Is this a (genuine) UNO R3?

Official Hardware UNO Family UNO R3
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I have tried to find out on the web for a while.

I compared numerous features and I think it is but I can’t find any images of R3 that match.

Example: Mine says “UNO” in a rectangle a in reverse color - compared to “ARDUINO”.

It is not labeled “R3”.

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Just out of curiosity, why does it matter?

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Comparing with a reliable web supplier, it looks genuine.

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I read somewhere that the presence of this component with the Arduino logo on it is a good sign of authenticity:

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So whether your problem is, I suspect it is not a result of an inferior clone. Most clones are pretty good.

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Thanks Bob, that's exactly the kind of response I hoped for!
Most of the signs pointed to its being genuine.
I even found silkscreen versions that matched but not from a site like RS.

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Hi van_der_decken,

I want to know the version because one can waste a lot of time working with a board that's not the board one thinks it is.

I want to know it's genuine because counterfeits are unethical and clones don't support the folks that provide, for example, this site.

Also: curiosity.

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I noticed that and a number of other signs that it was R3 and genuine.

Here's a page that lists numerous signs.

https://support.arduino.cc/hc/en-us/articles/360020652100-How-to-spot-a-counterfeit-Arduino

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But thanks for pointing it out.

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The silkscreen seems to match the SMD version here:

Except that it clearly isn't an SMD version! :confused:

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Yes!
I also noticed my board (not SMD) had silkscreen that looked like that in some SMD pictures.
But thanks for pointing out.

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