ATMegaZero is an Arduino Leonardo compatible board based on Microchip ATmega32U4 8-bit AVR microcontroller that mostly follows Raspberry Pi Zero form factor with the 40-pin GPIO header, MicroSD card slot, and one micro USB port in the same location.
The MIPI CSI camera connector makes place for an OLED display connector, and the HDMI port is obviously gone, but you also get an 8-pin header to easily install an ESP8266 based ESP-01 module to add WiFi connectivity.
ATMegaZero specifications:
- MCU – Microchip ATmega32U4 microcontroller running at 16MHz with 32KB Flash, 2.5KB SRAM, 1KB EEPROM
- Storage – MicroSD card
- Display – 32-pin OLED display port compatible with 30-pin SSD1306 and SSD1331 based displays
- Wireless Connectivity – 8-pin header for optional ESP8266 ESP-01 WiFi module
- Expansion – 40-pin Raspberry Pi-inspired GPIO header with UART/SPI/I2C
- Debugging & Programming – Micro USB port, 6-pin programming header
- Misc – 4x LEDs, button
- Power Supply – 5V via micro USB port
- Dimensions – 65 x 30mm
- Weight – Around 43 grams
The board works out of the box with the Arduino IDE for Windows, macOS, and Linux. The developer – Eddie Espinal – provides updates on his Instagram account, so there are plenty of photos, but I could not find that many other details there, with most of the information coming from a Hackster.io news article.
The board is not available just yet, but we’re getting close as Eddie mentioned he was “finalizing the testing and getting quotes for the first production run from different PCB manufacturers” three days ago.
Jean-Luc started CNX Software in 2010 as a part-time endeavor, before quitting his job as a software engineering manager, and starting to write daily news, and reviews full time later in 2011.
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