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1.1. The Arduino

While there are many other microcontroller platforms available, for a newcomer to physical computing, the simplest to work with is probably the Arduino (see Figure 1-1). This is in part due to the large community surrounding the platform, but also because the Arduino was designed from the ground up to be simple for newcomers.

Figure 1-1. The Arduino Uno board with the ATmega328 microcontroller



  

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