Arduino Nano Compatible

Hello!

Arduino project is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and sofware. It's very nice to see how an open-source projetc is so important and has a lot of data and users on the Internet.

Today I am going to tell you something about the Arduino Nano. This is the little child of the Arduino's family, but it offers a lot of options and very interesting features.

If you want to know more about Arduino Nano you can visit this page:

http://arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardNano

But in this post I don't want tell you more things about the features and data of the Arduino Nano (it's boring and you have the web of Arduino to read about the specifications of this device). In this post I want to talk about the Arduino Compatible Nano V3.0 of Deal Extreme.

http://dx.com/p/arduino-nano-v3-0-844081877

This isn't the real and authentic Arduino, but this is a very cheap option with the same features and specifications and it's very good to begin in Arduino's World. Three weeks ago I ordered it and now I have it in my hands. It's perfect to test your electronic projets using Arduino's platform and if you have a protoboard you will be able to probe it quickly.

For example, the classic Hello World: A led blinking.

/*
Blink
Turns on an LED on for one second, then off for one second, repeatedly.
This example code is in the public domain.
*/
void setup() {
// initialize the digital pin as an output.
// Pin 13 has an LED connected on most Arduino boards:
pinMode(13, OUTPUT);
}
void loop() {
digitalWrite(13, LOW); // set the LED on
delay(1000); // wait for a second
digitalWrite(13, LOW); // set the LED off
delay(1000); // wait for a second
}

Verify... Compiling... Upload (simply conect your USB to the mini-USB port of your Nano, Select on Tools --> Board --> Arduino nano w/ AtMega328 and go on!).

See you in the next chapter :)