I think Dave need to create "Arduino" section on forum

[Alexei.Polkhanov]

I just looked at the list of topics for "what I have no red" yet and it seems that 25+% are Arduino-related 

[rx8pilot]

An Arduino is a microcontroller. Why make a special section?

[eas]

An Arduino is a microcontroller. Why make a special section?

The stroke the fragile egos of people who hide behind smug superiority.

Of course, that would be rewarding bad behavior, which is never a good idea.

[timofonic]

Arduino uses a high level programming way.

What about ARM microcontrollers?
What about Atmel ones?
What about Microchip?
What about TI? MSP430 and others.
What about Parallax?

[miguelvp]

Arduino uses a high level programming way.

What about ARM microcontrollers?
What about Atmel ones?
What about Microchip?
What about TI? MSP430 and others.
What about Parallax?

Add Intel
https://www.arduino.cc/en/ArduinoCertified/IntelGalileo

and Cypress PSoC 5LP
https://www.sparkfun.com/products/13229

But then you have the Genuino which opens a new can of worms

https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/GenuinoBrand

[hamster_nz]

Maybe Arduino users have special needs? :-)

[Deathwish]

muahaha you guys are so funny

[pickle9000]

I would say to put in the "Beginners" description:

"Arduino can be found here and in the microcontroller section."

 

[george graves]

Between the major arduino sellers, and the actual arduino forum, it's well covered. Plus....

I'd never recommend this forum to a beginner.  Way to harsh of an environment.  (also too advanced)

If forums were a bar, EEVblog is a more of a back alley, seedy hole in the wall kind of place, where old bikers with gray beards hang out.  Not the kinda you'd of place you'd take a date to.  Or even admit you hang out there(you park around back, and hope no one reconigizes your car). You can tell it a bit ruff inside, cause the sign out front has a awful font, is old looking, and the bar tenders don't care about fights breaking out.

The official Arduino forum is more like Disneyland. Everything is possible, and it's a really small world! (with that said - there are a few guys that know their stuff there)

[SL4P]

The official Arduino forum is more like Disneyland. Everything is possible, and it's a really small world!

Beautiful +1

[EEVblog]

Arduino uses a high level programming way.

Actually it uses C with some high level libraries you call. Same as countless dev boards that have been available for the last 30 years.

[Deathwish]

Personally I reckon we should have a Nicole forum here so the lovely Mrs EEV can come on and give us all the low down about what Mr E blows up and keeps quiet about 

[Wilksey]

Arduino is a platform, not a chip, the chip behind it is typically an Atmel one, which is a microcontroller.
Not forgetting that Arduino is also a software platform, and requires a bootloader (unless you have an ISP)

[diyaudio]

Maybe Arduino users have special needs? :-)

[legacy]

there is already enough fun with the arduino forum that certainly we all do need a suspender 

[free_electron]

Arduino uses a high level programming way.

What about ARM microcontrollers?
What about Atmel ones?
What about Microchip?
What about TI? MSP430 and others.
What about Parallax?

8051
8096
8049
6502
2506
6800
6802
6805
6809
68k
i960
i860
i432
blackfin
tms32xx dsp's
z80
f4
mk38xx (mostek )
SC/MP
AP101 <- i want that one including the programming language HAL/S (look it up. it has a really cool 3 line input format to write equations.)

[Rasz]

Arduino uses a high level programming way.

Actually it uses C with some high level libraries you call. Same as countless dev boards that have been available for the last 30 years.

well, actually



it uses C++, but noobs cant handle that level of magic, so most program code is functional, while libraries are oop

[timofonic]

Between the major arduino sellers, and the actual arduino forum, it's well covered. Plus....

I'd never recommend this forum to a beginner.  Way to harsh of an environment.  (also too advanced)

If forums were a bar, EEVblog is a more of a back alley, seedy hole in the wall kind of place, where old bikers with gray beards hang out.  Not the kinda you'd of place you'd take a date to.  Or even admit you hang out there(you park around back, and hope no one reconigizes your car). You can tell it a bit ruff inside, cause the sign out front has a awful font, is old looking, and the bar tenders don't care about fights breaking out.

The official Arduino forum is more like Disneyland. Everything is possible, and it's a really small world! (with that said - there are a few guys that know their stuff there)

I'm a total n00b and I feel more interesting and motivating to read what the big guys are able to do.

But maybe that's just me!

[Palmitoxico]

Arduino uses a high level programming way.

Actually it uses C with some high level libraries you call. Same as countless dev boards that have been available for the last 30 years.

well, actually

it uses C++, but noobs cant handle that level of magic, so most program code is functional, while libraries are oop

C++ for 8 bit microcontrollers... they choose the wrong way...

[Bud]

The use of  -duino  should be mandated in languages worldwide. When seeing your friend you will say  "heydoino, howdoino youdoino doingdoino?".

 

Beautydoino!

[Ribster]

There has been a vote a long while ago to separate microcontrollers and FPGA's. That vote failed. If MCU's and FPGA's are put together, i don't see why a sub-class of microcontroller platforms are in right of a seperate section..
Fragmentation is not necessarily better..

[pickle9000]

The use of  -duino  should be mandated in languages worldwide. When seeing your friend you will say  "heydoino, howdoino youdoino doingdoino?".

 

Beautydoino!

They have amazing brand recognition, man to have a name like that I wonder how much cash you can pull out of it?

[EEVblog]

There has been a vote a long while ago to separate microcontrollers and FPGA's. That vote failed. If MCU's and FPGA's are put together, i don't see why a sub-class of microcontroller platforms are in right of a seperate section..
Fragmentation is not necessarily better..

Yep, agreed. Arduino's already have many dedicated forums you can turn to.

[JoeN]

Arduino uses a high level programming way.

Actually it uses C with some high level libraries you call. Same as countless dev boards that have been available for the last 30 years.

What is your theory for the fact that Arduino has become so popular (almost dominant among hobbyists), and so quickly too after it first came out.

Inexpensiveness and the bootloader?  Was there anything else with both those attributes prior to Arduino?

[retrolefty]

Arduino uses a high level programming way.

Actually it uses C with some high level libraries you call. Same as countless dev boards that have been available for the last 30 years.

What is your theory for the fact that Arduino has become so popular (almost dominant among hobbyists), and so quickly too after it first came out.

Inexpensiveness and the bootloader?  Was there anything else with both those attributes prior to Arduino?

 Open sourced hardware (one of first)
 full blown gcc C++ compiler also open source
 runs on windows/mac/linux  (did any other prior micro development board offer this?)