Arduino is a versatile microcontroller technology. With it's robustness it's making everyone to fall for it.

1. ARDUINO
An open-source project
“If you are worried about your final year
projects or you have ideas in your brilliant
mind but are in a dilemma about which
technology to use, then this article is just for
you”
What is “Arduino”?
Arduino is a tool for making computers that
can sense and control more of the physical
world than your desktop computer. Arduino is
intended for use by both non-technical people
with no previous programming experience
and seasoned pros who love to tinker.
Arduino was developed in Italy by Massimo
Banzi and a group of people who believed
Hardware and Software should be "Open
Source" and available to everyone.
The Arduino edge
The biggest advantages are speed and ease of
development. The open source nature of
Arduino has led to the availability of dozens of
"shields" (i.e. daughter cards) that facilitate
such things as Internet access, wireless
networking, data logging, and device control.
Another big advantage is the Arduino IDE
which allows software development on all
major platforms (Mac, PC, and Linux) with an
easy-to-use subset of C/C++.
Personally, I think the greatest advantage is
having the hardware platform set up already,
especially the fact that it allows programming
and serial communication over USB.
If you're an Expert, these things may be less
important but if, like me, you're new to
microcontrollers and just have something
you'd like to get done, there's nothing like an
Arduino.
How it worked out for me
For prototyping, the Arduino platform gives
you a lot of pre-wiring and free code libraries
that will let you concentrate on testing your
idea instead of spending your time building
supporting circuitry or writing tons of low
level code.
I personally recommend this technology to all
the final year BE students. My final year
project was an innovative new idea and I was
determined to convert it into a product. So,
we, a team of four, who were not familiar
with any other fancy platform but just 'Mat
Lab' and basic C/C++, were able to implement
our design and hence produce it as our own
work using this technology. You can see the
details on my project on my "LinkedIn"
profile-
(in.linkedin.com/in/watsayan/)
For any help you can contact me at
‘ece.ankitwatsayan@outlook.com’. I'll try my
best to resolve your queries.
What’s in it for you?
You don't need any kind of expensive training
to get into this tool. Since it is an open source
technology, thousands of experts are ready to
help you out on the internet. You can find all
sorts of information on Arduino forums. Join
LinkedIn groups for Arduino discussions to get
any assistance.
You can find all the libraries here-
(http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/Libraries)
Plus you can even find hundreds of hardware
and software tutorials on "YouTube".
“So as a concluding remark, I shall just say,
Arduino is the most economic and effective
way to implement your design. Since it is an
open source technology, you will not only be
helping yourself but several others too. You
can always gain recognition by posting your
project on "Github" and if you have time you
can always copyright your ideas”. Enjoy!
Ankit Sharma