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Three researchers needed a simple controller for computer art projects. They created the Arduino, which was named after a favorite bar. It became an international smash hit among hobbyists and industry prototype maker. The result was the Arduino. There is a controller, a microcontroller, which, unlike most things on the market is open hardware, open source, therefore, in the same way that Linux and many computer programs. The response was sensational. In February 2011 was 250 000 Official Arduino card sold. Including compatible cards from other suppliers, and clones, the number is 350 000. Thousands of enthusiasts build everything from doorbells to cnc milling machines with the many versions of the Arduino in existence today. A system with additional cards, so-called shields, making it easy to add wireless network or motor control. All drawings will be published in Eagle CAD format under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike, which means that it is free to change the circuitry and manufacture their own versions. The source code for the Java-based programming environment is also open source. The company Arduino is based in the U.S., but has offices in Italy. It produces short, and has reserved the name Arduino, but a number of other companies making accessories and variants that are more or less compatible with the original. Under terms of the license, they must then publish their blueprints on the same terms. The success is not because the Arduino is a special high-performance scorecard. It uses a relatively simple 8-bit Atmel AVR controller. Other prototype cards that use For example, the Beagle Board from Texas Instruments, has much greater capacity. But it is at the expense of simplicity. Arduino's success comes from the principle to make the path from idea to prototype as short as possible. |
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