Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
Hardware and software requirements
You don't need a lot of hardware for this first project. You only need an Arduino Uno
board, and of course, the Arduino Ethernet shield. Other boards such as the Arduino Mega
will work as well for the projects in the first chapter of the topic, but you might face diffi-
culties for the projects in the following chapters in the topic. Therefore, I recommend that
you use an Arduino Uno board for all the projects of this topic.
Before actually assembling the shield with the board, make sure to write down the MAC
address of the shield, which is written on the back of the shield. We will need it later in the
project when we write the first sketch.
This is an image of the assembled board and the Ethernet shield:
You will also need a USB B to USB A cable to connect the Arduino board to your com-
puter, and an Ethernet cable to connect the shield to a router.
On the software side, all you need is the Arduino IDE, which can be found at the following
address:
The Ethernet library is included by default in the Arduino software, so you don't need to in-
stall any additional components.
