Arduino. Arduino is an open-source computer hardware and software company, project and user community that designs and manufactures kits for building digital devices and interactive objects that can sense and control the physical world.[1] Arduino boards may be purchased preassembled, or as do-it-yourself kits; at the same time, the hardware design information is available for those who would like to assemble an Arduino from scratch.
The first Arduino was introduced in 2005. The project leaders sought to provide an inexpensive and easy way for hobbyists, students, and professionals to create devices that interact with their environment using sensors and actuators. Looking at the Arduino for use in the Industrial Automation. A few weeks ago, I purchased an DFRobot mega (Arduino mega 1280 clone) and an LCD display from Freeduino.eu, a few days later I also bought an ethernet shield (mega compatible) and a few components.
This purchase also resulted in an additional free of charge Arduino Uno. I bought the Arduino to find out if it is usable in industrial automation projects. My current setup (see image) is a learning environment able to measure temperature and light intensity and it controls an RGB LED. The ethernet shield helps me sharing the measurements using a webserver. Ethernet. Arduino - HomePage. BoardEthernet. Overview The Arduino Ethernet is a microcontroller board based on the ATmega328 (datasheet).
It has 14 digital input/output pins, 6 analog inputs, a 16 MHz crystal oscillator, a RJ45 connection, a power jack, an ICSP header, and a reset button. NB: Pins 10, 11, 12 and 13 are reserved for interfacing with the Ethernet module and should not be used otherwise.