DIY Arduino

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Notes

• USB to serial converter - [1]
• What is DTR - Data Terminal Ready - or reset button - ][2]
• Connecting USB to Serial converter - [3]
• More instructionals on how to wire Serial to USB - [4] and [5].
• Does CP2102 work? Probably.
• FTDI works - see another tutorial with FTDI converter - [6]

Parurino by Nadya Peek

Has a serial port, not USB, so is a bit antiquated. http://infosyncratic.nl/projects/parurino/

Barebone

You can use an existing Arduino to burn a bootloader and to program the arduino:

https://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/ArduinoToBreadboard

With USB

YES: USB is the way to go for modern devices as of 2019

Build your own arduino for about $5 in parts - Julian Ilett -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNIMCdVOHOM

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• USB to serial - [7]

DIY Arduino Mega

1. Requires surface mount, but is empowering when done correctly. This one didn't work because you can't program it? - https://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Arduino-Mega-2560/
2. Another - can do it - essentially breakout of the microprocessor chip. Is it programmed with the simple plug? [8]

2011

Arduino can be used a very popular open hardware component and can be successfully used in lots of open source projects:

Although you can always make your own arduino using a breadboard using the following instructions: http://itp.nyu.edu/physcomp/Tutorials/ArduinoBreadboard

A similar project could be making you own arduino using a perfboard. http://hackduino.org/mapblog/?page_id=46

Another take would be to create YOUR OWN Arduino PCB using following instructions on this project http://www.theparsley.com/arduino/diy/

In terms of cost most DIY guides featured here will cost you more money (in you add up the labor cost) than a prefabricated arduino board. But for larger quantities the guides could be cost effective. Although using a perfboard or ever a breadboard for could be useful for prototyping using a PCB (DIY of prefabricated) could be more a more practical solution for finished products.