It’s not a pixel-perfect, super tidy build. Experience with serial interfaces is recommended, as often debugging is required depending on the various cables and devices you happen to be using.

Above you can see [Hans’] creation next to the official Arduino USB-to-serial programmer. He used the same connection scheme, but went with an edge connector for the USB instead of using a mini ...

Arduino is a hobby that not only teaches you about programming, automation, and robotics, but also yields useful devices that can help in everyday life.