Need help identifying "real" Arduino
I might just have bought a clone for the price of the official Arduino. could anyone help me verify if this is the real Arduino UNO R3?
This is what I've bought: https://www.apfelkiste.ch/starter-kit-arduino-uno-r3.html?gad_campaignid=21751181183
Is this thing legit? Is it a clone? I'm asking because I'm having trouble with some projects and I'm not sure if the issue is me, the hardware or the code.
If I've bought a clone, how can I tell what the real one looks like and where I can buy it in Switzerland?
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1 x Arduino UNO R3 Mikrocontroller Ultimate Starter Kit
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Here are the official kits.
Kits — Arduino Official Store
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Idk what your looking for help with its clear its not an official arduino kit.
Is that your question? @Elvis
My question is, how can i buy the real arduino when i can't tell if it's the original or the copy.
Conrad is listed as a retailer. is this the official thing? https://www.conrad.com/en/p/arduino-a000073-uno-rev3-smd-microcontroller-board-191789.html
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I would call the thing in the photo either very old or a fake
"Starter Kit für Arduino" is also a telltale sign of "this is a clone". It's not an arduino. It's not an "arduino starter kit". It's something for arduino, so not an arduino. So a clone. Hope that makes sense.
Ebay sellers use this kind of phrasing a lot, too.
yeah i've just now read the article
so even the authorised distributors are selling counterfeits
https://www.apfelkiste.ch/arduino-uno-r3-rev-3-smd-variante-atmega328.html Same store sells this. which looks like an official real arduino. And it has the title "Arduino Uno R3 ..." so it is an arduino and not "for arduino". So this should be an official arduino. (assuming the store is not morally completely lost and just selling fakes outright)
Arduino - UNO R3 Rev. 3 SMD-Variante ATmega328 USB (A000073)
1 x Arduino - UNO R3 Rev. 3
I hate fakes. You can just sell a clone. Why bother faking the logo... 🤮 Just print "compatible with arduino Uno. Cheaply made in china and sold by penpengu" on it and be honest.
I agree this looks realto me also
That image is from the one you linked pen.
Thanks i will look into it. this was very helpful