Features:

  • CH340G Replace FT232RL
  • Micro-controller ATmega328P
  • Using Atmel atmega328p-au MCU, support ISP download; support USB Download and Power.
  • Support for external 5V 12V DC power supply; support power supply by 9V battery.
  • Longruner for ArduinoIDE Mini Nano V3.0 ATmega328P 5V 16M Micro Controller Board Module with USB Cable for ArduinoIDE 5Pcs
This is a great product. First of all

This is a great product. First of all, it arrived promptly, which is not always the case with amazon. I ordered it for 2 day shipping and it arrived in the morning of the second day. The packaging was good, Arduinos individually wrapped in electro-protective coating. Its always annoying when sensitive electronics arrive without static protection.These were all then boxed in a sturdy cardboard box. Note that you will need a mini cable to access these Arduinos. This is basically the cable used to connect to the old playstation 3 controller (among other things). I have seen that some people needed help with the Chinese usb to serial converter driver. It seems they were able to fix it by googling the driver for ch340/341 and downloading it. I was able to run it fine from the most recent version of Arduino ide. I did however have to switch the com port option in the Arduino ide settings. As you can see from the unwrapped picture, the board comes unassembled. I am no master solder-smith, but it only took me like 10 minutes to get it assembled. Best of all, I can directly solder cables in for my smaller-profile projects. Its hard to get over how small these things are. Over-all, this is a great product at an amazing price. It is especially useful for projects where you need light-weight components (like rc aircraft) or you need small form factors (like wearables). Also, these are great for experimenting as you are basically buying them in bulk, so you dont have to worry about burning some out, or having to pull them out of old constructions.

Great Arduino Nano clones

You can order these directly from China and maybe save a buck apiece and hope you get them in undamaged after waiting a month or more. These are a great value. Received in two days. All tested perfectly. I don't understand some of the reviews about no boot loader installed. Also the ones stating they can't get them to access probably don't know about needing the CH340G driver. These even came with gold plated header pins. At least they looked gold plated. The header strips are precut to 15 pins. Generally, they come as a 20 pin strip that has to be trimmed. I like that the ICSP 6 pin header was not installed as I never use it and sometimes have to trim the pins for vertical clearance. Bottom line, I'm just sorry I only bought five.

Very easy to work with - can do everything the Uno can do

Well made Nano boards, great price. Very easy to work with, just choose "Arduino Nano" and "ATmega328P (Old Bootloader)" in the IDE Tools menu. The boards came with connector strips not soldered in, which I prefer, as I often solder wires directly to PCBs. Nano can do everything the Uno can do, just in a smaller form factor. Buy with confidence!

Works great, best price.

I've order these twice, work very well, and haven't had any fail. Ships fast, and arrives in good condition. Only issue, is having to solder the header pins, wish I had some kids in the house to exploit for that. I understand that leaving it up to the buyer, makes it more versatile. You can choose the pins, or sockets, even hardwired. Seem fairly robust as well, abused a few, a little, and still worked out great. Will order more in a few months, been running through them quick, for the price, it's easy to think up new projects. Really saves me a lot of development work, haven't etched a PC board, or used my AVR Dragon programmer since starting to use the Nano boards.

Great value

I used to prefer the pro mini..since it was smaller for the final projects. This nano however has a heftier regulator (1A), USB programming interface, and an only slightly larger profile. Arduino IDE and Win10 recognized immediately...and had zero issues. I did need to sand the sides of the board with a nail file. When the boards were separated at the factory they left a serrated edge that surely would cut fingers if not removed. Other than that minor issue...great.

Great little computer!

These all worked straight out of the box. I used them to build a prototype model of a railroad crossing gate.

Joystick is actually pretty solid, I'm a dummy...

EDIT: My initial issue with the joystick not centering turned out to be user error. Part 3 versus 3a doesn't really have anything to do with the joystick self-centering, but rather are used for metal (thin) versus wood (thick) installations. My issue was that I had the part UPSIDE DOWN. The wider part of either 3 or 3a has to be facing downward. That said, this kit is definitely 5 stars based on value for money. The buttons and microswitches are good, no issues there. But the joystick was a total disappointment. I own Happ, Sanwa, and Chinese knockoffs of both, and this is probably the worst I've got. The first one I ordered arrived with the joystick housing broken, one of the corner pieces floating around loose in the box. Before I returned it I noticed that the joystick didn't really center - you press the joystick in a direction and it'll keep pressing in that direction until you move it again. Likely an under-powered centering spring. And when the replacement kit arrived the joystick behaves the same way. 0 for 2. I'm leaving it in the console for now, but at some point I'm going to replace it with a genuine Happ. You get what you pay for...

Perfect size for integrated projects

I wanted to have several of these on hand for projects I do in my spare time. I am pleased with their form factor. I do a lot of prototyping with an uno R3, but these guys are the same in a smaller package. They were recognized by the arduino IDE. My first project is a fan controller to regulate the temperature inside a 3d printer enclosure. One of these will do nicely. The pins are not soldered, which I prefer.

Good Quality - GREAT value!!

Received all x10 of them and every single one of them works!! GREAT packaging.. individually sealed in anti static bags and includes all the headers.. You can see they tested them at the factory since the all had the "blinky" code already flashed.. ALL of them worked!! SUPER great value for money!

I am quite happy with them

I just received these, and tested each board right-off. All of them function as expected with the pre-loaded L-Flasher routine, and accept a routine that I'm currently developing. Absolutely small-enough to fit inside of a standard PS/2 Keyboard, to finish-off another of my projects (a plus being that the pin headers were not already soldered onto the boards--keep supplying them with the pin headers loose, Longruner!). I am quite happy with them, and will be ordering more to avoid etching PC boards for certain applications around the house. At less than the cost of the components on the boards, themselves, this is a good value.

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