Planet Arduino

After the successful launch of the new Project Hub at the end of last year, we are ready for a new challenge and the opportunity for you to be rewarded for your awesome work.

Starting February 1st, we are launching a new ‘Arduino Project of the Month’ competition for everyone in our community. 

Simply share your best project on the new Project Hub.

Every month, our team will then select up to three projects and their creators will receive fabulous gifts!

• First selected will receive a gift card worth $500.
• Second selected will receive a gift card worth $300
• Third selected will  receive a gift card worth $100.

(Gift cards can only be redeemed on the Arduino Store.)

We will officially start considering projects uploaded after February 1, 2023.

Please keep in mind the general rules to enter the competition:

• All the participants must be 18+ years of age.
• All projects accepted for Project Hub will be evaluated by the Arduino Team. If your project is shortlisted you will be contacted with further instructions.
• Please make sure that you are uploading your project using your Arduino account. Projects submitted using Hackster.io accounts will not be accepted.
• The Arduino team will evaluate the projects based on the quality of the project itself, not on the number of projects a user updates. But obviously the more projects you add, the more you increase your chances of  being selected.
• Projects submitted by companies won’t be considered part of this competition.
• The Arduino Team is solely responsible for monthly selection(s). Each selection is final and will not be amended.
• Projects can only be submitted to the challenge once. It is not permitted to delete a project and then re-submit it again in the following month(s).
• Complete Terms and Conditions can be found here.

So, what are you waiting for? Upload your project on the new Arduino Project Hub for a chance to receive a $500 gift card to help make your next project even more amazing!

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If you’re a maker, engineer or any other kind of tech-head, there’s a vast number of great electronics gifts you can choose from. But if you’re not as immersed in maker culture as your partner, kids, friends or family, and you’re looking for the perfect gifts for the makers in your life, we’ve got you covered.

Over on the Arduino Store is a selection of gift guides to help you pick up the perfect stocking stuffers.

Under €50

If you’re looking to put a few extra bits and pieces under your maker’s tree this year, start here.

Every budget is accounted for. There’s so much choice from components, cases, Arduino boards, shields and sensors, that you could fill a whole fireplace of stockings with this treasure trove of affordable gadgetry.

$wag IoT

Here’s the chic side of electronics. All the coolest gear for people who like their projects to have a bit of extra bling.

If you’re looking to impress a maker this holiday, browse through this sensational selection. Pay particular attention to the Oplà IoT Kit (perfect for home automation enthusiasts), CircuitMess Spencer (a kind of DIY Alexa) and the LYRA (for the retro gamers).

To Learn

It’s a total myth that educational gifts have to be boring! To prove that point, we’ve compiled an educational gift guide. It’s perfect for parents who want something that’ll give their kids a new set of skills or a creative outlet.

You simply can’t go wrong with the Arduino kits if you want to inspire the next generation of makers, artists and engineers. The Starter Kit for newcomers, the Student Kit if they’re already studying STEM subjects, and the Engineering Kit to help them to the next level.

To Create

If you’re looking for gifts on the Arduino Store, you probably already know someone who’s dripping with boards, gadgets and bits of tech. Someone who’s always working on a new project, improving old ones or dismantling something to “make it better”.

If that’s the case, there’s plenty here that would make their festive season. Creatives can never have too many accessories for their workshops.

To Perform

It’s all pretty high tech here, but this gift guide is for those who ride on the cutting edge. If you’ve heard the words “machine learning” or “intelligent sensing” floating around, take a look here for your gift-giving inspiration.

What you’re looking at are the more powerful kinds of devices. Great for those who are studying or working in high level electronics. You can be sure they’ll be thrilled and astounded if they open a present from you that turns out to be a Nicla Sense ME or a Portenta H7 with machine vision.

Arduino Gift Cards

Still not quite sure what you’re looking for? You’re in luck!

This is the first year that we’ve introduced digital Arduino gift cards. So if you’ve got a maker on your nice list and they’re either too far remote to send something, or you just can’t decide which Arduino goodies they’d love the most, a gift card means they’ll always get what they want.

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You might have noticed that the shopping experience on the Arduino Store has changed a little. We wanted to let you know what we’ve been working on to supercharge the store.

Arduino Store – A New Experience

On the surface of the Arduino Store, you’ll notice a slightly different layout. There are some new features, and it’s all much smoother. It’s even running around 30% faster. But in the background this has been quite a monumental task.

We’ve been researching for some time to figure out the best way to bring you a frictionless, enjoyable experience when you visit the official Arduino store. As you can imagine there are a lot of options out there when it comes to e-commerce platforms.

Let’s take a look at a few of the new features you’ll be seeing when you visit.

A New Way to Find Everything 

The navigation has been simplified quite a lot. We shop online too, and know how important it is to be able to find the products you want quickly and easily. So the new store navigation makes it easy to hone in straight away on the products you’re looking for.

But we’ve also worked on different ways to help provide inspiration. After all, you might come to the store wanting to get started on your home automation system. In that situation, you don’t have a particular board in mind. Just an application.

So you can now browse through the store by feature. Whether it’s home automation, IoT or robotics, you can filter the Arduino devices that meet your needs.

The same goes for types of devices. Open up a page that just shows you sensors, shields or servos. Or maybe you’re working in educational technology, and want to see what’s available for university students, or high schools.

Extra Payment Methods

You can use any credit or debit card very easily now, or go with a PayPal option if you prefer. As we continue to work on the store in the background, more payment options will come online. But for now, you’re safe and secure with lots of easy options available.

Once your order’s in, you’ve got lots of great tracking options too. You can get updates via SMS text messages now. Or if you prefer, log into your Arduino Store account with the official Shopify app. Your notifications and order statuses are always right there, that way, at a moment’s notice.

On top of all the other improvements, our advanced customer care is still firmly in place. So any comments, questions or issues can be resolved quickly and easily, just as you (quite rightly) expect.

If you’ve not visited already, go check out the new Arduino Store and let us know your thoughts!

And don’t miss out. For this week only you’ve got a 10% discount on your next order (one use per customer, ends on 10th October) if you use this code during checkout: BRANDNEW-10

Remember to ping us on social media to let us know what you bought, and what you’re going to build with it!

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Join us for a special weekend of workshops at the Arduino Store Berlin! Activities will kick off on Thursday, March 9th with teacher training. On Friday, March 10th and Saturday, March 11th, the Arduino team featuring Tenaya Hurst will present some of the latest products, like the Primo and the Otto; in the afternoon, the focus will shift towards the Arduino Uno WiFi and the Arduino Libretto Kit.

Everyone (ages 8 and up) is welcome to attend the workshops. Teachers, in particular, will have the opportunity to learn how to present and replicate projects with their students, as well as meet and greet each other during a social brunch on Sunday morning. The Arduino Store is also looking to collaborate with more educators, so don’t forget to bring your CV!

Registration is now open. The cost of each workshop, which includes an Arduino kit, is €59 +VAT and will be processed at the Berlin store. Please remember your laptop and power cord, and to download the Arduino IDE before attending! Have questions? Do not hesitate to contact events@arduino.org!

Arduino WORK/SHOP

Venue: Arduino Store, Danziger Str. 22, 10435 Berlin, Germany

Thursday, March 9th 
17:00-17:45: Meet, greet and network
18:00-20:00: Teacher training workshop
20:00-20:30: Followup Q&A for teachers interested in collaborating with Arduino Berlin Store

Friday, March 10th
12:30-13:45: New Arduino products introduction (Primo, Otto and more)
14:00-15:45: Workshop 1 – Getting started with Arduino Uno WiFi 
16:00-17:45: Workshop 2 – Getting started with Arduino Uno Libretto Kit
18:00-19:45: Workshop 3 – Getting started with Arduino Uno Libretto Kit

Saturday, March 11th 
9:30-10:45: New Arduino products introduction (Primo, Otto and more)
11:00-12:45: Workshop 4 – Getting started with Arduino Uno WiFi
13:00-14:45 Workshop 5 – Getting started with Arduino Uno Libretto Kit
15:00-16:45: Workshop 6 – Getting started with Arduino Primo 
17:00-18:45: Workshop 7 – Getting started with Arduino Uno Libretto Kit

Sunday, March 12th
10:00-12:00: Teacher brunch

Need a gift idea for that special person in your life? A present that inspires his or her creative side is always a good option. With the holiday season officially underway, we’ve rounded up a few guides to help with your search, ranging from kits for young Makers to stocking stuffers for techies. Whatever you choose, be sure to spend over $150/€100 and take advantage of our FREE SHIPPING all December long!

UNDER THE TREE: BUNDLES & KITS
Who needs toys when you can build your own inventions?

• Arduino and Genuino Starter Kit – It’s a classic! With 15 projects, this kit is the perfect starting point for anyone looking to tinker around with electronics and coding. Also available in German, Spanish and Italian!

• MKR1000 Bundle – Ready to spend your holiday break building your first Internet of Things device? The MKR1000 Bundle is based on our powerful Wi-Fi board and includes all the components needed to add connectivity to your design.

• Road to Santa Claus Kit - Remember the old advent calendar? Well, we’re giving it an IoT twist with the brand-new MKR1000-based Road to Santa system! Step-by-step instructions on how to assemble the kit can be found on our Project Hub!

Explore more bundles and kits!

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YOUNG MAKERS
Let kids unwrap their imagination

• littleBits Premium Kit – Might as well call it a box o’ fun! With this set, kids can learn the basics of electronics, explore STEAM principles and form the foundations of critical thinking, all while creating whirring, buzzing gadgets. The littleBits Premium Kit consists of 14 color-coded modules that magnetically snap together to form larger circuits, guaranteed to keep curious minds engaged for hours. With over 600,000 possible combinations, you can let your imagination run wild!

• Bare Conductive Celebration Circuit Set – Create three flashing greeting cards using Electric Paint. This interactive kit guides users through drawing a circuit, and attaching LEDs and batteries.

Browse more gifts perfect for Young Makers!

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STOCKING STUFFERS
Boards, books, and other goodies!

 

• Yún Shield – A powerful IoT shield that brings Yún features to your Arduino or Genuino, enabling you to remotely upload sketches to your boards. Connecting to your WiFi network is simplified with the Yún Web Panel and dedicated ”YunFirstConfig” sketch.

• Arduino and Genuino T-Shirt – Wear your Maker pride with this gray Uno shirt.

Find more stocking stuffers!

We are happy to announce Arduino MKR1000 and Genuino MKR1000 are now available in our stores at the price of 34,99$/30,99€ (+tax)!

MKR1000 is the protagonist of World’s largest Arduino Maker Challenge and was shipped exceptionally to  1000 winners of the contest. Now, this powerful board which combines the functionality of the Zero and the WiFi Shield, is available to all makers wanting to design IoT projects with minimal previous experience in networking.

We are sharing some documentation so you can learn more about the features of this new board:

• Product page
• Getting Started guide

And  4 tutorials focused on the new features of Arduino and Genuino MKR1000:

• Analog to Midi build a device that recognizes an input frequency and outputs it to MIDI
• Wifi RTC   use the RTC (Real Time Clock) and the WiFi capabilities
• Scheduled Wifi SSL learn to use scheduled functions to establish a secure web connection
• Battery operations learn more about the battery support of the MKR1000

MKR1000 and Genuino MKR1000  is available for purchase now.

We’re very excited to announce that starting today Arduino 101* (USA only) and Genuino 101 (Outside USA) made in collaboration with Intel, are available for purchase exclusively on the Arduino Stores at the price of $30/€28,65 (+ tax).

Arduino 101 and Genuino 101 are the ideal successor of the Uno featuring a 32-bit Intel® Quark™ microcontroller for minimal power consumption, 384 kB of flash memory, 80 kB of SRAM (24 kB available for sketches), an integrated DSP sensor hub, Bluetooth Low Energy radio, and 6-axis combo sensor with accelerometer and gyroscope. You’ll be able to create projects with great features like recognising gestures and controlling your phone over Bluetooth connectivity — all without needing additional hardware.

We presented it and gave a preview during Maker Faire Rome 2015: watch Massimo Banzi and Josh Walden Senior Vice President of Intel Corporation introducing the board at the Faire in the video below.

We prepared some documentation so you can learn all the details about the new board:

• Product page
• Getting Started guide
• Arduino Forum dedicated section

And  3 tutorials focused on the new features of Arduino and Genuino 101:

• Try out the integrated accelerometer and gyro and discover sensor fusion
• Count your steps using the advanced features of 101’s accelerometer
• Monitor your heart rate using the Bluetooth Low Energy capabilities

Like all our boards, Arduino 101 & Genuino 101 are supported by Arduino IDE starting with version 1.6.7, that we have just released. Check out the download page. IDE version 1.6.7 contains a revamped, faster and more compliant version of Arduino-builder (all the fixes are reported here), a lot of fixes to Board Manager and the serial plotter is now able to plot multiple signals at once.

*Please note: Arduino 101 boards sold in USA are in pre-selling, we’ll ship them  from December 28th onword.

Finding the perfect gift for everyone on your list it’s fun and inspiring. Let us help you choose the perfect gift: next to our classic Arduino, Genuino boards and goodies, we created 3 thematic guides to highlight the products in our stores that deserve a spot on your gift list. And to make it even more special, we added a FREE SHIPPING* feature for orders over 150$/100€.

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TINKERING
Experience the magic of playing with technology. Your creative confidence is going to boost!

Click and explore all the products of the gift guide dedicated to Tinkering

• Many people around the world had fun tinkering on the 15 projects featured in the Arduino Starter Kit and Genuino Starter Kit. Now you can make someone happy too for XMas! The Starter Kit is available in English and Italian.

• The 3rd edition of Getting Started with Arduino by Massimo Banzi and Michael Shiloh introduces to the UNO board, gives you lots of ideas for projects, and helps you experiment with them right away.

• If you are looking for interacting with your surroundings in experimental ways, Arduino AtHeart Bare Conductive Touch Board and Touch Board Kit can turn almost any material or surface into a sensor. Connect objects to its 12 electrodes, using conductive paint or any conductive material and create amazing musical instruments.

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KIDS
Get inspired and make this holiday special for your kids! Get them to experiment with science and technology and the wonderful world of STEAM.

Click and explore all the products of the gift guide dedicated to kids

• You can share your excitement with electronics playing with kids and teenagers on the TV-B-Gone Kit, a universal remote designed to shut off any TV. It’s fun making it and using it.

• Get started with paper circuits and stickers with Chibit Circuit Sticker Start Kit an imaginative and easy way to make fun electronics projects without coding, soldering, or hands-on experience.

• Play with the most hackable tiny synth ever! NS1nanosynth synthesizer is an handeld 220x85mm analog modular synthesizer coupled with an Arduino Leonardo platform. it’s a tool to explore the potential contamination between analog and digital music creation!

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IOT & CONNECTIVITY
Create connected devices and master your IoT skills. It’s easier than you think.

Click and explore the product of the gift guide dedicated to IoT

•  Blend Micro is a RedBearLab Arduino AtHeart integrated development board. They “blend”ed Arduino with Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy (aka BLE or Bluetooth Smart) into a small single board. You can quickly and easily develop low power IoT projects.

• Making things Talk 2nd edition by Arduino co-founder Tom Igoe, shows you how to get your gadgets to communicate with you and your environment. It’s perfect for people with little technical training but a lot of interest.In this expanded edition, you’ll learn how to form networks of smart devices that share data and respond to commands

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On our stores we are offering FREE SHIPPING for all orders over 150$ (below 3 Lb) in USA via USPS Priority Mail, and for all orders over 100€ (below 3 Kg) via GLS in Europe.

Delivery will take 4-5 working days to reach you. In December, this may take longer due to end-of-the-year seasonality. Should you need delivery by December 24th, we strongly advise you to place the order before December 18th.

Free Shipping is available from November 27th 2015 until January 6th 2016.

 

 

As we promised last week, you can find on the Arduino Store a variety of Genuino products available for purchase. After Genuino Uno, Genuino Starter Kit (in Italian and English) and Genuino Mega, today we have 2 new entries: Genuino Micro (18.00€ + tax) and Genuino Zero (42.90€ + tax).

Genuino is Arduino.cc’s sister-brand created by Arduino co-founders Massimo Banzi, David Cuartielles, Tom Igoe, and David Mellis, the Arduino.cc team and community. While Arduino branded product are sold in the US only for now, Genuino brand is used for boards and products sold everywhere else in the world. Genuino and Arduino boards share the same components, characteristics and quality of manufacturing. They are actually the same boards under a different name, and you can purchase them depending on the area of the world where you live in.

Arduino ZERO (USA only) & Genuino ZERO (outside USA) are a simple and powerful 32-bit extension of the platform established by the UNO. They provide a platform for innovative projects in smart IoT devices, wearable technology, high-tech automation, crazy robotics, and much more.

Arduino Micro (coming next in the USA) & Genuino Micro (already available outside USA) are the smallest of the family, easy to integrate in everyday objects to make them interactive. The Micro is based on the ATmega32U4 microcontroller featuring a built-in USB which makes the Micro recognisable as a mouse or keyboard. Looking for ideas on your next project with the Micro? Get inspired looking at these projects on the blog.

Starting today you can purchase Genuino Mega on the Arduino Store (35€ + tax) anywhere outside the USA,  and also Arduino Mega on the US Store (45.95$ + tax) USA only.

The Genuino MEGA 2560, like Arduino Mega 2560, is designed for more complex projects as it provides 54 digital I/O pins, 16 analog inputs and a larger space for your sketch. It’s the recommended board for 3D printers and robotics projects because it gives you plenty of room and opportunities and it’s compatible with most shields designed for the Uno and the older Diecimila or Duemilanove Arduino boards.

Genuino Mega and Arduino Mega share the same components, characteristics and quality of manufacturing. They are actually the same board under a different brand. Depending on the area of the world where you live you’ll be able to purchase an Arduino Mega or a Genuino Mega.

Explore inspiring projects made with the Mega.