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neuroscience1995
neuroscience1995 over 9 years ago

Anyone know if this will work?. I read some articles about this being a fake.

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  • fvan
    fvan over 9 years ago +1
    Doesn't look like an official Arduino UNO, where did you get it? Even if this is a clone/fake, it doesn't mean it won't work though. Try to program it and you'll know soon enough
  • Robert Peter Oakes
    Robert Peter Oakes over 9 years ago +1 suggested
    It is most certainly a clone, but people are allowed to make clones, its open source. The biggest concern would be the USB to Serial adapter, as long as it is supported by your OS your good, from what…
  • fvan
    0 fvan over 9 years ago

    Doesn't look like an official Arduino UNO, where did you get it? Even if this is a clone/fake, it doesn't mean it won't work though.

     

    Try to program it and you'll know soon enough image

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  • gdstew
    0 gdstew over 9 years ago

    It may be a clone but it looks like it should work. All the right parts as far as I can tell. The part you zoomed in on is a USB to serial conversion chip which is what you need there.

    The original Arduinos use a different part but this should not keep it from working.

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  • Robert Peter Oakes
    0 Robert Peter Oakes over 9 years ago

    It is most certainly a clone, but people are allowed to make clones, its open source.

     

    The biggest concern would be the USB to Serial adapter, as long as it is supported by your OS your good, from what I can see it should be ok to at least Windows 8+ and probably upto windows 10

     

    As stated, if it works on your machine, who cares. there is no hard and fast requirement to use the FTDI Chip or the Atmel 16U4 or any other for that matter, Some Arduinos don't even have a USB to Serial and rely on an external programmer.

     

    What are your concerns ?

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  • neuroscience1995
    0 neuroscience1995 over 9 years ago in reply to fvan

    I donwloaded a couple videos on how to install the correct driver. I think it should work. Thanks for the advice.

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  • neuroscience1995
    0 neuroscience1995 over 9 years ago in reply to Robert Peter Oakes

    Thanks for the advice. I have downloaded a couple videos on how to install the drivers.  So i should be able to get it working 

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  • neuroscience1995
    0 neuroscience1995 over 9 years ago in reply to gdstew

    Im kinda new to Arduino so i appreciate the adviceRelaxed

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    0 Former Member over 9 years ago in reply to neuroscience1995

    The CH340G usb-serial chip is not used by Arduino. Therefor that board is a clone, which is okay as long and they don't put the name "Arduino" on it. You need to install the driver from the manufacturer : http://www.wch.cn/download/CH341SER_ZIP.html

     

    In the Arduino IDE you have to select the right serial port of course.

     

    The quality of official Arduino boards is good, but the quality of the components on very cheap boards is not so good. In most cases it will work. If you, for example, are going to use it in cold or hot temperatures then it might stop working.

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