We’re thrilled to announce that Arduino Education has been shortlisted for the Bett Awards 2025, this time in the AV, VR/AR, Robotics, or Digital Device category with our Alvik robot! This recognition highlights our dedication to innovation, inclusivity, and the advancement of practical STEM education.

The Bett Awards celebrate leading-edge technology in education, with entries evaluated on key criteria such as innovation, curriculum suitability, online safety, research evidence, customer support and more.

About the Alvik robot

Alvik is an adaptable, lifelong learning robot that supports educators and students as they transition from block-based programming to text-based coding using MicroPython and Arduino language. It enables them to explore robotics and tackle real-life challenges with comprehensive learning content. However, Alvik isn’t just designed to teach programming and robotics; it can also enhance students’ understanding of topics like mathematics and astronomy, along with other engaging projects. Alvik’s curriculum-aligned course makes it an ideal fit for today’s classrooms, empowering students with hands-on skills and a strong foundation in STEAM.

But what truly sets Alvik apart from other educational robots is its limitless potential for customization. Students and teachers can easily add external sensors using the I2C Grove and Qwiic plug-and-play connectors, eliminating the need for soldering or complex wiring. Additionally, the LEGO® Technic and M3 screw connectors encourage hands-on creativity, allowing users to build custom components and further expand Alvik’s capabilities.

We’re honored to be recognized once again, and we can’t wait to attend Bett in just a couple of months. The winners will be announced at the Bett Awards 2025 Ceremony on January 22nd at The Brewery, London. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Hey there,

Minor update with FreeBSD security advisories and a number of stable
branch patches for various Intel drivers.  Two problems with the RRD
rework are herby fixed as well.

Here are the full patch notes:

o system: add missing MinProtocol in Ope...

A hotfix release was issued as 24.4.3_1:

o firmware: add fingerprint, migration notes and upgrade hint for 24.10

Arduino is excited to announce a strategic new partnership with RS/OKdo, a prominent leader in the distribution of industrial and electronic equipment. This collaboration marks a significant step forward in bringing Arduino’s technology closer to China’s thriving maker community and enterprise sector, offering enhanced local support and access to original Arduino boards and resources.

Empowering a growing community in China

With over 2.7 million  active users of the Arduino IDE in China, one of our top priorities is to deliver an even better experience for the Arduino Community. This partnership with RS/OKdo means users will enjoy more local language content, technical support, competitive pricing, and most importantly, easier access to official Arduino products.

Official Arduino boards, certified for China

As part of this initiative, a range of classic and most popular Arduino boards has been specifically manufactured for the Chinese market. These boards are exactly the same as Arduino’s global versions of the same products, produced in Italy to Arduino’s highest standards, tested rigorously for quality and performance. Each product , although certified exclusively for the Chinese market, matches the same technical specifications and high-quality benchmarks as those sold worldwide. The boards are available only through RS/OKdo and Arduino/OKdo’s authorized sub-distributors. They have unique Arduino MPNs but with a _CN suffix:

• Arduino UNO R4 Wifi (ABX00087_CN)
• Arduino UNO R4 Minima (ABX00080_CN)
• Arduino UNO R3 (A000066_CN)
• Arduino Nano ESP32  with (ABX00083_CN)  and without (ABX00092_CN) headers
• Arduino Nano R3 (A000005_CN)
• Arduino Mega 2560 (A000067_CN)
• Arduino DUE (A000062_CN)

^{Front & back of official UNO R4 WiFi – SKU ABX00087_CN}

^{Front & back of official UNO R3 – SKU A000066_CN}

Expanding local support for enterprise transformation

In addition to supporting makers, RS/OKdo  will provide enhanced technical support to enterprise customers, empowering companies to transform their business operations with Arduino Pro solutions. This deeper level of assistance will help bridge the gap between local businesses and advanced IoT and industrial automation tools.

A stronger connection to China’s maker community

Fabio Violante, CEO of Arduino, commented: “This partnership with RS/OKdo is a strategic step to bring Arduino closer to China’s vibrant maker community and local enterprises,” said Fabio Violante, CEO of Arduino. “Through this collaboration, we’re able to make our technology more accessible, offering Chinese users an authentic Arduino experience with localized technical support, certified products, and our renowned quality. We’re excited to see how this synergy will foster innovation and support digital transformation in such a dynamic market.”

David Shen, Vice President – Asia Pacific of RS/OKdo added, “This partnership opens up new & exciting opportunities for both companies in the dynamic markets of China and, most importantly, for our customers to access genuine Arduino products and technical support through a network of authorized sub-distributors. Arduino and RS/OKdo are working together to bring even better customer experience to purchase genuine Arduino products backed by an iron-clad product warranty in China. We’re excited to see the amazing possibilities that Arduino and RS/OKdo can bring to the local market together.”

Join us on this journey!

Our partnership with RS/OKdo is a commitment to fostering innovation and expanding access to Arduino’s world-class technology in China. Whether you’re an individual maker or a company ready to transform with IoT, Arduino and RS/OKdo  are here to support your journey. Keep an eye out for official Arduino boards at RS/OKdo, and get ready to create, innovate, and inspire!

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Want to upgrade your skills and become a certified Arduino engineer? Welcome to the Arduino Academy, the go-to platform for hands-on, interactive learning designed to prepare you for the future of technology. Whether you’re just starting or looking to advance your career, the Academy offers cutting-edge courses that will give you a competitive edge leveraging the leading open-source ecosystem in the world.

Arduino Education Goes Pro

Capitalizing on Arduino’s extensive experience in the education space and the success of the industrial-grade professional products in the Arduino Pro range, the Arduino Academy offers self-paced courses that facilitate deep learning with hands-on labs. 

Designed for all skill levels, it provides certifications and badges for LinkedIn integration and allows progress tracking, flexible navigation, and personalized learning paths. 

Each course includes built-in quizzes, discussions, and multimedia content and is mobile-friendly for learning on the go. Like all Arduino initiatives, it comes with the support of a dynamic global community of 33+ million active users, always ready to help and contribute!

Master PLC Programming Basics with ACE-100 

The first course in the Arduino Academy is Opta Essentials (ACE-100), where you’ll jump right into industrial automation, gaining essential PLC programming skills using Ladder Diagram and Arduino Language (based on C++).

Designed to engage you in hands-on projects, ACE-100 gives you practical experience for real-world applications – like designing a bottle-filling conveyor system. You’ll learn to connect the Arduino Opta with Arduino Cloud, enhancing your automation capabilities, and unlock your creativity with the cost-effective Opta Trainer Kit, available through authorized partners, PLC Cables and DigiKey.

This self-paced, 16-hour course is perfect for those eager to learn PLC programming using Arduino IDE and PLC IDE. It covers the five languages in the IEC 61131-3 standard. ACE-100 is the ideal starting point for diving into Industrial IoT (IIoT) and was designed by the Arduino team for a broad audience, including students, professional embedded engineers, and companies looking to train their employees or provide them with valuable self-training. 

Last but not least, ACE-100 is free! Enroll now to take advantage of this transformative learning experience.

Stay tuned; more courses are in the works and will be released soon! Ready to take the plunge? Head to the Arduino Academy and begin your journey toward becoming an expert in the fields of embedded and automation technologies, with Arduino.

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We are excited to announce our latest partnership with Truesense, a leader in ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, known for its innovative software and hardware solutions.

This collaboration enhances our ecosystem of hardware products, software solutions, and cloud services, providing developers worldwide with professional-grade tools. Our focus is on delivering highly accurate real-time location systems and tracking solutions.

Compared to other wireless connectivity options like Bluetooth® and Wi-Fi®, UWB offers superior accuracy for ranging and positioning, operates within a less congested radio spectrum, and coexists with technologies like Wi-Fi® and NFC without interference. Additionally, UWB’s enhanced physical layer (PHY) supports advanced security features such as cryptography and random number generation, making it ideal for applications requiring secure communication.

Through our partnership with Truesense, we envision a future where seamless applications gather precise, real-time information from the environment, allowing machines to make quick, accurate decisions without human intervention.

Collaborating with Truesense empowers us to enrich our offerings with advanced technology that meets the needs of the growing number of users who rely on Arduino’s open-source solutions for innovation. Partnerships like these are essential to expanding possibilities within the Arduino community.

Armando Caltabiano, CEO of Truesense, commented, “We are excited to partner with Arduino to bring innovative UWB solutions to the market. We are combining the accuracy and secure ranging of our UWB technology with the leading open-source ecosystem, to provide developers with powerful tools to quickly build robust smart IoT and Industrial real-time tracking systems. This partnership showcases our commitment to making UWB technology widely accessible for developers and innovators.”

Fabio Violante, CEO of Arduino, added, “This partnership with Truesense is crucial for the Arduino community as it provides access to advanced UWB technology through open and accessible Arduino libraries. By integrating cutting-edge hardware into our ecosystem, we’re empowering developers to create sophisticated applications without barriers. These tools will enable our users to push the boundaries of innovation, bringing highly accurate, real-time tracking and secure communication to a wider audience.”

Together, Arduino and Truesense are committed to delivering high-performance, accessible solutions that enable the development of next-generation projects, from industrial applications to consumer electronics, empowering developers to create cutting-edge UWB applications.

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Hello,

A small update to keep things moving forward while things are quietening
down a little bit.  Still working on improving the trust store integration
and already tackling new MVC/API conversions on the development end.

Here are the full patch note...

A hotfix release was issued as 24.10_7:

o system: fix certificate condition in setCRL() (contributed by richierg)
o firewall: throttle live logging on dashboard widget
o mvc: fix config.xml file open mode in overwrite()
o mvc: add missing request->hasQ...

A hotfix release was issued as 24.10_1:

o firmware: fix timeout in update CRL fetcher

The OPNsense business edition transitions to this 24.10 release including
ZFS snapshot support via GUI/API, rewritten dashboard, system trust MVC/API
support, GRE and GIF MVC/API support, NAT 1-to-1 MVC/API support, WireGuard
QR code generator, dynamic...

PALO ALTO, CA– JetBrains, the creators of PyCharm, the popular Python IDE for data science and web development, has formed a new partnership with OpenCV, the world’s largest library for computer vision. As part of the collaboration, JetBrains has joined OpenCV as a Silver Member, making PyCharm the official Python IDE for OpenCV.

Actively developed since June 2000, OpenCV is essential for developers and researchers working in fields like artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and robotics, providing powerful, open-source tools that accelerate innovation. JetBrains’ financial contribution as a Silver Member will help sustain OpenCV.org, ensuring that this invaluable resource remains free for both commercial and non-commercial projects. This is especially important as more and more of the tech industry becomes closed off to the open source community.

JetBrains, known for its suite of world-class development tools, including PyCharm, has a long-standing reputation for delivering innovative software solutions. PyCharm, in particular, is a favorite among developers due to its smart code completion, deep code analysis, support for web development frameworks, and interactive Jupyter notebooks. In addition, PyCharm is powered by an AI Assistant and provides superior database support, Python script editing, as well as support for Hugging Face, Databricks, Conda, dbt-Core, and much more. Its slogan, “Focus on code and data. PyCharm will take care of the rest,” reflects the platform’s mission to let developers focus on their core tasks while PyCharm automates routine processes. This is especially beneficial for developers working with OpenCV, as it ensures that AI and data science projects are developed faster, more efficiently, and with fewer errors.

Dr. Satya Mallick, CEO of OpenCV, expressed enthusiasm for the partnership, saying, “High-quality development tools like PyCharm are essential for driving innovation in AI and computer vision. JetBrains’ support as a Silver Member ensures that OpenCV continues to be freely available for developers around the world. PyCharm’s powerful features will undoubtedly enhance productivity and spark the imagination of OpenCV community members everywhere.”

A JetBrains executive commented, “At JetBrains, giving back to the community is a core part of our mission. By partnering with OpenCV, we’re supporting a global ecosystem of developers working in AI and computer vision, ensuring they have the best tools and open-source resources available. Our collaboration with OpenCV reflects our commitment to advancing technology and empowering developers to focus on what matters: creating impactful code.”

JetBrains’ involvement in OpenCV will also be highlighted on OpenCV Live, a popular weekly show which airs Thursday at 9am Pacific. PyCharm will be featured in episodes that showcase how its features can enhance the development process for computer vision and AI applications, beginning with an appearance on November 7th. Registration for the stream is available at http://opencv.live

As an industry leader, JetBrains has long been committed to supporting the open-source community. Trusted by developers worldwide, including those at companies like Google, Microsoft, and Meta, JetBrains provides tools that improve productivity and foster innovation. The company’s decision to become an OpenCV Silver Member reinforces its dedication to the advancement of AI and computer vision, two fields that are rapidly transforming industries around the world.

For organizations interested in joining JetBrains in supporting open-source computer vision and AI, OpenCV offers a variety of membership opportunities. Becoming a member allows companies to contribute directly to the sustainability of OpenCV, ensuring that these powerful tools remain accessible to all.

More information on how to support OpenCV’s mission can be found at opencv.org/membership

About JetBrains
JetBrains is a software development company renowned for creating powerful, intelligent tools designed to enhance developer productivity. Founded in 2000, JetBrains offers a wide range of integrated development environments (IDEs) and tools tailored to various programming languages and platforms. Among its flagship products are PyCharm, a leading Python IDE that provides robust features for coding, debugging, and testing, and CLion, an advanced IDE for C and C++ development. JetBrains’ tools are trusted by developers worldwide to streamline workflows, improve code quality, and foster efficient development across multiple programming environments.

About OpenCV
OpenCV is the largest and most widely used open-source library for computer vision and artificial intelligence. The library is downloaded over 20 million times per month, and used in an estimated 80% of embedded vision systems. OpenCV code powered Stanley, the first DARPA Grand Challenge winner, and was used in NASA’s 2020 Mars Helicopter project. Operated by the non-profit Open Source Vision Foundation, OpenCV is dedicated to advancing the field through open collaboration and democratizing access to transformative technologies. OpenCV’s official website is https://opencv.org

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Hello there!

A few security and reliability issues this week.  Most notably Suricata
and Unbound.  The dashboard rework seems to be concluded now as the
ACL behaviour was now aligned and should match the user expectation on
the "Lobby" section privileg...

A hotfix release was issued as 24.7.5_3:

o system: due to observed timing issues avoid the use of closelog()
o openvpn: fix "auth-gen-token" being supplied in server mode

We’re excited to announce that the Arduino IDE 2.3.3 is now live! 

What’s in the new version

This new release is packed with improvements, including one feature we’re particularly proud of: support for shared spaces in Arduino Cloud. If you have a Cloud Business plan or School plan, you can now view and edit shared space sketches directly within the IDE, making collaboration with your team even easier and more efficient.

This builds on the recent news that collaborative coding has been added to the Arduino Cloud Editor, extending the functionality to the IDE itself. 

In addition, Arduino CLI 1.x is part of this release, alongside several fixes and performance enhancements. Some highlights include a cancelable verify and upload process, improved handling of custom board options, and more (you can check out the full list of changes in the release notes on GitHub).

By the community, for the community

We want to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who contributes to the ongoing development of the Arduino IDE. Your feedback, testing, and contributions help make the Arduino platform what it is today – a tool for everyone.

Finally, a reminder: Arduino IDE, like many of our projects, is open-source and free for the entire community. If you’re passionate about innovation and want to support initiatives like this, we encourage you to contribute and donate to the open-source cause: a dedicated page will open when you download the new version, but you can simply access it at this link at any time as well. Together, we can keep improving and making tools like Arduino IDE available to everyone. 

Check out the Arduino IDE 2.3.3 today, and happy coding!

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We’re excited to be back at Maker Faire Rome as a Gold Sponsor of the 12th edition (October 25-27, 2024), with some memorable experiences lined up for all makers, innovators, and creators who attend!

Learn by playing at our booth 

Visit us at the fair for a playful, interactive experience where you can explore the world of Arduino through fun, hands-on demos and games. 

We want to offer a creative approach to learning how to use technology, and give everyone a chance to draw inspiration from some simply fantastic projects: have you seen the new spin Luca Doglione, our Plug and Make Kit Star, has put on vintage arcade games? That’s just one example of what you’ll find at the Arduino booth in Hall 41. So, join us to have fun and let your imagination soar, as you create your own personalized projects!

Within a complete ecosystem of easy-to-use hardware, software solutions and cloud services, we will turn the spotlight on some of our most exciting product launches for the year, designed to make innovation more accessible than ever: Alvik robot and Plug and Make Kit. 

Our latest maker kit has something for everyone, whether you’re a seasoned engineer or a beginner just starting your journey! So be sure to come check out our growing range of tools, and discover firsthand how fun, quick and easy it can be to make – not just use – technology. 

Don’t miss exclusive product discounts

We’ll be offering unprecedented discounts on Arduino products, available through our official resellers at Maker Faire Rome. This is a unique opportunity to get your hands on the latest tech, at prices you won’t find anywhere else!

Meet the Arduino team and community

Come meet the Arduino staff, connect with content creators, and interact with fellow fans at this year’s Maker Faire Rome. Whether you’re seeking technical advice, creative inspiration, or just want to geek out with like-minded people, our booth will be the place to be.

Mark your calendars and join us at Maker Faire Rome 2024, October 25th-27th at Gazometro Ostiense, booth N.07. Just remember to get your tickets in advance! 

We can’t wait to meet you, play together, and build the future of making.

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A good day to you all,

This release removes significant processing overhead from larger setups
due to being able to coalesce parallel configuration requests for the same
component instead of iterating over the list of selected interfaces one
by one.  A...

We’re excited to announce that Arduino Cloud is now available in AWS Marketplace, making it easier than ever for developers and businesses worldwide to integrate our powerful IoT platform into their AWS infrastructure. This development is particularly relevant for those in industrial manufacturing, energy management, supply chain, and logistics sectors who are looking to streamline the deployment and management of IoT solutions.

Develop your cloud solutions faster and easier than ever

With Arduino Cloud now available in AWS Marketplace, users can benefit from a low-code platform that accelerates time-to-value, enables easy device management, and supports OTA (Over-The-Air) updates, digital twin creation, and real-time data visualization. For AWS customers, this availability simplifies the process of purchasing, deploying, and scaling IoT applications using Arduino’s robust cloud infrastructure.

As our CEO Fabio Violante explains: “Our mission at Arduino is to remove barriers to innovation, reducing friction and enabling people to focus on their business outcomes. By making Arduino Cloud available in AWS Marketplace, we are improving accessibility for organizations to deploy and manage their IoT devices at scale, dramatically accelerating the journey from ideation to production. With Arduino Cloud, we also aim to enable IoT and edge AI projects that previously never materialized due to complexity and costs.”

Many of our customers have already seen the impact of this integration. Atlas Machine, for example, successfully implemented a “split cloud” architecture using both Arduino Cloud and AWS IoT Core, allowing them to manage sensor data efficiently. Danny Kent, their Product Development Engineer, noted that Arduino Cloud was “indispensable for OTA and device management at scale,” significantly boosting their operational efficiency.

How can Arduino Cloud benefit your business?

Arduino Cloud offers key benefits such as faster go-to-market times, seamless integration with enterprise architecture, comprehensive support for edge and hardware solutions, and cost-effective scalability. Whether you are prototyping or managing large-scale IoT deployments, the service is designed to meet your needs.

Ready to explore more? Discover Arduino Cloud – now available in AWS Marketplace – and see how it can accelerate your IoT projects! For more information, check out the full press release.

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This business release is based on the OPNsense 24.4.2 business version
with additional reliability improvements.

Here are the full patch notes:

o system: add snapshots (boot environments) support via MVC/API (contributed by Sheridan Computers)
o system...