Basically: If you want a popular, do-it-all microcontroller and you have some C or C++ experience, go with an Arduino (I’ve personally worked with an Arduino Mega in the past and can attest to ...

To program these chips, [Aaron] first had to wire up the microcontroller into a circuit. This was just a bit of perf board, a resistor, a few caps, and a USB A plug.

In the Arduino world, such a program is called a sketch, which has its origin in its mother language, Processing (see Resources). The Arduino board is a small-form microcontroller circuit board.

Programming means understanding how code interacts with actual computer hardware. If you want to get a visceral (and fun) understanding of programming, start with an Arduino.

Learning to build a robot arm will teach you how to breadboard a circuit, how to program your Arduino, and how to work with moving parts.

An Arduino is a popular open-source single-board microcontroller. Learn how to program one and let the possibilities take shape.

10 Simple-But-Fun Projects to Make With Arduino John Boxall, author of the new book Arduino Workshop, shares a few of the projects from his book on how to get started with the microcontroller.

Arguably, Microchip’s PIC microcontrollers do not get enough posts here. One of the drawbacks for some of us is that Linux support for PICs is not very well known. The information is out ther… ...