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In the cold winter of 2005, Massimo Banzi’s students complained about the difficulty of finding cheap and useful microcontrollers.

In a picturesque town in northern Italy called Ivrea, which spans the blue-green Dora Baltea River, Arduin was the count of the border of Ivrea.

In 1002 AD, King Arduin became the ruler of the country, but unfortunately, he was deposed by German King Henry II two years later.

▲ Ivrea

Today, there is a bar called “di Re Arduino” on the cobblestone streets commemorating this king.

▲ Arduino Founders Team

▲ Arduino Uno

Due to the simplicity and ease of use of the circuit board, almost anyone, even those who do not understand computer programming, can create cool things with Arduino, such as responding to sensors, blinking lights, and controlling motors. Banzi intended to market Arduino.

Unfortunately, Professor Banzi was not good at management; after five years of hard work, the company was on the verge of bankruptcy. He did not want Arduino to end like this, so he decided to open-source Arduino and lower the hardware price.

Unexpectedly, after opening up the source, Arduino rapidly spread and became one of the most mainstream open-source hardware platforms.

▲ Arduino Development History (Incomplete Version)

▲ Top 10 Arduino Projects

▲ Self-balancing robot Nano, less than 10cm tall

▲ Six-legged bionic robot

▲ Winter’s Tale

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● Column “Embedded Development”

● Column “Keil Tutorial”

● Selected Tutorials in the Embedded Column

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