sabato 30 ottobre 2010

Arduino: an open-source electronics prototyping platform

Un arduino UNO. Photo by the Arduino Team
Qualche mese fa, mentro ero alla ricerca di nuovi hobby, stufo dei soliti puzzle mi sono imbattuto in http://www.arduino.cc/.
 Dopo una rapida occhiata al sito, ai progetti, al forum e alla sezione dedicata ai tutorials, ha subito cominciato a prudermi la celeberrima coscienza al fosforo piantata tra l'aorta e l'intenzione di deandreana memoria.

Di cosa sto parlando?

"Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It's intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments.
Arduino can sense the environment by receiving input from a variety of sensors and can affect its surroundings by controlling lights, motors, and other actuators. The microcontroller on the board is programmed using the Arduino programming language (based on Wiring) and the Arduino development environment (based on Processing). Arduino projects can be stand-alone or they can communicate with software on running on a computer (e.g. Flash, Processing, MaxMSP)."