\# \#168 MiniCore with ATMega328PB NOT MY ORIGINAL SOURCE \#\#\#\# Boost your standard Arduino UNO by adding this 328PB chip on a tiny PCB \#\#\# See [https://www.youtube.com/ralphbacon](https://www.youtube.com/ralphbacon) \#\#\#\# Direct link to video \#168: [https://youtu\.be/S\_k\_2sqmSxw](https://youtu.be/S_k_2sqmSxw) \#\#\# JLCPCB Prototype for $2 & Free SMT assembly: [https://jlcpcb.com/](https://jlcpcb.com/) \#\#\#\# Layer: 1\-2 Layer Size: 100mmx100mm \#\#\#\# Bring your designs to fruition faster and easier than before \#\#\#\#\# Free you to focus on your innovations and business\. So you have an Arduino UNO with a DIP chip ATMega328P, right? Then add this tiny PCB with a new ATMega328PB chip on it and get more features, such as: \* between 2 and 4 extra GPIO pins \* an extra SPI channel \* an extra I2C channel \* an extra USART \(Serial1\.print\(\) etc\) \* Totally 100% compatible with all your existing Arduino code Install the \*\*MiniCore  hardware core\*\* \(links below\) and you can exploit the new chip\, including some extra commands that added to the underlying Arduino infrastructure since it went live but were never included\! I demo a quick I2C LCD screen (I had to make some changes to one of the Liquid Crystal libraries as it was hardcoded to use the standard I2C (aka Wire.h) library) but it all worked very well. The PCB is simple (one SMD LQFP-32 chip and two 0603 100nF caps) and some header pins and you're done! \#\#\# You don't have an UNO with a removable DIP chip? No worries! You can pick one up very easily for the price of... yes, you've guessed it, a couple of coffees! Full details in the video of what you need to do, but it really is childsplay! \#\#\# List of all my videos (Special thanks to Michael Kurt Vogel for compiling this) [http://bit.ly/YouTubeVideoList-RalphBacon](http://bit.ly/YouTubeVideoList-RalphBacon) \#\#\# Breaking News\! Banggood are having a special 11/11 Event: Details: [https://bit.ly/34b9u0O](https://bit.ly/34b9u0O) Deals: [https://bit.ly/2qaFpzC](https://bit.ly/2qaFpzC) \#\#\#\#\# I haven't checked out the deals yet but if I find Arduino\-related items I'll let you know \#\# LINKS\! \*\*MiniCore\*\* by MCUdude [https://github.com/MCUdude/MiniCore](https://github.com/MCUdude/MiniCore) \*\*Arduino UNO R3 with DIP\*\* chip \(choose the correct CN warehouse for best price\) [https://www\.banggood\.com/Wholesale\-Arduino\-Compatible\-R3\-UNO\-ATmega16U2\-AVR\-USB\-Board\-p\-68537\.htmlp=FQ040729393382015118&utm\_campaign=25129675&utm\_content=3897&cur\_warehouse=CN](https://www.banggood.com/Wholesale-Arduino-Compatible-R3-UNO-ATmega16U2-AVR-USB-Board-p-68537.htmlp=FQ040729393382015118&utm_campaign=25129675&utm_content=3897&cur_warehouse=CN) Banggood \*\*Tweezer Soldering Iron\*\* \(sneak peek\) [https://bit.ly/2M8R0bj](https://bit.ly/2M8R0bj) Banggood \*\*SMD Practice SMD Soldering Boards\*\* for about $3 [https://www\.banggood\.com/DIY\-Electronic\-SMD\-Components\-Solder\-Practice\-Plate\-Kit\-For\-Training\-p\-926728\.html?p=FQ040729393382015118&utm\_campaign=25129675&utm\_content=3897](https://www.banggood.com/DIY-Electronic-SMD-Components-Solder-Practice-Plate-Kit-For-Training-p-926728.html?p=FQ040729393382015118&utm_campaign=25129675&utm_content=3897) Ali Express \*\*Black version\*\* of the AVR ISP Programming Shield \(there are several\): [http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/dADT1zf2](http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/dADT1zf2) Microchip Xplained \*\*Mini MCU Evaluation Kit\*\* ATMEGA328PB\-XMINI [https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/processor-microcontroller-development-kits/1463222/](https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/processor-microcontroller-development-kits/1463222/) \*\*Coolterm\*\* Serial Monitor\, FREEWARE\, by Roger Meier [https://freeware.the-meiers.org/](https://freeware.the-meiers.org/) Conditional Compilation (#if, #ifdef, #ifndef, #else, #elif, #endif, and defined) [https://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/references/unix/digital/AQTLTBTE/DOCU_078.HTM](https://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/references/unix/digital/AQTLTBTE/DOCU_078.HTM) Louis Rossman - Apple SMD PCB repair [https://www.youtube.com/user/rossmanngroup](https://www.youtube.com/user/rossmanngroup) If you like this video please give it a thumbs up, share it and if you're not already subscribed please consider doing so and joining me on my Arduinite journey My channel and blog are here: \\------------------------------------------------------------------ [https://www.youtube.com/RalphBacon](https://www.youtube.com/RalphBacon) [https://ralphbacon.blog](https://ralphbacon.blog) \\------------------------------------------------------------------