Questions tagged [counterfeit]

Item made in exact imitation of something valuable or important with the intention to deceive or defraud.

Item made in exact imitation of something valuable or important with the intention to deceive or defraud.

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What's the difference between a clone and a counterfeit Arduino?

I've been hearing a lot about clones and counterfeits. What are the differences between the two?
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Moving and Stopping Stepping motor without using delay

I'm using a stepper motor with an external limit switch (so when power is on the motor will know where to start from) with an L6470 motor drive. What I want to do here is when power is ON → turn Clock Wise (CW) until it hits external Limit…
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Is this Arduino NANO counterfeit?

Today i bought my second NANO(First one was made of Gravitech).I have some doubts that if it is a counterfeit product.I have noticed some points & they are as follows. 1)No "NANO" printed on the top of the board. 2)The atmega328p is in MLF…
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Identifying a counterfeit or authentic Arduino

I would like to know how I can identify a fake or counterfeit Arduino board. For example this product, which is shown below. I am concerned that it is cheap (about $12 when converted) and I was wondering if it is like a 'legal cheap version' or is…
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Clone vs Counterfeit (Arduino)

On this page on Arduino's website, it states "HUNDREDS OF COMPANIES AROUND THE WORLD ARE USING IT [Arduino Software] TO PROGRAM THEIR DEVICES, INCLUDING COMPATIBLES, CLONES, AND EVEN COUNTERFEIT." (Emphasis Added) With open source…
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