Hobby Components Arduino Compatible Uno+ (HCARDU0100)
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 11:13 am
This is our lower cost alternative to the standard R3 Uno, but in this case lower cost doesn't mean less features. In fact we have made several improvements to the standard R3 Uno, hence the 'plus'. By taking advantage of the latest USB components together with using surface mount technology for the main processor we have been able to significantly reduce the cost of this development board. But what's the plus all about? Well, whilst making changes to the latest R3 design we also decided to add a few improvements:
The first thing you may notice is the additional header pins supplied with the board. These can be fitted to the row of headers that we have added alongside the standard Arduino headers giving it more connect-ability. Add them to the upper side of the board to have additional connections to each pin, or add them to the bottom to get access to pins obscured by shields.
We also know that when experimenting you can never have enough power connections so we've added a header with plenty of 5V, 3.3V and GND pins. Plus added pins for Serial and I2C interfaces.
We've even improved on the standard artwork to make it clearer, and on the underside we've also added extra information for alternative pin functions - very useful if you like to hack your Uno.
We've changed the USB interface to lower the cost of the board.
But don't worry, despite all the improvements it's still an Uno. It will work just as well with the Arduino IDE and is compatible with any hardware that works with an ordinary R3 Uno. Just install the drivers (see links below) and select the board type as 'Arduino Uno' and you're good to go.
This product is derived from the Arduino(TM) reference design which was released under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike license.
You can see the license here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by ... /legalcode
Technical support for any product sold by Hobby Components should be directed to Hobby Components. We have no affiliation with Arduino.
Windows Installation Instructions
Note for Windows users: The correct CH340 driver is now supported via the Windows update process and so you should only need to plug in your Uno+ and Windows should automatically install the correct driver. If for some reason Windows fails to install the driver it can be manually downloaded and installed via the link below.
Windows Driver
Drivers are available in the link below. Simply download and unzip them, plug in your Uno+ and when the new hardware is detected, point the wizard to the folder you just unzipped to and it should install without any problems.
Download via our forum here
Download via our github page:
https://github.com/HobbyComponents/CH340-Drivers
MAC installation instructions
New code signed version confirmed to work with 10.12 Sierra
Older code signed version confirmed to work with El Capitan
Instructions:
Download the driver (you must be logged in to download)
Once downloaded, double-click the zip file to unzip it.
Run installer found in that folder.
If asked to restart, do not restart just yet.
Now restart your Mac.
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