Questions tagged [clones]
A clone is a legal, Arduino-like board developed by a third party using the original schematics for the board (with a few minor adjustments). If significant changes are made, it is called a derivative.
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Arduino Cloud Editor doesn't work on ChromeOS
https://www.arduino.cc updated their web-based IDE this week, and now the IDE does not recognize my Pitsco PRIZM Robotic controllers on ChromeOS. I cannot find a generic "Board" device to ...
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Having trouble uploading sketch to Nano [duplicate]
I have a few cheap Nano clones that I bought online that have worked for the past couple of months. They were working fine today until suddenly the Arduino IDE had trouble uploading sketches to them.
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MacOS Ventura freezes/crashes when i plug in my Arduino Nano Clone
I'm using a MacBook Pro 2013 Late with OpenCore Patcher. Currently Ventura 13.3.1 is installed. Before this version was installed, I had no problem using arduino on my MacOS computer. But right now, ...
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Arduino Won't Work With Sensors - Pulsates 1/HIGH when not plugged in, constant HIGH/1 when plugged in
simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab
I tried to do a simple project where a 8x8 matrix lamp would display something different depending on whether or not a sensor ...
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Arduino Nano clone doesn't upload Linux
I've been trying to upload sketch to Arduino Nano clone (CH340G RS232 to USB converter). I have ArchLinux. My port is detected as /dev/ttyUSB0 (Official Arduino Uno is /dev/ttyACM0). After trying to ...
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Is this Arduino UNO running at 12 MHz?
I am wondering if this Arduino UNO R3 clone is clocked at 12 MHz instead of the standard 16 MHz? On the board, you can see there is 12.000 written on the crystal oscillator.
But maybe it's not the ...
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Arduino powered from motor shield and USB issue
I am using an Arduino (Elegoo) Mega with Motor shield to drive a digital train set. The Motor shield is powered from a 12v 1.1 amp dc power supply and I have the Arduino plugged into my laptop via USB....
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Why do all analog pins measure the same value?
I measure 2 analog pins: A4 and A5. The A5 pin is connected to another Arduino's digital out (through a 10k resistor) which has a simple program: 5ms on and 100ms off. The A4 pin is not connected ...
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External Interrupt Pins on Nano Clones
Long time lurker, first time poster here.
Do the cheap Arduino Nano clones such as this one have external interrupt pins?
For example, the original Nano has pins 2 and 3 usable for interrupts. Do ...
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What is /dev/tty.usbserial-1420 [duplicate]
I'm a complete newbie with Arduino. I've bought a couple of Nano clones from China. According to supplier description, it is Arduino Nano V3.0 ATMEGA328P ATMEGA328 CH340. Not sure why they list both ...
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Testing a capacitor with a nodeMUC Lolin V3
Apparently it's possible to test the capacitance of a capacitor with an arduino. In this thread, someone tries to do the same on a NodeMCU but the conclusion is that it's enough to get the change in ...
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Arduino clone woks only with USB - NOT with external power
I have an Arduino UNO ch430 clone. It works with USB power supply, I can upload a Sketch and it works just fine. With external power supply, doesn't work. What do I mean? No LED lights up, high pins ...
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Unable to upload sketch using Platformio (but Arduino IDE works)
I am using an Arduino Nano (Clone) which I was programming with the Arduino IDE (Version 1.8.5 on Mac OS X 10.10.5).
Using the Arduino IDE I need to re-plug the Nano before uploading, but after doing ...
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Uploading to a CH340 "Nano" board using a Mac with Osx High Sierra
I recently purchased some inexpensive Nano boards, but they give an error signal and won't upload from my Mac with OSX High Sierra... I am able to upload to Unos and Megas without issues. I am ...
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Is it common that Uno clones misbehave when connected to 12v on VIN?
Edit: this was completely my mistake. See end.
My official Uno worked fine when powered by 12v on VIN, but my Uno clone acted really funny--it read random noise from an input when a simple wire was ...
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