An Arduino is a popular open-source single-board microcontroller. Learn how to program one and let the possibilities take shape.

The idea is to provide you with a more visual language to program in so you can understand how things work better. Even if you're experienced with Arduino programming, it's fun to play around with.

Creators can start with devices such as the Arduino, an inexpensive control board that’s easy to program and can hook up to a wide variety of hardware.

In turn, since he needed an easy way to program the flash memory which holds the software to run on the Z80, he used an Arduino Mega as a debugger, making the SBC an Arduino shield itself.