When it comes to learning about microcontrollers, everyone has to start somewhere. [Lady Ada] recently posted a tutorial on burning the Arduino bootloader to standalone chips for those just getting… ...

A modified version of the Uno/Mega/MegaAdk bootloader that uses the 1200bps touch to jump to the 8/16u2 bootloader - sanjay900/arduino-usbserial-bootloader. Skip to content. Toggle navigation. Sign in ...

At about $30, the Arduino isn't an expensive device, but if you want to make your own, simpler version, electronics blog Hardware Startup shows off how to build an Arduino clone for less than $5.

For more information on the new Arduino Prototyping Set and Bootloader Shield jump over to the Kickstarter website for details and to make a pledge from $18.