Seeeduino microcontroller board
Prototyping Platform
c. 2016 (manufactured)
c. 2016 (manufactured)
| Artist/Maker |
Seeeduino V3 is a microcontroller board designed by Seed Technology Co. Ltd in 2015, it is a derivative of the popular open-source prototyping Arduino.
The platform as founded in 2008 by Eric Pan (Pan Hao). Eric, a Sichuan-native, first earned an engineering degree at Chongqing University before working for a year at Intel where he was a chipsets product engineer. After becoming unemployed, he joined a hobbyist electronics group and became inspired by open-source hardware and the Maker Movement, a globally networked group of DIY electronics hobbyists who refer to themselves as ‘Makers’. Eric saw the potential to develop open-source, non-patented hardware which could empower makers to collaborate, share knowledge and work together.
Seeed Studio was founded in this respect, in order to help people obtain open-source electronics modules more easily and to help entrepreneurs get their products into the marketplace faster. Pan realised that he could utilise the supply chains of Shenzhen to satisfy the growing demand for cheap accessible components from a single source as well as to provide an in-house manufacturing base that could develop new product ideas quickly and in smaller batches than the larger Shenzhen factories would accept.
As well as mimicking the functions of the Arduino microcontroller board and being fully compatible with Arduino’s platform, Seeed has also introduced two ‘Grove’-style connectors. Grove is a modular, standardized connector prototyping system which takes a building block approach to assembling electronics. Compared to a jumper or solder-based system, the connections are more secure and easier to connect.
Like Arduino, Seeeduino was created with the aim of creating a low-cost and easy way for beginners and professionals to create interactive electronics. Seeeduino and Arduino microcontroller boards are components at the heart of many prototyped pieces of digital art and design of the past few years and their success highlights the impact of the Maker Movement and new prototyping technologies.
This Seeeduino Uno V3 was acquired as part of the Shekou Project, an international partnership between the V&A and China Merchant Shekou Holdings (CMSK) to open a new cultural platform called Design Society in Shekou. The Seeeduino Uno V3 was included in the inaugural exhibition, ‘Values of Design’, in the V&A Gallery at Design Society as an example of how objects can communicate through their design to help make data and information more legible.
The platform as founded in 2008 by Eric Pan (Pan Hao). Eric, a Sichuan-native, first earned an engineering degree at Chongqing University before working for a year at Intel where he was a chipsets product engineer. After becoming unemployed, he joined a hobbyist electronics group and became inspired by open-source hardware and the Maker Movement, a globally networked group of DIY electronics hobbyists who refer to themselves as ‘Makers’. Eric saw the potential to develop open-source, non-patented hardware which could empower makers to collaborate, share knowledge and work together.
Seeed Studio was founded in this respect, in order to help people obtain open-source electronics modules more easily and to help entrepreneurs get their products into the marketplace faster. Pan realised that he could utilise the supply chains of Shenzhen to satisfy the growing demand for cheap accessible components from a single source as well as to provide an in-house manufacturing base that could develop new product ideas quickly and in smaller batches than the larger Shenzhen factories would accept.
As well as mimicking the functions of the Arduino microcontroller board and being fully compatible with Arduino’s platform, Seeed has also introduced two ‘Grove’-style connectors. Grove is a modular, standardized connector prototyping system which takes a building block approach to assembling electronics. Compared to a jumper or solder-based system, the connections are more secure and easier to connect.
Like Arduino, Seeeduino was created with the aim of creating a low-cost and easy way for beginners and professionals to create interactive electronics. Seeeduino and Arduino microcontroller boards are components at the heart of many prototyped pieces of digital art and design of the past few years and their success highlights the impact of the Maker Movement and new prototyping technologies.
This Seeeduino Uno V3 was acquired as part of the Shekou Project, an international partnership between the V&A and China Merchant Shekou Holdings (CMSK) to open a new cultural platform called Design Society in Shekou. The Seeeduino Uno V3 was included in the inaugural exhibition, ‘Values of Design’, in the V&A Gallery at Design Society as an example of how objects can communicate through their design to help make data and information more legible.
Object details
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| Title | Seeeduino microcontroller board (manufacturer's title) |
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| Brief description | 'Seeeduino' micro-controller board, designed by Seeed Studio. |
| Physical description | A small red, plastic rectangular microcontroller board. |
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| Gallery label | Seeeduino Microcontroller Board
Seeed Studio
China, 2015
Arduino began in 2005 as a teaching tool to made coding and electronics accessible to a wider audience. It consisted of microcontroller boards which could be programmed to perform various tasks. By empowering people to design, Arduino helped usher in a wave of DIY enthusiasts commonly referred to as the 'Maker Movement'.
Shenzhen-based Seeed Studio has become a major supply hub and promoter of the Maker Movement, producing their own version of the Arduino board called Seeeduino. |
| Credit line | Given by Seeed Studio |
| Object history | The Seeduino microcontroller board was included in ‘Values of Design’ at the V&A Gallery, Design Society in Shenzhen, China in 2017. |
| Summary | Seeeduino V3 is a microcontroller board designed by Seed Technology Co. Ltd in 2015, it is a derivative of the popular open-source prototyping Arduino. The platform as founded in 2008 by Eric Pan (Pan Hao). Eric, a Sichuan-native, first earned an engineering degree at Chongqing University before working for a year at Intel where he was a chipsets product engineer. After becoming unemployed, he joined a hobbyist electronics group and became inspired by open-source hardware and the Maker Movement, a globally networked group of DIY electronics hobbyists who refer to themselves as ‘Makers’. Eric saw the potential to develop open-source, non-patented hardware which could empower makers to collaborate, share knowledge and work together. Seeed Studio was founded in this respect, in order to help people obtain open-source electronics modules more easily and to help entrepreneurs get their products into the marketplace faster. Pan realised that he could utilise the supply chains of Shenzhen to satisfy the growing demand for cheap accessible components from a single source as well as to provide an in-house manufacturing base that could develop new product ideas quickly and in smaller batches than the larger Shenzhen factories would accept. As well as mimicking the functions of the Arduino microcontroller board and being fully compatible with Arduino’s platform, Seeed has also introduced two ‘Grove’-style connectors. Grove is a modular, standardized connector prototyping system which takes a building block approach to assembling electronics. Compared to a jumper or solder-based system, the connections are more secure and easier to connect. Like Arduino, Seeeduino was created with the aim of creating a low-cost and easy way for beginners and professionals to create interactive electronics. Seeeduino and Arduino microcontroller boards are components at the heart of many prototyped pieces of digital art and design of the past few years and their success highlights the impact of the Maker Movement and new prototyping technologies. This Seeeduino Uno V3 was acquired as part of the Shekou Project, an international partnership between the V&A and China Merchant Shekou Holdings (CMSK) to open a new cultural platform called Design Society in Shekou. The Seeeduino Uno V3 was included in the inaugural exhibition, ‘Values of Design’, in the V&A Gallery at Design Society as an example of how objects can communicate through their design to help make data and information more legible. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CD.103-2016 |
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| Record created | January 27, 2016 |
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