Arduino

=Overview= Description
 * 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.

Founders
 * Massimo Banzi
 * David Cuartielles
 * Tom Igoe
 * Gianluca Martino
 * David Mellis
 * Casey Reas

Location
 * Ivrea, Italy

Year of Foundation
 * 2005

Website
 * http://arduino.cc/

=History=

=Licences and Documentation= All of the original design files (Eagle CAD) for the Arduino hardware are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike license, which allows for both personal and commercial derivative works, as long as they credit Arduino and release their designs under the same license.

The Arduino software is also open-source. The source code for the Java environment is released under the GPL and the C/C++ microcontroller libraries are under the LGPL.

=Products= Category: boards, Arduino


 * Serial Arduino
 * Arduino Extreme
 * Arduino Mini
 * Arduino Nano
 * LilyPad Arduino
 * Arduino NG
 * Arduino NG plus
 * Arduino Bluetooth
 * Arduino Diecimila
 * Arduino Duemilanove ("2009")
 * Arduino Mega
 * Arduino Uno
 * Arduino Mega2560
 * Arduino Leonardo
 * Arduino Esplora
 * Arduino YÚN