Arduino Nano: an Account of Coolness in 4 Links
- Light: how do you feel today? Find out with the interactive, multi-function mood light: http://www.instructables.com/id/Interactive-Open-Source-Mood-Light/
- Sound: have you ever played with water filled crystal glasses to make sound? How about using an Arduino Nano to control the music? Check out this cool video: http://www.vimeo.com/1261369
- Game: it’s no Wii, but this simple version of Super Mario Bros using an 8×8 LED matrix rocks: http://vimeo.com/9928343
- iPod: an Arduino-based iPod remote with a single button that toggles between Play and Pause on the iPod: http://davidfindlay.org/weblog/files/2009_09_07_ipod_remote.php
The Nano at the official Arduino website: http://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardNano
An Arduino for Any Project
The Arduino is based on the microcontrollers from Atmel. Here are current Arduinos available (the architecture is open source, and anyone can build their own “Arduino” based on the technical specs that are available for download from the official Arduino website).
- Duemilanove: “Duemilanove” means 2009 in Italian and is named after the year of its release. The Duemilanove is the latest in a series of USB Arduino boards. It is based on the ATmega328 and has 14 digital input/output pins (of which 6 can be used as PWM outputs) and 6 analog inputs.
- Mega: The Arduino Mega is based on the ATmega1280. It has 54 digital input/output pins (of which 14 can be used as PWM outputs) and 16 analog inputs.
