The project itself simply says the vague shape is what ties it to Arduino, and reads a bit like an advert for a PCB fab. I’d prefer those big clunky PIC devboards with this 8051.

So you've already outgrown Arduino's most beginner-friendly board, the Uno, and are looking to move on to bigger, more exciting projects.In that case, the Nano family might just be what you need ...

Grant Lockridge, Kelly M. Dorgan, DEVELOPING ENGINEERING SKILLS THROUGH PROJECT-BASED LEARNING, Oceanography, Vol. 37, No. 3 (SEPTEMBER 2024), pp. 76-80 ... Oceanography Vol. 37, No. 3, SEPTEMBER 2024 ...