DIY Arduino problem

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Vincent19:
So, the minimum circuit for an arduino based development board is a 16MHz crystal and the 100nF cap for power supply and pull up resistor for RESET pin ?

No, you can use the internal oscilator (there is a fuse). And the reset is not required. The minimum is just the cap for the supply

Why reset is not required ? I thought RESET should be pulled up for normal usage ?

Thanks :smiley: