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A R D U I N O U N O R E V 3
Code: A000066
The UNO is the best board to get started with electronics and
coding. If this is your first experience tinkering with the platform,
the UNO is the most robust board you can start playing with. The
UNO is the most used and documented board of the whole Arduino
family.
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- Page 1 A R D U I N O U N O R E V 3 Code: A000066 The UNO is the best board to get started with electronics and coding. If this is your first experience tinkering with the platform, the UNO is the most robust board you can start playing with. The UNO is the most used and documented board of the whole Arduino family. ...
- Page 2 Arduino Uno is a microcontroller board based on the ATmega328P (datasheet). It has 14 digital input/output pins (of which 6 can be used as PWM outputs), 6 analog inputs, a 16 MHz quartz crystal, a USB connection, a power jack, an ICSP header and a reset button. It contains everything needed to support the microcontroller; simply connect it to a computer with a USB cable or power it with a AC‐to‐DC adapter or battery to get started.. You can tinker with your UNO without worring too much about doing something wrong, worst case scenario you can replace the chip for a few dollars and start over again. "Uno" means one in Italian and was chosen to mark the release of Arduino Software (IDE) 1.0. The Uno board and version 1.0 of Arduino Software (IDE) were the reference versions of Arduino, now evolved to newer releases. The Uno board is the first in a series of USB Arduino boards, and the reference model for the Arduino platform; for an extensive list of current, past or outdated boards see the Arduino index of boards. You can find here your board warranty informations. https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/warranty Getting Started You can find in the Getting Started section all the information you need to configure your board, use the Arduino Software (IDE), and start tinker with coding and electronics. https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/HomePage TECH SPECS Microcontroller ATmega328P Operating Voltage 5V Input Voltage (recommended) 7‐12V Input Voltage (limit) 6‐20V Digital I/O Pins 14 (of which 6 provide PWM output) PWM Digital I/O Pins 6 ...
- Page 3 Flash Memory 32 KB (ATmega328P) of which 0.5 KB used by bootloader SRAM 2 KB (ATmega328P) EEPROM 1 KB (ATmega328P) Clock Speed 16 MHz LED_BUILTIN 13 Length 68.6 mm Width 53.4 mm Weight 25 g OSH: Schematics Arduino Uno is open‐source hardware! You can build your own board using the following files: EAGLE FILES IN .ZIP https://www.arduino.cc/en/uploads/Main/arduino_Uno_Rev3‐02‐TH.zip SCHEMATICS IN .PDF https://www.arduino.cc/en/uploads/Main/Arduino_Uno_Rev3‐schematic.pdf BOARD SIZE IN .DXF http://arduino.cc/documents/ArduinoUno.dxf Programming The Arduino Uno can be programmed with the (Arduino Software (IDE)). Select "Arduino/Genuino Uno from the Tools > Board menu (according to the microcontroller on your board). For details, see the reference and tutorials. The ATmega328 on the Arduino Uno comes preprogrammed with a bootloader that allows you to upload new code to it without the use of an external hardware programmer. It communicates using the original STK500 protocol (reference, C header files). You can also bypass the bootloader and program the microcontroller through the ...
- Page 4 The ATmega16U2 (or 8U2 in the rev1 and rev2 boards) firmware source code is available in the Arduino repository. The ATmega16U2/8U2 is loaded with a DFU bootloader, which can be activated by: On Rev1 boards: connecting the solder jumper on the back of the board (near the map of Italy) and then rese ing the 8U2. On Rev2 or later boards: there is a resistor that pulling the 8U2/16U2 HWB line to ground, making it easier to put into DFU mode. You can then use Atmel's FLIP software (Windows) or the DFU programmer (Mac OS X and Linux) to load a new firmware. Or you can use the ISP header with an external programmer (overwriting the DFU bootloader). See this user‐contributed tutorial for more information. Warnings The Arduino Uno has a resettable polyfuse that protects your computer's USB ports from shorts and overcurrent. Although most computers provide their own internal protection, the fuse provides an extra layer of protection. If more than 500 mA is applied to the USB port, the fuse will automatically break the connection until the short or overload is removed. Differences with other boards The Uno differs from all preceding boards in that it does not use the FTDI USB‐to‐ serial driver chip. Instead, it features the Atmega16U2 (Atmega8U2 up to version R2) programmed as a USB‐to‐serial converter. Power The Arduino Uno board can be powered via the USB connection or with an external power supply. The power source is selected automatically. External (non‐USB) power can come either from an AC‐to‐DC adapter (wall‐wart) or battery. The adapter can be connected by plugging a 2.1mm center‐positive plug into the board's power jack. Leads from a battery can be inserted in the GND and Vin pin headers of the POWER connector. The board can operate on an external supply from 6 to 20 volts. If supplied with less than 7V, however, the 5V pin may supply less than five volts and the board may become unstable. If using more than 12V, the voltage regulator may overheat and damage the board. The recommended range is 7 to 12 volts. ...
- Page 5 5V.This pin outputs a regulated 5V from the regulator on the board. The board can be supplied with power either from the DC power jack (7 ‐ 12V), the USB connector (5V), or the VIN pin of the board (7‐12V). Supplying voltage via the 5V or 3.3V pins bypasses the regulator, and can damage your board. We don't advise it. 3V3. A 3.3 volt supply generated by the on‐board regulator. Maximum current draw is 50 mA. GND. Ground pins. IOREF. This pin on the Arduino/Genuino board provides the voltage reference with which the microcontroller operates. A properly configured shield can read the IOREF pin voltage and select the appropriate power source or enable voltage translators on the outputs to work with the 5V or 3.3V. Memory The ATmega328 has 32 KB (with 0.5 KB occupied by the bootloader). It also has 2 KB of SRAM and 1 KB of EEPROM (which can be read and written with the EEPROM library). https://www.arduino.cc/en/Reference/EEPROM Input and Output See the mapping between Arduino pins and ATmega328P ports. The mapping for the Atmega8, 168, and 328 is identical. PIN MAPPING ATmega328P https://www.arduino.cc/en/Hacking/PinMapping168 Each of the 14 digital pins on the Uno can be used as an input or output, using pinMode() https://www.arduino.cc/en/Reference/PinMode, digitalWrite() https://www.arduino.cc/en/Reference/DigitalWrite, and digitalRead() https://www.arduino.cc/en/Reference/DigitalRead functions. They operate at 5 volts. Each pin can provide or receive 20 mA as recommended operating condition and has an internal pull‐up resistor (disconnected by default) of 20‐50k ohm. A maximum of 40mA is the value that must not be exceeded on any I/O pin to avoid permanent damage to the microcontroller. ...
- Page 6 External Interrupts: 2 and 3. These pins can be configured to trigger an interrupt on a low value, a rising or falling edge, or a change in value. See the attachInterrupt() function for details. PWM: 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, and 11. Provide 8‐bit PWM output with the analogWrite() function. SPI: 10 (SS), 11 (MOSI), 12 (MISO), 13 (SCK). These pins support SPI communication using the SPI library. LED: 13. There is a built‐in LED driven by digital pin 13. When the pin is HIGH value, the LED is on, when the pin is LOW, it's off. TWI: A4 or SDA pin and A5 or SCL pin. Support TWI communication using the Wire library. The Uno has 6 analog inputs, labeled A0 through A5, each of which provide 10 bits of resolution (i.e. 1024 different values). By default they measure from ground to 5 volts, though is it possible to change the upper end of their range using the AREF pin and the analogReference() function. There are a couple of other pins on the board: AREF. Reference voltage for the analog inputs. Used with analogReference(). Reset. Bring this line LOW to reset the microcontroller. Typically used to add a reset button to shields which block the one on the board. Communication Arduino/Genuino Uno has a number of facilities for communicating with a computer, another Arduino/Genuino board, or other microcontrollers. The ATmega328 provides UART TTL (5V) serial communication, which is available on digital pins 0 (RX) and 1 (TX). An ATmega16U2 on the board channels this serial communication over USB and appears as a virtual com port to software on the computer. The 16U2 firmware uses the standard USB COM drivers, and no external driver is needed. However, on Windows, a .inf file is required. The Arduino ...
- Page 7 A SoftwareSerial library allows serial communication on any of the Uno's digital pins. https://www.arduino.cc/en/Reference/SoftwareSerial The ATmega328 also supports I2C (TWI) and SPI communication. The Arduino Software (IDE) includes a Wire library to simplify use of the I2C bus; see the documentation for details. For SPI communication, use the SPI library. https://www.arduino.cc/en/Reference/Wire https://www.arduino.cc/en/Reference/SPI Automatic (Software) Reset Rather than requiring a physical press of the reset button before an upload, the Arduino/Genuino Uno board is designed in a way that allows it to be reset by software running on a connected computer. One of the hardware flow control lines (DTR) of the ATmega8U2/16U2 is connected to the reset line of the ATmega328 via a 100 nanofarad capacitor. When this line is asserted (taken low), the reset line drops long enough to reset the chip. The Arduino Software (IDE) uses this capability to allow you to upload code by simply pressing the upload button in the interface toolbar. This means that the bootloader can have a shorter timeout, as the lowering of DTR can be well‐coordinated with the start of the upload. This setup has other implications. When the Uno is connected to either a computer running Mac OS X or Linux, it resets each time a connection is made to it from software (via USB). For the following half‐second or so, the bootloader is running on the Uno. While it is programmed to ignore malformed data (i.e. anything besides an upload of new code), it will intercept the first few bytes of data sent to the board after a connection is opened. If a sketch running on the board receives one‐time configuration or other data when it first starts, make sure that the software with which it communicates waits a second after opening the connection and before sending this data. The Uno board contains a trace that can be cut to disable the auto‐reset. The pads on either side of the trace can be soldered together to re‐enable it. It's labeled "RESET‐EN". You may also be able to disable the auto‐reset by connecting a 110 ohm resistor from 5V to the reset line; see this forum thread for details. Revisions Revision 3 of the board has the following new features: 1.0 pinout: added SDA and SCL pins that are near to the AREF pin and two other new pins placed near to the RESET pin, the IOREF that allow the shields to adapt to the voltage ...
- Page 8 The second one is a not connected pin, that is reserved for future purposes. Stronger RESET circuit. Atmega 16U2 replace the 8U2. https://store.arduino.cc/usa/arduino‐uno‐rev3 12‐8‐17 ...
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Is it possible to upload the sketch from a working UNO if you don't have it saved. Without it troubleshooting and modifications are impossible.
No, when you upload a sketch to an Arduino Uno, it is saved in the non-volatile flash memory. This means the sketch remains on the board even after power is removed, and it does not need to be reloaded each time the Uno is powered on.
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