They may seem simpler, but don't be fooled: microcontrollers are perfect for a lot of my more complicated setups for a number of reasons ...

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

Even if you're a casual microcontroller dabbler you've probably heard of the biggest names in the business: Arduino, BeagleBone, and Raspberry Pi. However, there are less renowned but still high ...

Arduino is the go to board for most folks looking for an introduction to microcontrollers. That's largely thanks to its sizable community, ease of use and surprising versatility. But, there is one ...

As Arduino explains, pair programming is also the most common way chosen by teachers to promote collaboration in programming among students – this is also possible with the new feature.

It is now possible to run Arduino and MicroPython side-by-side on multi-core microcontrollers. Opening up a wealth of new applications across ...

For beginners learning to program Arduinos, a web-based, fully networked developer environment called Codebender could drastically reduce the learning curve.

Best known for its open source microcontrollers that have been wildly embraced by the developer community, Arduino now has its sights firmly set on the enterprise world. Specifically, the company ...

But these Arduino-compatible platforms are far from the only microcontrollers available. The flash-based PIC family of microcontrollers is another popular choice.

The Raspberry Pi team has released the Pico, a $4 microcontroller that competes with Arduino.