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Arduino News (archive)

2010.01.29 Arduino 0018 available from the download page.

2010.01.09 Arduino Server upgraded to CentOS 5.4 successfully! Downtime ZERO

2009.08.12 Arduino 0017 available from the download page.

2009.06.17 Can't run Arduino after updating Java on your Mac? See the solution in the troubleshooting guide.

2009.06.04 Arduino 0016 for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux available from the software page.

2009.03.26 Arduino Mega released. Download the new Arduino 0015 software to use it.

2009.03.11 Arduino 0014 for Windows and Mac OS X available from the software page. This is a minor bug fix release.

2009.02.07 Uploaded a slightly updated version of Arduino 0013 for Linux (32 bit).

2009.02.06 Arduino 0013 is now available (release notes): Windows, Mac OS X, Linux (32bit).

2008.12.23 The Arduino software is now available for download from Google Code. If you have any problems, please let us know.

2008.10.24 Arduino 0012 for Linux AMD 64bit available for download: arduino-0012-linux-amd64.tgz

2008.10.19 Announcing the Arduino Duemilanove, the latest and easiest-to-use version of the basic Arduino USB board.

2008.10.12 Arduino 0012 for Linux 32bit available: arduino-0012-linux.tgz

2008.09.18 Arduino 0012 available (release notes): Windows, Mac OS X. Linux version coming soon.

2008.09.16 New Arduino Server!! Faster, Better, and already breaking the records ... read about it on our blog

2008.09.03 Arduino.cc on the move!! During the next week we will migrate all our online services to a new and better server, we apologize for eventual cuts while in the process.

2008.07.11 New distributors: Robotev in Bulgaria and Linux Center in Russia. Full list on the buy page.

2008.05.17 New Hardware: Arduino Nano available for pre-order, by Gravitech. Shipping June 16.

2008.04.29 Check out: Mecharoboshop, our latest distributor in Japan

2008.04.14 Plughouse becomes the first Arduino distributor in South Korea

2008.03.28 Arduino 0011 now available (release notes): Mac OS X, Windows, Linux.

Workshops (archive)

25 Nov - 5 Dec, 2009 Music Workshop in Mexico DF by D. Cuartielles

28 and 29 March, 2009 Workshop su Arduino a Milano, Italia

7 March, 2009 Flash and Physical Computing in Boston, US

5-6 March, 2009 16KB of Sound by BlushingBoy at Arteleku, Spain

22 February, 2009 Arduino class at the TechShop, San Francisco, US

21 February, 2009 Arduino starting class at the Hacktory, Philly, US

9-27 February, 2009 Computacion Fisica at Protolab, Tijuana, Mexico

5-9 January, 2009 Basic and Advanced Arduino Winter Workshops by 1scale1 in Malmo, Sweden

Submit a workshop: to the workshops forum and we'll add it to this list.

Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It's intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments.

Arduino can sense the environment by receiving input from a variety of sensors and can affect its surroundings by controlling lights, motors, and other actuators. The microcontroller on the board is programmed using the Arduino programming language (based on Wiring) and the Arduino development environment (based on Processing). Arduino projects can be stand-alone or they can communicate with software on running on a computer (e.g. Flash, Processing, MaxMSP).

The boards can be built by hand or purchased preassembled; the software can be downloaded for free. The hardware reference designs (CAD files) are available under an open-source license, you are free to adapt them to your needs.

Arduino received an Honorary Mention in the Digital Communities section of the 2006 Ars Electronica Prix. The Arduino team is: Massimo Banzi, David Cuartielles, Tom Igoe, Gianluca Martino, and David Mellis. Credits

Buy an Arduino Board

Download the Arduino Software

Development: For information on the development of Arduino, see the Arduino project on Google Code. Changes to the software are discussed on the developers mailing list.

Elsewhere: You can find lots of pictures of Arduino projects and workshops in the Arduino tag on Flickr. Related links can be found on the Arduino tag on del.icio.us.

Getting Started

To get started, follow the instructions for your operating system: Windows, Mac OS X or Linux; or for your board: Arduino Nano, Arduino Mini, Arduino BT, LilyPad Arduino, XBee shield. If you're having trouble, check out the troubleshooting suggestions.

Learning

Examples of how to work with the Arduino language and common electronic components; further readings on the foundations; information on hacking and extending the Arduino hardware and software; external resources.

Reference

Reference for the Arduino language (see also the extended version); a collection of libraries for working with various types of hardware; a comparison with other prototyping platforms, and information about the components of the Arduino board.

Hardware

Information about the Arduino hardware, including reference designs (EAGLE files).

Blog

General announcements and thoughts from the Arduino team can be found in our blog.

Forum

The multi-lingual forum is the place to go with questions of all kinds.

Playground (Wiki)

We're collecting Arduino knowledge, tutorials, and instructions in the playground wiki.