The long-awaited Arduino Due just hit the market, replacing the 8-bit, 16 MHz brain of the popular Uno microcontroller prototyping platform with a 32-bit, 84 MHz processor, while augmenting inputs ...

The Arduino Due has a 32-bit ARM core (the Uno is 8-bit), an 84 Mhz CPU clock, 96 KB of SRAM, and more USB ports than the Uno. In short, it's a much more powerful microcontroller that can handle a ...

[Paul] has been working on porting over Arduino libraries for use with the Teensy microcontroller platform. This tends to be pretty simple since they both use the same Atmel chip architecture. But … ...

An Arduino is a much better choice than a Raspberry Pi for tasks that require real-time input and responses. While a Pi can ...

Microchip's Clifford Swartz presents the 8-bit AVR microcontroller with cellular connectivity.

Arduino does make use of 8-bit Atmel AVR microcontrollers. Atmel is another supplier which continues to invest in its range of 8-bit megaAVR MCUs. Now in their third generation, the MCUs are ...

Raspberry Pi also has a broader selection of I/Os, such as an audio jack, more USB ports, and more. And with 40 general-purpose I/O (GPIO) pins, you can even daisy chain multiple Raspberry Pis ...

So just like with open source software, people can and do make derivatives of Arduino boards or entirely new products powered by Arduino technology. Why is openness important in hardware?

Arduino announced today a new controller, the Esplora, which includes more prebuilt features and could be a step for Arduino toward a wider segment of the microcontroller market.