{"id":3705,"date":"2016-05-10T18:15:34","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T01:15:34","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2021-01-15T11:00:31","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T19:00:31","slug":"3705","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/3705","title":{"rendered":"What types of Arduino can be used with Vernier BTA and BTD sensors?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vernier BTA and BTD sensors all work based on 5-volts.  For more information on that go to https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/engineering\/arduino\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Most Arduino models work based on 5-volts.  A few, mostly newer, Arduino models are based on 3.3 volts. We do not recommend using the 3.3-volt Arduinos with our sensors for the following reasons:
\n– You might damage the 3.3-volt Arduino using our sensor. There is a slight risk the sensor could provide an output of greater than 3.3 volts. Here is the warning message on the Arduino Due web site: Warning: Unlike most Arduino boards, the Arduino Due board runs at 3.3V. The maximum voltage that the I\/O pins can tolerate is 3.3V. Applying voltages higher than 3.3V to any I\/O pin could damage the board.
\n– The Arduino’s A-to-D converter cannot read the sensor output properly. On most (5-volt) Arduinos, the A-to-D converter reads a count of 0 to 1023 representing voltages from 0 to 5 volts. On the 3.3 volt based Arduinos, the A-to-D converter reads a count of 0 to 1023 representing voltages from 0 to 3.3 volts.<\/p>\n

Here is a list of Arduino Models that are based on 5-volts, which we have used successfully:
\nArduino RedBoard (the one we sell)
\nArduino Uno (similar form to Redboard)
\nArduino Mega 5V
\nArduino Leonardo
\nArduino Micro (5-volt version)<\/p>\n

Here is a list of other 5-volt Arduinos, which should work fine, but we have not tested:
\nArduino Pro 5V\/16MHz
\nArduino Mini 05
\nArduino Pro Mini 5V\/16MHz
\nArduino Ethernet
\nArduino Pro Micro 5V\/16MHz
\nArduino Mega Pro 5V
\nArduino Yun<\/p>\n

Here is a list of 3.3-volt Arduinos, which you should not use with our sensors:
\nArduino 101
\nArduino Genuino
\nArduino Due
\nArduino Gemma
\nArduino Zero
\nArduino Pro 3.3V\/8MHz
\nArduino Fio
\nArduino LilyPad
\nArduino Pro Micro 3.3V\/8MHz
\nArduino Mega Pro 3.3V
\nArduino Mega Pro Mini 3.3V<\/p>\n

Arduino and SparkFun RedBoard Troubleshooting and FAQs<\/a><\/p>\n

Note that our Go Direct(GDX) Bluetooth sensors, can also be used with some Arduinos. We have a separate Arduino library for that. See Can I use Go Direct sensors with Arduino?<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Vernier BTA and BTD sensors all work based on 5-volts.  For more information on that go to https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/engineering\/arduino\/ Most Arduino models work based on 5-volts. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9585,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5461,3084,6251,5800,6250,2575,5801,6249],"class_list":["post-3705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-ard-red","tag-arduino","tag-arduino-101","tag-bt-ard","tag-leonardo","tag-shield","tag-uno","tag-yun"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9585"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3705"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3705\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}