Arduino Day 2017 Turin

Arduino Day 2017 Turin Live Stream on Apr 1, 2017

5 Mistakes to damage an Arduino, avoid them!

This episode discusses five ways you can easily damage an Arduino - so you can avoid them!
Mistake #1: Shorting I/O Pins to Ground
Mistake #2: Shorting I/O Pins to Each Other
Mistake #3: Apply Overvoltage to I/O Pins
Mistake #4: Apply External Vin Power Backwards
Mistake #5: Apply greater than 5V to the 5V Connector Pin

Also learn about an Arduino UNO derivate designed to protect against each potential mishap.

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https://opensourcehardwaregroup.com/5-ways-to-destroy-an-arduino

The Future of Wearable Technology

The Future of Wearable Technology | Off Book | PBS Digital Studios

Arduino Community Logo is up

Arduino Community Logo

You can use the Arduino Community Logo as it is or adding the name of your group. Visit http://arduino.cc/en/Trademark/CommunityLogo to know more about Arduino Community Logo, download, and how to use it.

RXTX Java library

RXTX is the Java library Arduino IDE used to communicate to the serial. It can be used by developers to develop applications communicating with Arduino board.

Visit RXTX home page

Firmata: a generic communicating protocol between microcontrollers and host computer

Firmata is a generic protocol for communicating with microcontrollers from software on a host computer. It is intended to work with any host computer software package. Right now there is a matching object in a number of languages. It is easy to add objects for other software to use this protocol. Basically, this firmware establishes a protocol for talking to the Arduino from the host software. The aim is to allow people to completely control the Arduino from software on the host computer.

Firmata

Remark: Currently Firmata library not included in Arduino IDE 1.5.1 yet ...

Link:

• firmata.org
• Arduino Playground for Firmate