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Arduino Reset Hack

27 Sep 2015 . tech . Comments #software #hardware #opensource

Arduino is great for hardware prototyping and for hobbyists but hardware runs software and every software once in a while needs magic “self-recovery”, which practically is a reboot.

But, the common way of resetting your Arduino is by wiring a special pin and then sending 5 Volts to it. This means that if you want to make your Arduino reset-able (which you will always will), then you sacrifice one pin. A pin that its lack could ruin the size of your project, because if you run out of pins on the board you have to get a bigger one.

So, I needed one pin, and instead of rushing into buying a bigger board, I found a way to reset it from the software:

Very straightforward, and I don’t see any caveats so far 😊.

Also, like it was pointed out on reddit, you can do cool stuff like resetting remotely your board!

P.S: Mads found this, so test it in case you are using an new AVR