Arduino Uno Description
Arduino Uno Description
As we discussed we know that Arduino Uno is the most standard board available and
probably the best choice for a beginner. We can directly connect the board to the
computer via a USB Cable which performs the function of supplying the power as well
as acting as a serial port.
Vin: This is the input voltage pin of the Arduino board used to provide input supply from
an external power source.
5V: This pin of the Arduino board is used as a regulated power supply voltage and it is
used to give supply to the board as well as onboard components.
3.3V: This pin of the board is used to provide a supply of 3.3V which is generated from a
voltage regulator on the board
GND: This pin of the board is used to ground the Arduino board.
Reset: This pin of the board is used to reset the microcontroller. It is used to Resets the
microcontroller.
Analog Pins: The pins A0 to A5 are used as an analog input and it is in the range of 0-5V.
Digital Pins: The pins 0 to 13 are used as a digital input or output for the Arduino board.
Serial Pins: These pins are also known as a UART pin. It is used for communication
between the Arduino board and a computer or other devices. The transmitter pin
number 1 and receiver pin number 0 is used to transmit and receive the data resp.
External Interrupt Pins: This pin of the Arduino board is used to produce the External
interrupt and it is done by pin numbers 2 and 3.
PWM Pins: This pins of the board is used to convert the digital signal into an analog by
varying the width of the Pulse. The pin numbers 3,5,6,9,10 and 11 are used as a PWM
pin.
SPI Pins: This is the Serial Peripheral Interface pin, it is used to maintain SPI
communication with the help of the SPI library. SPI pins include:
LED Pin: The board has an inbuilt LED using digital pin-13. The LED glows only when the
digital pin becomes high.
AREF Pin: This is an analog reference pin of the Arduino board. It is used to provide a
reference voltage from an external power supply.