Based on the low-cost 8-bit ATmega328P processor the Arduino Uno R3 board is likely to score
as the most popular Arduino family member so far and this workhorse has been with us for many
years. Recently the new Arduino Uno R4 was released based on a 48-MHz 32-bit Cortex-M4
processor with a huge amount of SRAM and flash memory. Additionally a higher-precision ADC and
a new DAC are added to the design. The new board also supports the CAN Bus with an interface.
Two versions of the board are available: Uno R4 Minima and Uno R4 WiFi. This book is about
using these new boards to develop many different and interesting projects with just a handful
of parts and external modules which are available as a kit from Elektor. All projects
described in the book have been fully tested on the Uno R4 Minima or the Uno R4 WiFi board as
appropriate. The project topics include the reading control and driving of many components
and modules in the kit as well as on the relevant Uno R4 board including LEDs 7-segment
displays (using timer interrupts) LCDs Sensors RFID Reader 4×4 Keypad Real-time clock (RTC)
Joystick 8×8 LED matrix Motors DAC (Digital-to-analog converter) LED matrix WiFi connectivity
Serial UART CAN bus Infrared controller and receiver Simulators ... all in creative and
educational ways with the project operation and associated software explained in great detail.
All programs discussed in this guide are contained in an archive you can download free of
charge from the Elektor website www.elektor.com 20619.
