This post will help you to identify the original Arduino (Designed and assembled in Italy) from compatible (not clone) Arduino boards available in the market.
Introduction:
Arduino is an opensource, easy to use prototyping platform, they reads inputs (like buttons, temperature etc) and give outputs (like led, motor etc). You can program arduino boards to any particular task as per your requirement.
As it is opensource hardware and software anyone can downoad the design file of arduino from their website and can make thier own boards exactly similr without infringing their rights, due to this there are number of variants of Arduino UNO board available in market.
Difference between Arduino Compatible boards (legal) and Counterfeit or clone board (Illegal).
When you make a similar board as Arduino UNO using the opensource design files you need to make sure that you follow the guidelines of Arduino.
“One cannot use the word ‘Arduino‘ on their product without permission from Arduino.”
Legal copy of Arduino UNO board will look like this:
Illiegal copy of Arduino UNO board will look like this.
How to know my Arduino UNO is Original or not.
To tackle the counterfeit(Illegal copy) of
Link: store.arduino.cc/usa/arduino-uno-rev3
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Clone arduino will not have the papers and base plate as shown in the image below.
Original Arduino header pins are printed with pin details, a feature which i love and which you will never see in
What to Buy: Original or Clone:
First of
There is no difference in working of both compatible and original UNO.