*Info from from Wikipedia*

Introduction:
Arduino is a single-board microcontroller designed to make the process of using electronics in multidisciplinary projects more accessible. The hardware consists of a simple open source hardware board designed around an 8-bit Atmel AVR microcontroller, though a new model has been designed around a 32-bit Atmel ARM. The software consists of a standard programming language compiler and a boot loader that executes on the microcontroller.

Arduino boards can be purchased pre-assembled or as do-it-yourself kits. Hardware design information is available for those who would like to assemble an Arduino by hand. It was estimated in mid-2011 that over 300,000 official Arduinos had been commercially produced at that point.


Software
The Arduino integrated development environment (IDE) is a cross-platform application written in Java, and is derived from the IDE for the Processing programming language and the Wiring projects. It is designed to introduce programming to artists and other newcomers unfamiliar with software development. It includes a code editor with features such as syntax highlighting, brace matching, and automatic indentation, and is also capable of compiling and uploading programs to the board with a single click. There is typically no need to edit makefiles or run programs on a command-line interface. A program or code written for Arduino is called a sketch.

Arduino programs are written in C or C++. The Arduino IDE comes with a software library called "Wiring" from the original Wiring project, which makes many common input/output operations much easier. Users only need define two functions to make a runnable cyclic executive program:

Arduino Resource List
Official Arduino site = http://arduino.cc
Arduino Shield List = http://shieldlist.org
Arduino Cheat Sheet / Quick Start Sheet = http://robodino.org/resources/arduino

Interesting Arduino Projects
http://blog.makezine.com/2012/12/28/best-of-arduino/
http://hacknmod.com/hack/top-40-arduino-projects-of-the-web/
http://www.instructables.com/id/20-Unbelie...duino-Projects/
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/...owered_projects


Arduino User List
1) eric_tan = Uno R2, Uno R3, Ethernet Shield
2) mdeeen = UNO R3, Due & Mega Arduino
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Arduino On-going Project List
1) eric_tan = photobooth, digital engine display replacement, power usage & water usage data logger
2) mdeeen = PID motor control using Mega, DAC (Digital-to-Analog) using UNO & other small projects too
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Anything else to add, let me know. There was a Raspberry Pi page, so I think there should be a Arduino page too!

This post has been edited by eric_tan: Jun 29 2013, 01:32 PM

Hi,

I want to share..now I have an UNO R3, Due & Mega Arduino, current project, PID motor control using Mega, DAC (Digital-to-Analog) using UNO & other small projects too..

Anyone planning to buy/import some of these?

You can read more about it at Make Magazine site

This post has been edited by eric_tan: Jun 29 2013, 01:36 PM