With time we realized that using a new Arduino every time was not economic; so what did we do?
We designed our own Homemade Arduino circuit on a zero pcb and recently also launched our own Arduino PCB based on it.
Check it out and buy it if you like it! However, if you want to make your own, follow this blog and video below.
What we are going to design is called the Basic Circuit of Arduino or the minimum circuit required to run any Arduino based Project.
We are going to break the circuit into 3 parts :
1) Power Supply : This powers the arduino from a DC battery/DC adapter.
2) Basic Arduino (ATmega 328) circuit : This is the minimum circuit required to make any Arduino based project on ATmega 328.
3) 16 x 2 LCD Module (Optional) : Now this is not absolutely important buy a display always adds value to any project. So we are adding a simple 16*2 character LCD display.
All the three parts have been explained properly in the video. Do check it out !
Components required :
1) 1 x Arduino Basic Circuit with Power Supply (Buy here)
2) 1 x LCD (16*2) (Buy here)
3) Tools (Buy here)