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THE
UNOFFICIAL Pushbutton to 12V
Should you need to connect Arduino inputs to a DC voltage higher than 5V

ARDUINO +12V

basic connections
Pin Goes
Optocoupled inputs
HIGH Used when galavanic separation between external circuitry and Arduino circuit is required
when button
pressed
5V

Pushbutton to GND

1KΩ
5V

10KΩ
MAX +12V A C
1KΩ
IN IN

100nF

470Ω
10KΩ

K E
IN
To reduce the
Vin
interferences
add a capacitor LOW
A B
Pin Goes When using this circuit for 24 volts input increase R to 2200Ω
LOW K
when button C
pressed
NC E
Using Internal Pullup
5V
4N25

Pin Goes
HIGH
Pushbutton to 5V when button
pressed
Trimmer or Potentiometer Photoresistor
5V
5V 5V

Pin Goes IN
HIGH
when button
pressed

IN Pin Goes IN
LOW IN
when button
10KΩ

pressed

1KΩ
Analog
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THE Dual LEDs or bi-color LED LED clusters
UNOFFICIAL +12V
5V

ARDUINO
basic connections

470Ω
470Ω
A K
A
A #Leds Resistor Value
1KΩ
Connect a Led 820Ω
K
HIGH 750Ω
5V 680Ω
470Ω
OUT 390Ω
470Ω

A
A K LOW
A
Led goes K
ON
when pin A K
is set to
LOW

470Ω
K

A K
Leds goes
OUT K ON
when pin
is set to
LOW
NPN
Connect a Lamp (DC Low Voltage) 2.2KΩ
OUT
Connect a Led A K
C E E C

B B

OUT 1N4007 2N2222

K

A
Lamp goes
A

Led goes
ON ON
when pin when pin
is set to is set to C E
K HIGH LOW
NPN B
2.2KΩ BC337
470Ω

OUT
A K
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THE
UNOFFICIAL

ARDUINO Connect a Relay

+5V ... 12V
Connect an Audio Amplifier

basic connections

Relè
100Ω
A K OUT
1N4007 1µF RCA

1KΩ
K
Relay goes
ON
when pin
is set to
HIGH

A
NPN
C
2.2KΩ B
OUT
E C E

B
BC337

Connect a Buzzer

Connect a Mosfet

+48V

100Ω
OUT
Mosfet
excited
when pin
GDS
is set to
HIGH
IRL540
OUT MAX 2.5A
D
100Ω G Buzzer
OUT
S
22KΩ

Reccomended
only for Switch or
in Low frequency
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THE
UNOFFICIAL

ARDUINO Connect a Speaker

basic connections +5V 8Ω

1KΩ
10µF 16V

100KΩ
NPN
10µF 16V C
100Ω B
OUT
E

22KΩ
100µF 16V

100Ω
C E E C

B B

2N2222

A B Connect a Triac
K NC

NC E

TLP3020

A 6
470Ω 1KΩ 100Ω 1/2 W
OUT A2
TRIAC
100nf

Yuou can
use a
PWM K 4 G 100nf 630V
pin A1
AC IN
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THE
UNOFFICIAL Connect a RGB Led Strip

ARDUINO
+12V

basic connections

D
100Ω G
OUT +12
G

100KΩ
You can also S
use a PWM
pin D
100Ω G R
OUT
B

100KΩ
S
D
100Ω G
Connect a DC Motor OUT
S

100KΩ
A K

1N4007
GDS
IRL540

Connect an Encoder Clockwise

Fase 1(A)
K

10KΩ
A
1µF

IN
Fase 2(B)
A

10KΩ C Counterclockwise
IN
You can also
use a PWM
B
pin

100nF
D
100Ω G
OUT 100nF B
A C
S
100KΩ

Set Pin
to HIGH GDS
Motor ON
IRL540
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THE
UNOFFICIAL

ARDUINO Bi-Directional Voltage Level Converter 3.3V to 5V Bi-Directional Voltage Level Converter 3.3V to 5V
with voltage divider
basic connections
5V
3,3V 5V

4,7KΩ
10KΩ

10KΩ
IN/OUT IN/OUT
2N7000

10KΩ

10KΩ
IN/OUT IN/OUT
2N7000
S D

S D
TTL / CMOS converter (6 inputs/outputs) TTL / CMOS converter
G

+5V +12V CMOS voltage

10KΩ
OUT
NPN
VCC VDD TTL 0-5V
2,2KΩ
OUT Aout Fout
IN
IN Ain Fin
MC14504B

Bout MODE

Bin Eout

Cout Ein

Cin Dout

GND Din

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THE
UNOFFICIAL

ARDUINO
basic connections

Connect a Microphone Connect a Servo

OUT
5V

+2,5V
Digital
Output
100KΩ

22KΩ

IN
NPN 1KΩ

4,5 - 6V
Analog Connect to an external power supply!

MIC Input
3,3KΩ

10µF

C E E C

B B

2N2222

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THE
UNOFFICIAL

ARDUINO
basic connections

7 Segments Display (Common Anode) with MAX7221

1 14 11 8
13

16

7 1 DIN DOUT 24
5
DIG0 SEGD

6 3 2 15 DIG4
LTC-2623 SEGDP
16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9

5V
GND SEGE

DIG6 SEGC

MAX7221
DIG2 V+
MOSI
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
DIN DOUT

1 DIG0 SEGD 6
DIG3 Iset
DIG4 SEGDP 3
GND SEGE 5 DIG7 SEGG
DIG6 SEGC 2
RX
MAX7221

11 DIG2 V+ GND SEGB

Current 1.5v 2.0v 2.5v 3.0v 3.5v
8 DIG3 Iset
40ma 12KΩ 12KΩ 11KΩ 10KΩ 10KΩ DIG5 SEGF
DIG7
RX 7
SEGG
30ma 18KΩ 17KΩ 16KΩ 15KΩ 14KΩ
GND SEGB 15 20ma 30KΩ 28KΩ 26KΩ 24KΩ 22KΩ DIG1 SEGA
DIG5 SEGF 16 10ma 68KΩ 64KΩ 60KΩ 56KΩ 51KΩ
LOAD
14 DIG1 SEGA 13 12 CS
CLK 13
SS LOAD
CS
CLK SCK
0,1µF

10µF

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THE
UNOFFICIAL

ARDUINO
basic connections
Connect a LCD HITACHI 44780 compatible

use PWM
to change 1 Vss GROUND
LCD 2 Vdd RAW
brightness 1KΩ 3 Vee Contrast
D10 4 RS Register Sel

Optional 5 R/W Read/Write

6 E Enable
D2 7 D0 Data bit 0

8 D1 Data bit 1
D3 9 D2 Data bit 2

10 D3 Data bit 3
D4 11 D4 Data bit 4
C E
12 D5 Data bit 5
B Used for 4bit mode
D5 13 D6 Data bit 6
BC337 14 D7 Data bit 7

D11 15 A +Backlight

16 K -Backlight

D12
10KΩ

5V Connect to Ground if
270Ω LCD Brightness is not used

1 2 3 4 5 6 11 12 13 14 15 16

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THE Out1 Out2 Out3

UNOFFICIAL

ARDUINO
basic connections

Charlieplexing

OUT
270Ω
OUT1 H=High, L=Low, i=Input
7 Segments Display
270Ω
OUT2
5V
common 5 7
270Ω
270Ω
OUT3
OUT 9 6 OUT
OUT 10

OUT 1 3 OUT
4 OUT
2
A K

10 9 8 7 6

270Ω
OUT

OUT
270Ω
OUT 1 2 3 4 5

270Ω
OUT

270Ω
OUT

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THE
UNOFFICIAL

ARDUINO
basic connections

LED Array

7 Segments Display (Common Anode) with Multiplexing OUT

5V
common
OUT
1KΩ
OUT
1KΩ
OUT OUT

1KΩ
OUT C E

B
OUT
1KΩ BC337
OUT

270Ω

270Ω

270Ω

270Ω
270Ω x 4 1 14 11 8
OUT 13

OUT 16

OUT

OUT

OUT

OUT
OUT 7

OUT 5

270Ω 6 3 2 15
OUT A K
270Ω
OUT LTC-2623
16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9
270Ω
OUT
270Ω
OUT

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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1 Vss GROUND
2 Vdd RAW
3 Vee Contrast
4 RS Register Sel
5 R/W Read/Write
6 E Enable
7 D0 Data bit 0
8 D1 Data bit 1
9 D2 Data bit 2
10 D3 Data bit 3
INT
SCL
SDA
VDD

P7

P6

P5

P4

11 D4 Data bit 4
12 D5 Data bit 5
Used for 4bit mode
13 D6 Data bit 6
PCF8574x 14 D7 Data bit 7
15 A +Backlight
16 K -Backlight
Vss
P0

P1

P2

P3
A0

A1

A2
Connect via I2C a LCD HITACHI 44780 compatible

BC337
B
C

11 12 13 14 15 16
1KΩ

1 2 3 4 5 6
P4 Vss
P5 P3
P6 P2

PCF8574x

10KΩ
P7 P1
INT P0
SCL A2
SDA A1
VDD A0

SCL
basic connections
ARDUINO

5V
UNOFFICIAL

SDA
THE
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THE
UNOFFICIAL

ARDUINO
basic connections

Connect a NOKIA LCD (Basic)

Only for 5V Arduino

7
1

8
2

VDD
SCE
D/C
SCK
SDIN

VOUT
VDD

SCE

SDIN
GND
RES

LED
SCK
D/C
GND
RES

NOKIA 3110 NOKIA 5110

K A

1N4148 x 4 5V
120Ω
D12 VDD LED
1.8KΩ
D2 D/C
1.8KΩ
D3 SCE
1.8KΩ
D4 SDIN
1.8KΩ
D5 RES
1.8KΩ
D6 SCK
4.7µF
VOUT 3.3KΩ = 1.8KΩ =
3.3KΩ

3.3KΩ

3.3KΩ

3.3KΩ

3.3KΩ

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THE
UNOFFICIAL

ARDUINO Drive a Unipolar Stepper (Basic 1)

basic connections
1

D8 IN1 OUT1

2 3
D9 IN2 OUT2

D10 IN3 OUT3

6 4

ULN2003
D11 IN4 OUT4

IN5 OUT5

IN6 OUT6

IN7
5
OUT7

IN1 OUT1 GND COM

IN2 OUT2
External Motor Supply
IN3 OUT3
Not Arduino Supply!
IN4 OUT4

IN5 OUT5

IN6 OUT6

IN7 OUT7
Drive a Bipolar Stepper (Basic 1)
GND COM

22Ω
ULN2003

22Ω
D8 IN1 OUT1

D9 IN2 OUT2
22Ω =
D10 IN3 OUT3
ULN2003

D11 IN4 OUT4

IN5 OUT5
22Ω

IN6 OUT6

IN7 OUT7
22Ω
GND COM

Zener 12V
All Resistor 1/4W External Motor Supply
K A
12
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THE
UNOFFICIAL

ARDUINO Connect a graphical LCD via I2C

basic connections

5V

GPB0 GPA7

GPB1 GPA6

GPB2 GPA5 10KΩ

GPB3 GPA4
20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

GPB4 GPA3

GPB5 GPA2
MCP23017

GPB6 GPA1

GPA7

GPA6

GPA5

GPA4

GPA3

GPA2

GPA1

GPA0

RES
INTB
INTA

A2

A1

A0
GPB7 GPA0

VDD INTA MCP23017

VSS INTB

GPB0

GPB1

GPB2

GPB3

GPB4

GPB5

GPB6

GPB7

VDD

VSS

SCL

SDA
NC

NC
NC RES 7
8
9
SCL A2
10 SDA
11
SDA A1 12 SCL
13
NC A0 14
15
16
17

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THE
UNOFFICIAL

ARDUINO FTDI Connector DIY Arduino

basic connections
5V

Simple 5V Power Supply

100nF

FTDI

A K
A K 10KΩ
IGO 1

GND
CTS
Vcc
RX
TX
RTS
1N4007 100nF Reset

7805
RESET PC6 PC5 AN5
(rx)D0 PD0 PC4 AN4
DCIN 12 24V OUT 5V (tx)D1 PD1 PC3 AN3
220µF 50V

47µF 16V

+ + D2 AN2

330Ω
330Ω
PD2 PC2
100nF

100nF

D3 PD3 PC1 AN1

100nF

ATMEGA328
D4 PD4 PC0 AN0
22pF 22pF
VCC GND AGND
GND AREF Aref
PB6 AVCC AVcc
PB7 PB5 D13
Protect a I/O Pin D5 PD5 PB4 D12
K A 16MhZ
D6 PD6 PB3 D11
D7 D10
5.1
PD7 PB2
220Ω
Digital Pin Out D8 PB0 PB1 D9

Zener 5.1V

19 PB5 A K

330Ω
RESET 1 PC6 18 PB4

GND 5V
17 PB3

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THE
UNOFFICIAL Connect a SD Card

ARDUINO 3.3V
basic connections
VCC NC
Aout Fout

Ain Fin

MC14050B
D12 MISO
Bout NC
D10 SS Bin Eout
D11 MOSI
D13 SCK
Cout Ein

VCC
GND

Cout

Bout

Aout
Cin

Bin

Ain
Cin Dout
MC14050B

GND Din

Dout

Eout

Fout
Din

Ein

Fin
NC

NC
SD Card Pinout Simple 3.3V Power Supply
VCC
Only for 5V Arduino
4

GND 3 5 Clock
DIn 2 6 GND
ChipSel 1 7 DOut Vi Adj
LM317
Reserved 9 8 Reserved

470Ω
330Ω
Vo

DCIN 5V

100µF 16V

10µF 16V
+ +

100nF
OUT 3.3V

75Ω
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THE
UNOFFICIAL

ARDUINO Connect a RTC (DS1307)

basic connections

Connect a Temperature Sensor (LM35) 5V

32768Khz
X1 VCC
5V

DS1307

10KΩ
X2 SQW
GND VCC
LM35
Vbat SCL SCL
Out GND SDA SDA
A1 3V
Battery

A0
VCC GND
18KΩ

Out X1 VCC

DS1307
LM35 (TO-92) No 3V Battery?
Connect Vbat to ground.
X2 SQW

A K Vbat SCL
1N4148 x 2
GND SDA

Connect to VGA

Connect to Composite Video

1

470Ω

470Ω

470Ω
1
Sync
1KΩ 6 Front
9 Video
7 11
470Ω
Rear
68Ω

68Ω
VSync
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THE TOLERANCE
UNOFFICIAL

ARDUINO ±5%

basic connections
±10%

BLACK 0 0 x1Ω

BROWN 1 1 x10Ω

RED 2 2 x100Ω
KΩ =x1,000Ω
ORANGE 3 3 x1,000Ω

YELLOW 4 4 x10,000Ω
MΩ =x1,000,000Ω
GREEN 5 5 x100,000Ω

BLUE 6 6 x1,000,000Ω

VIOLET 7 7

GRAY 8 8 MULTIPLIER

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