Arduino is an open-source physical computing platform based on a simple I/O board and a development environment that implements the Processing/Wiring language. Arduino can be used to develop stand-alone interactive objects or can be connected to software on your computer (e.g. Flash, Processing and MaxMSP). The boards can be assembled by hand or purchased preassembled; the open-source IDE can be downloaded for free at [https://arduino.cc](https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software) ## More info at - [Our website](https://www.arduino.cc/) - [The forums](https://forum.arduino.cc/) - Follow us on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/arduino) - And like us at [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/official.arduino) ## Bug reports and technical discussions - To report a *bug* in the software or to request *a simple enhancement* go to [Github Issues](https://github.com/arduino/Arduino/issues) - More complex requests and technical discussion should go on the [Arduino Developers mailing list](https://groups.google.com/a/arduino.cc/forum/#!forum/developers) - If you're interested in modifying or extending the Arduino software, we strongly suggest discussing your ideas on the [Developers mailing list](https://groups.google.com/a/arduino.cc/forum/#!forum/developers) *before* starting to work on them. That way you can coordinate with the Arduino Team and others, giving your work a higher chance of being integrated into the official release ## Installation Detailed instructions for installation in popular operating systems can be found at: - [Linux](https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/Linux) (see also the [Arduino playground](https://playground.arduino.cc/Learning/Linux)) - [macOS](https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/MacOSX) - [Windows](https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/Windows) ## Credits Arduino is an open source project, supported by many. The Arduino team is composed of Massimo Banzi, David Cuartielles, Tom Igoe and David A. Mellis. Arduino uses [GNU avr-gcc toolchain](https://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/avr-gcc), [GCC ARM Embedded toolchain](https://launchpad.net/gcc-arm-embedded), [avr-libc](https://www.nongnu.org/avr-libc/), [avrdude](https://www.nongnu.org/avrdude/), [bossac](http://www.shumatech.com/web/products/bossa), [openOCD](http://openocd.org/) and code from [Processing](https://www.processing.org) and [Wiring](http://wiring.org.co). Icon and about image designed by [ToDo](https://www.todo.to.it/)