SKU: DFR0010
The DFRduino Nano USB Microcontroller V3 (ATMega 328) is a compact Arduino mini with integrated USB, offering additional analog input pins and auto-select power sources, compatible with Arduino Mini/Basic Stamp for versatile electronics projects.
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| Parameter | Details |
|---|---|
| Microcontroller | Atmel ATmega168 or ATmega328 |
| Operating Voltage (logic level) | 5 V |
| Input Voltage (recommended) | 7-12 V |
| Input Voltage (limits) | 6-20 V |
| Digital I/O Pins | 14 (of which 6 provide PWM output) |
| Analog Input Pins | 8 |
| DC Current per I/O Pin | 40 mA |
| Flash Memory | 16 KB (ATmega168) or 32 KB (ATmega328) of which 2 KB used by bootloader |
| SRAM | 1 KB (ATmega168) or 2 KB (ATmega328) |
| EEPROM | 512 bytes (ATmega168) or 1 KB (ATmega328) |
| Clock Speed | 16 MHz |
| Dimensions | 0.73" x 1.70" |
Each of the 14 digital pins on the Nano can be used as an input or output, using pinMode(), digitalWrite(), and digitalRead() functions. They operate at 5 volts. Each pin can provide or receive a maximum of 40 mA and has an internal pull-up resistor (disconnected by default) of 20-50 kOhms. In addition, some pins have specialized functions:
Serial: 0 (RX) and 1 (TX). Used to receive (RX) and transmit (TX) TTL serial data. These pins are connected to the corresponding pins of the FTDI USB-to-TTL Serial chip.
External Interrupts: 2 and 3. These pins can be configured to trigger an interrupt on a low value, a rising or falling edge, or a change in value. See the attachInterrupt() function for details.
PWM: 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, and 11. Provide 8-bit PWM output with the analogWrite() function.
SPI: 10 (SS), 11 (MOSI), 12 (MISO), 13 (SCK). These pins support SPI communication, which, although provided by the underlying hardware, is not currently included in the DFRduino language. LED: 13. There is a built-in LED connected to digital pin 13. When the pin is HIGH value, the LED is on, when the pin is LOW, it's off.
The Nano has 8 analog inputs, each of which provide 10 bits of resolution (i.e. 1024 different values). By default they measure from ground to 5 volts, though is it possible to change the upper end of their range using the analogReference() function. Additionally, some pins have specialized functionality:
I2C: 4 (SDA) and 5 (SCL). Support I2C (TWI) communication using the Wire library (documentation on the Wiring website).
There are a couple of other pins on the board:
AREF. Reference voltage for the analog inputs. Used with analogReference().
Reset. Bring this line LOW to reset the microcontroller. Typically used to add a reset button to shields which block the one on the board.
See also the mapping between DFRduino pins and ATmega168 ports.
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