Arduino Models

Following last week's hand-on introduction to the Arduino I decided to do some research into the kinds of Arduino boards that are available by looking at Arduino's official website. (http://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Hardware)


Diecimila (http://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardDiecimila)



This is the most popular board and is the one I, and others own on my course. It is the most up to date version of Ardunio hardware, uses USB as its computer interface and also has an external adapter.


Mini (http://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardMini)



This version offers the same functionality as the full sized board, but with vastly reduced component size, making it able to be put in smaller spaces and let it be less noticeable.


LilyPad (http://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardLilyPad)



This version is designed to be able to be stitched into clothing and not be noticeable, and so has the thinnest possible components and no physical protruding pins.


Further variations of the original board include the old Serial edition (uses a 9-pin Serial connector instead of USB) and the Bluetooth edition, where the board communicates with other devices wirelessly.

From all these "flavours" of the Arduino, it is clear that the possible implementations of using Arduino as a medium of developing contemporary interfaces are quite vast and revolutionary.