An added bonus is that our DFRduino is still using the DIP package AVR Chip. This board features the ATmega16U2 programmed as a USB-to-serial converter. The open-source IDE can be downloaded for free (currently for Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux). Arduino can be used to develop stand-alone interactive objects or can be connected to software on your computer (e.g. This environment implements the Processing / Wiring language. It is a simple microcontroller board fully compatible with Arduino UNO R3 and Arduino IDE open-source development environment. DFRduino Uno V3.0 from DFRobot is a physical world computing board of small size for academics or development.
