Multimedia center at Arduino UNO

In this article I want to talk about how to build a fairly advanced low-cost multimedia center using the Arduino UNO board ( http://www.arduino.cc ). Performed according to this scheme, the center can be useful in different tasks, for example, in the "smart home".



Arduino Uno is a microcontroller board based on the ATmega328 micron. The platform has 14 digital inputs / outputs (6 of which can be used as PWM outputs), 6 analog inputs, a 16 MHz crystal oscillator, a USB connector, a power connector, an ICSP connector and a reset button. To create a multimedia center, in addition to the Arduino UNO board, we need a personal computer running Windows 7.
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We connect Arduino via USB interface to a personal computer. We connect PC to the Internet at a speed of more than 10 Mbps. We install a set of multimedia codecs on a PC, for example, the K-Lite codec pack , a modern browser, for example, Google Chrome . Do not forget about a good audio system.



For initial testing, you can use the clips from the site U-Tube . After setting up the network and checking the sound, the Arduino UNO board can be disconnected from the PC.
Now we have a convenient multi-functional multimedia platform.