Arduino Uno - R3: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics. If you've never knowingly programmed a microprocessor before, they are electronic chips which can be taught to perform particular tasks - to 'teach' them, you write an instruction list (a program) which they run, and the program makes the chip behave in the way that your program determines it should.
So why is that interesting? Well, Arduino boards are designed in a way which makes the electrical signal connections in and out of the chip easily accessable. They can read switches and keypads, they can turn LEDs on and off, drive LCD displays and with a little bit of extra electronic hardware they can operate electrically controlled switches (Relays) and control motors. Putting a project together and breathing the vital spark of life into it with a program you wrote yourself really is a magical experience, and one which never gets old, because the next idea is always a development of the last or something completely new. Ardupilot-mega - Official ArduPlane repository. ArduPlane is the Arduino-compatible open source software used by the ArduPilot Mega (APM) autopilot to control fixed-wing aircraft.
ArduPlane provides an entire UAV control system with sciptable missions, 3D waypoints, in-flight uploading of commands and powerful ground station software. This is the autopilot and code that won the prestigious 2012 Outback Challenge UAV competition! Features include: Return to Launch with a flick of your RC toggle switch or a mouse click in the graphical Ground Station Unlimited 3D GPS waypoints Auto takeoff and landing Full datalogging on the ground and in the air. Replay missions, analyze every bit of data, or export them to Google Earth Run simulated missions on the ground with PC flight simulators Fully-scriptable missions One-click software load, and easy point-and-click configuration in the powerful Mission Planner. NO programming required! ArduPlane's DIY Drones home page is here. The manual is here. 16-Channel Servo Driver with Arduino. Arduino GPS system. Arduino Playground - HomePage. Arduino Projects.