple "first-time" projects. Other project in same type: a tone generator, electronic dice, fading LED and all these projects that one may have seen as a young kid. They were all "you have to build a circuit, get the right components, get the PCB made and maybe will it not even work.

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Giving an absolute beginner on those projects the suggestion to start with an Arduino is the best advice.  It will both solve their immediate problem and get them stated on a crucial skill for hobbyist electronics in the modern world. It also provides a lot more possibility for extension after they solve the first problem: ok you have a flashing LED.  Now you want to make that on a timer?  Or trigger it with a PIR or ultrasonic range finder?  You want your electronic dice to log rolls or send them via SMS?  Or change from d6 to d20 at the press of a button? The Arduino gives you a lot of options, some of which can be implemented with simple analog / discrete digital logic and others cannot.

I would only give someone the 555 suggestion as an alternative to the Arduino, or if they specially wanted a more discrete solution, or if they had specific requirements such as size, parts cost, or something.

Arduino is far from perfect and I certainly groan when I see it in a "professional" product although if it does the job it can make sense.  But the complaining about people learning electronics through Arduino is just silly "old man yells at cloud" nonsense.
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