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{{Infobox information appliance
| name = Ebot microcontroller
| logo = [[File:Ebot-logo.png|220px]]
| image = [[File:Snowball-MCU.png|280px]]
| caption = Ebot ~ Version 1
| developer = Eng. Ahamd Al Saleh, Eng. Nasser Hayawi
| manufacturer = CreativeBits Solutions co.
| os = Windows, Cloud Base
| power = 5 volts
| website = www.ebots.cc
}}
Ebot ({{Lang-ar|إي بوت}}) is a [[microcontroller]] unit that is based on open source technology, by two Kuwaiti innovators. Its part of a Prototyping platform called Ebot innovation platform (software/electronics/mechanical parts) to allow fast and easy prototyping. The platform has received many national and international prizes.

Ebot Board is a mini integrated digital computer that consists of a [[Processor (computing)|processor]], [[RAM]] and input/output [[peripheral device]]s. Unlike processors used in PCs, Ebot was designed for [[embedded system]]s to control operations.

== Hardware ==
[[File:Ebot8-PRO.png|280x280px|thumb|Ebot8 PRO pinout diagram]]
[[File:Ebot Pinout diagram.png|280x280px|thumb|Ebot8 pinout diagram]]
[[File:Ebot4 pinout.png|280x280px|thumb|Ebot4 pinout diagram]]

The Ebot microcontroller was built using an ([[ATMEGA1284P]]) integrated circuit from the ([[AVR 8-bit]]) family, which uses 8 bits to build the commands.

The diagram consists of two layers. The first layer has (ATMEGA1284P) pin functions, the second has the [[Arduino]]-compatible pins ([[Booting|bootloader]]), and the second layer has the names of the (Ebot) pins. The pin names and placement have been modified to suit the unit’s inputs and outputs ports, which will facilitate the programming process for the user.<ref name=":0">{{cite book|last1=AlSaleh|first1=Ahmad|title=Ebot Booklet beginner's guide|publisher=CreativeBits Solutions|location=Kuwait|edition=First}}</ref>


== Firmaware ==
[[File:Ebot8-PRO.png|280x280px|thumb|Ebot8 PRO pinout diagram]]
[[File:Ebot Pinout diagram.png|280x280px|thumb|Ebot8 pinout diagram]]
[[File:Ebot4 pinout.png|280x280px|thumb|Ebot4 pinout diagram]]

Ebot is based in Arduino platform and firmware is open source and is available at [https://github.com/sanu-krishnan/ebot-arduino-core gitbub]

== Software ==

Ebot IDE was developed by CreativeBits Co., and was designed to teach programming in a simple way. The software allows users to program using a [[command-line interface]] or a [[graphical interface]], with a Data Lab to analyze the records, a serial Monitor to view current readings, and an PC control Interface to add more advanced options.

Ebot IDE works like a [[magnet]], where the user drags one component from one of the menus on the left (Input, Output, Flow) and drops it at the top of the graphical page. When dragging the next component, it will be attached to the previous one, and so on.<ref name=":0" />

== Supporters ==

* https://www.moe.edu.kw/
* http://kuweb.ku.edu.kw/ku/index.htm
* https://kuwait.makerfaire.com/
* http://kfas.org.kw/
* https://www.ypa.gov.kw/
* https://www.aum.edu.kw/
* https://www.ack.edu.kw/en/
* https://www.gust.edu.kw/
* https://www.ascckw.com/
* https://www.kcst.edu.kw/
* https://www.arabou.edu.kw/kw/
* http://fablabuae.ae/
* http://www.ha.ae/web/guest/home
* https://dubai.makerfaire.com/
* https://makermedia.com/
* https://www.zain.com/en/
* https://www.mcdonalds.com/kw/en-kw.html
* https://boubyan.bankboubyan.com/ar/
* http://www.fabfoundation.org/
* http://www.cait.gov.kw/Awards/Local-and-international-awards.aspx?lang=en-US
* https://www.worldsummitawards.org/
* http://www.kisr.edu.kw/en/
* https://www.kic.com.kw/Home/DefaultEn.aspx
* https://www.youth.gov.kw/
* https://www.ntec.com.kw/
* https://wayoutkwt.com/

== Awards ==
* [[World Summit Award]], First Prize- 2015 <ref>{{cite web|title=Ebot master control unit {{!}} World Summit Award|url=http://www.wsis-award.org/winner/snowball-master-control-unit-140420151009|website=www.wsis-award.org|date=11 March 2016 }}</ref>
* First Prize at Arab Mobile App Challenge WAMDA]  2015 <ref>{{cite web|title=Arab Mobile App Challenge highlights new talent in Barcelona|url=http://www.wamda.com/2015/03/arab-apps-world-mobile-congress-barcelona|website=wamda}}</ref>
* First Prize at Kuwait eContent award 2015 <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kuwaiteaward.org.kw/ar/?NewsDetail&cid=3107#.V1j9AmYyfBv|title=فوز مشروع (سنو -بول) بالجائزة العالمية للمحتوى الإلكتروني WSA 2015|website=www.kuwaiteaward.org.kw|access-date=2016-06-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821034709/http://kuwaiteaward.org.kw/ar/?NewsDetail&cid=3107#.V1j9AmYyfBv|archive-date=2016-08-21|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* First Prize at International Invention Fair in the Middle East 2015 <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticlePrintPage.aspx?id=2473067&language=en|title=KUNA :: Kuwaiti inventors win several awards at int'l invention fair 20/11/2015|website=www.kuna.net.kw|access-date=2016-06-09}}</ref>
* First Prize at CLAWAR Competition  2015 <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kuwaitclawar.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Alwatan.pdf|title=Alwatan Newspaper|last=AlShmeri|first=Mubark|date=11 June 2015|website=|publisher=|access-date=|archive-date=23 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723040006/http://www.kuwaitclawar.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Alwatan.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Robotics education in Kuwait ==
15 schools (primary and secondary) have been teaching robotics in Kuwait, and by the 2016 academic year it was planned to be taught on a wider scale in all state schools, according to the Education Minister  Bader Hamad Al-Essa. Certain errors{{such_as|date=December 2018}} will have to be rectified after they emerged during teaching it in some schools.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.kuwaittimes.net/pdf/2015/apr/27/p03.pdf|title=Education Minister reiterates support to talented students|last=|first=|date=27 April 2015|website=Kuwait Times|publisher=Kuwait Times|access-date=}}</ref>

Robotics competitions offer a chance to encourage students to build their own solutions as a team to real-world problems using science and maths.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.wamda.com/2016/05/can-robots-improve-kuwait-educational-sector-nuwait|title=Can robots improve Kuwait's educational sector?|website=wamda|access-date=2016-06-08}}</ref>


== Certifications and standards ==

The whole system has separate certifications in each department to fulfill all customer and business requirements.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Category !! Certification/License !! Details
|-
| rowspan=5 | Electronics Hardware
|-
| FCC || BCTC-FY170301569C
|-
| [[ CE marking | CE]] || BCTC-FY170301570C
|-
| [[Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive | RoHs]] || BCTC-FY170030071C
|-
| USB VID & PID # || N/A
|-
| PCB & Schematics || [[Share-alike| Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike license]] || N/A
|-
| Electronics Firmware & Bootloader || [[GNU Lesser General Public License|LGPL]] || Based on Arduino Open Source License
|-
| rowspan=2 | Plastics
| [[ASTM International| ASTM]] || BCTC-FYC170040262R <br/> BCTC-FYC170040393R <br/> BCTC-FYC170040391R <br/> BCTC-FYC170040387R <br/> BCTC-FYC170040389R <br/> BCTC-FYC170040395R
|-
| [[ U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission | CPSC ]] || BCTC-FYC170040392R <br/> BCTC-FYC170040396R <br/> BCTC-FYC170040263R <br/> BCTC-FYC170040394R <br/> BCTC-FYC170040388R <br/> BCTC-FYC170040390R
|-
| rowspan=3 | Software
| [[Apache License| Apache License 2.0]] || Based on Google Blockly Open Source
|-
| [[DigiCert | DigiCert Certification]] || N/A
|}
Images of the certificates and test reports are shown below:

[[File:Verification of Conformity.png|frameless]][[File:Certificate of Compliance.png|frameless]][[File:Certificate of Compliance 2.png|frameless]][[File:Test Report 1.png|frameless]][[File:Test Report 2.png|frameless]][[File:Test Report 3.png|frameless]][[File:Test Report 4.png|frameless]][[File:Test Report 5.png|frameless]][[File:Test Report 6.png|frameless]][[File:Test Report 7.png|frameless]][[File:Test Report 8.png|frameless]][[File:Test Report 9.png|frameless]][[File:Test Report 10.png|frameless]][[File:Test Report 11.png|frameless]][[File:Test Report 12.png|frameless]][[File:Vendor ID Invoice.png|frameless]][[File:Digicert Code Signing.png|frameless]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8O_CcGkaUI AlRai TV interview] - Arabic
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EE08kuLYGo SNOWBALL receives many national and international prizes- AlMajls Tv] - Arabic{{dead link|date=September 2016}}
* [http://sacgc.org/2015/10/%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B2%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%B2-%D8%B5%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AD-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D9%87/ SNOWBALL in Expo Milano 2015] - Arabic
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4iwclfA-RY National robotics competition of Kuwait using E-Robot - 2015]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o9U6Vbkaik Interview about the second National robotics competition of Kuwait - AlWatan Tv] - Arabic


[[Category:Microcontrollers]]
[[Category:Educational technology]]
[[Category:Education in Kuwait]]