ArduinoMicro with Headers [A000053]

good. I always like these arduino boards.

This is what Arduino boards are best at. It's well built, well documented and well packaged. Sometimes you just need to confirm if your clone board or your code is at fault. 100% should use these more often, but i won't but it will always be me go to board to sanity check myself.

I love anything and everything Arduino, I love the micro because it is a small 17 pin long board that fits on all of my breadboards. It is really helpful that it has the regular arduino voltage regulator on it so that I can use all my normal power supply. I was amazed when I locked at the pin layout because so many of the pins have multiple purposes. Some of the I/O pins also work as analog pins and PWM pins. It has a total of 6 Analog in pins (That is the same as the uno!). I love that it uses the same programming environment and I can upload all my codes to it. The one odd thing is that it doesn't come with a cable to write to it, which wasn't a problem for me because it is a pretty standard port, just make sure it is a data cable (not just a charging cable). Overall, I love it. It works perfectly and fits the small form factor that I need sometimes.

This is the real deal, if you are looking for an authentic Arduino in a very small package this is the board you want. As stated in other reviews this board very identical to the Leonardo board except it is much smaller. The device works to emulate keyboard/mouse input which is what I needed it for and the quality of the board and solder joints is as good as you can get. This seller is also selling these at a much more reasonable price compared to others I have seen, beware of others that have a similar price but then charge almost the same amount for shipping which almost doubles the cost of the board. The free shipping this seller offers (without the need for a minimum purchase) makes this the best deal I could find. I only wish I could find one for a reasonable price that doesn't include the headers.

It was secured in a neat package and the products work well for anything you want to use for a project or anything that deals with coding.

Returned the first board I bought after an evening of swapping out computers, Arduino IDE settings, usb cables (I have used all of these cables for connecting devices in the past), and trying loopback tests. Could not get my computer to detect the device at all. Returned the board and ordered two more to make sure.New boards arrived and I had the same problem with both. Device Manager would not detect them, arduino IDE could not see them after several days of trying.Finally, I dug through every corner to find one more usb cable just to try, and it worked! I don't remember boards being so picky about the quality of the USB cable they use, but be warned about that! I recommend having another arduino board (Uno, Nano, Every, etc.) on hand if you run into connection issues to help avoid pitfalls like I ran into.

Using the Arduino system, you pretty much just plug in, program, and play your circuits. The software is very easy to use. If you have a bright child that is into electronics (like how things are built, how they work), and computer programming, this is a great way to help them along. There's a world of free information and software out on the Internet. Just search "Arduino" and you'll see what I mean.Be sure to get the correct USB cable with the card or separately. While you're at it, order one of the starter packs that includes sensors, wires, and miscellaneous parts.Note - this would not be appropriate as a general gift item unless you know for a fact that the recipient is interested in computer programming and electronic circuits!

Great little controller, plenty of analog inputs.Runs short on memory quick though - most of these controllers don't even list memory - the ones that have a lot of memory are all sold out or going for double their worth.