Pro mini is my Arduino of choice small and perfboard friendly. I don’t use the cheap Chinese protoboards and DuPont wires. Just too undependable. I prefer to solder so that connections are reliable! Personally, I find the uno form factor is too bulky for project work. But for an introduction to programming it’s a great first board! Great video explaining the variants, though!
My first board was a genuine Arduino Uno Rev 3. I loved it. But I found it a bit difficult to begin with. I was following ideas from youtube and started to get the hang of it. Then I stumbled upon this guy called michael and everything fell into place. Back then way before the Programming Electronics Academy. It was then called The Open Source Hardware Junkies. I was hooked from then on. Honestly guys, this is by far the best Arduino training on the internet. I am proud to be a member of the academy.
Probably best for the total newcomer to buy a basic uno development kit , that way they get an uno board , a small breadboard, jumper wires , some basic components and in many cases a project book . A lot of the projects and videos on TH-cam for beginners use the uno so it makes it easier to follow along and it is just matter of copying the wiring shown . Great video !
Elegoo makes a great kit for $41 that comes with an Arduino a breadboard plenty of jumpers capacitors resistors power supply everything I just got another one a couple of days ago
The UNO is (for me) the most convenient for simple projects as you can just grab it with a few jumper wires and get underway immediately. Next step would be a Nano or Pro-mini on a breadboard. Final attack probably make a PCB that uses just the ATmega328P chip.
I made a shooting target for slingshot or bb guns that when hit sets off a flash pot making a big puff of smoke and I want to add an auto reset using a motor. I have no experience with Arduino but want to learn so I can at least build my resetting target. I built one resetting target that uses a pull solenoid operated by micro switches that get triggered by a motorized cam. I wish I could find a personal tutor that could teach me while building this project?
I disagree, but I understand your recommendation. I quickly outgrew the Uno and now only buy the MKR1010 because of the built-in features. Instead of buying Uno shields, the MKR1010 is ready-to-go for most applications.
I started with the elegoo super kit, but I ended up putting that board in a project (That I still need to add to your website). I have an actual Arduino uno for my next project (whatever that is)…
I have an arduino nano buy from aliexpress and I have a original uno rev 3, but my problem is that my computer doesn't recognise the nano aliexpress board. What can I do ? Please help
I dont know if it was out when this video was made but should I get the Arduino R3 or the Arduino R4? I'm just starting out and it will be my first ever Arduino
Great video! I’ve tried several different Arduino boards. The Uno is my favorite because all of the ports are clearly labeled. The Nano works good when you want to have your board attached to the breadboard. I have played with a couple of compatible boards from Elegoo and they function the same except you might not see the board name show up in the IDE when you are selecting the port. What do we call you? Professor?
I want to buy a Arduino uno but I fell like an Arduino mega will be better for me since maybe If I go onto bigger projects I don’t have to buy it again
I sort of agree with you. My go to MCU for lightening speed is the ESP32, but I would say that the UNO is easier to learn thanks to the enormous amount of tutorials and documentation. Also the ATmega328P datasheet is somewhat easier to understand than the datasheet for the ESP32.
Pro mini is my Arduino of choice small and perfboard friendly. I don’t use the cheap Chinese protoboards and DuPont wires. Just too undependable. I prefer to solder so that connections are reliable! Personally, I find the uno form factor is too bulky for project work. But for an introduction to programming it’s a great first board! Great video explaining the variants, though!
Thanks for sharing this Carl!!!
Thanks so much for this series. Your channel helped me to learn to program a few years ago, and I am really enjoying this!
Thanks so much Mike - Glad it has helped!
My first board was a genuine Arduino Uno Rev 3. I loved it. But I found it a bit difficult to begin with. I was following ideas from youtube and started to get the hang of it. Then I stumbled upon this guy called michael and everything fell into place. Back then way before the Programming Electronics Academy. It was then called The Open Source Hardware Junkies. I was hooked from then on.
Honestly guys, this is by far the best Arduino training on the internet. I am proud to be a member of the academy.
That’s for hanging around so long Jeremy! It has been a while!
Probably best for the total newcomer to buy a basic uno development kit , that way they get an uno board , a small breadboard, jumper wires , some basic components and in many cases a project book . A lot of the projects and videos on TH-cam for beginners use the uno so it makes it easier to follow along and it is just matter of copying the wiring shown .
Great video !
Good call! A beginners kit goes a long way!
Freakin great series. And.. once again your voice just draws me in to learn.
Thanks Michael!
Elegoo makes a great kit for $41 that comes with an Arduino
a breadboard plenty of jumpers capacitors resistors power supply
everything
I just got another one a couple of days ago
Loving this Masterclass!
Thanks!!
I will start using the Arduino Simulator to design things faster, know what components to buy, and so I don't wind up frying so many components. 🙂
nice!
The UNO is (for me) the most convenient for simple projects as you can just grab it with a few jumper wires and get underway immediately.
Next step would be a Nano or Pro-mini on a breadboard.
Final attack probably make a PCB that uses just the ATmega328P chip.
Nice! Thanks for adding this!!
I made a shooting target for slingshot or bb guns that when hit sets off a flash pot making a big puff of smoke and I want to add an auto reset using a motor.
I have no experience with Arduino but want to learn so I can at least build my resetting target. I built one resetting target that uses a pull solenoid operated by micro switches that get triggered by a motorized cam. I wish I could find a personal tutor that could teach me while building this project?
I disagree, but I understand your recommendation. I quickly outgrew the Uno and now only buy the MKR1010 because of the built-in features. Instead of buying Uno shields, the MKR1010 is ready-to-go for most applications.
Thanks for adding this!!! I can’t wait to check out the MKR1010
I agree going with Arduino UNO. Out growing UNO? Congrats! But for most people, UNO eco-system is incredible... If you even know what I mean...
Nice video for education !!
Thank you! And thanks for watching!
I started with the elegoo super kit, but I ended up putting that board in a project (That I still need to add to your website). I have an actual Arduino uno for my next project (whatever that is)…
Very cool! I think I have a couple of those elegoo UNO boards too
I have an arduino nano buy from aliexpress and I have a original uno rev 3, but my problem is that my computer doesn't recognise the nano aliexpress board. What can I do ?
Please help
It can be the USB input issue but idk
I dont know if it was out when this video was made but should I get the Arduino R3 or the Arduino R4? I'm just starting out and it will be my first ever Arduino
Answer: Teensy 4.x
Sorry, Arduino.
Excellent C++ tutorials. Learned a lot; enough to complete my T4 Laser Synth project.
Thanks!😎
Good stuff, keep it up!
Thanks so much Jan!!
Great video! I’ve tried several different Arduino boards. The Uno is my favorite because all of the ports are clearly labeled. The Nano works good when you want to have your board attached to the breadboard. I have played with a couple of compatible boards from Elegoo and they function the same except you might not see the board name show up in the IDE when you are selecting the port. What do we call you? Professor?
Thanks so much for this Warren!
I’ve been called lots of things :) But usually go by Mike.
Thanks a ton for watching!
Thank you.😊
Thanks for watching Joshua!
Tanks but i hope say example of ardino can do
So I have a question Let's say if for some reason you can't do the code yourself how would you look for someone to outsource too
I believe that you can find people on the Arduino forum that will do your code for you for a fee.
You might also try hiring a freelancer on a website like Upwork. I also believe Adafruit has a jobs board you can post to.
@@programmingelectronics OK thanks
@@TYGAMatt OK thanks
Hi! I need to buy an Arduino for programming a small and simple 2D Plotter. Which one would you recommend? 😄
@@schnitzelschnizel9448 what do you mean?
I want to buy a Arduino uno but I fell like an Arduino mega will be better for me since maybe If I go onto bigger projects I don’t have to buy it again
I just nabbed 20 of these uno r3's for 2.50cad each and gotta find some use lol
I like the way you speak.
Thanks!
First (and 2nd and 3rd) Arduino Uno's.
Nice! It really is a solid board for many applications.
ESP32 or ESP8266 are the good choices.
I sort of agree with you. My go to MCU for lightening speed is the ESP32, but I would say that the UNO is easier to learn thanks to the enormous amount of tutorials and documentation.
Also the ATmega328P datasheet is somewhat easier to understand than the datasheet for the ESP32.
I love the both those boards! I have more experience with the ESP8266.