Arduino has just announced the Arduino Matter Discovery Bundle (AKX00081), an all-in-one development kit designed to help users learn, prototype, and build Matter-over-Thread smart home devices quickly. The kit is based on the Arduino Nano Matter development board and works with the Matter ecosystem, including compatible platforms such as Apple HomeKit, Google Home, Amazon Alexa, and Home Assistant.
The bundle also includes a Nano Connector Carrier with Grove and Qwiic interfaces, a microSD slot, and various IO options. The kit features three Qwiic-based Modulino nodes, namely a Latch Relay, a Distance module for presence detection, and a Thermo module for temperature and humidity sensing.
Arduino Matter Discovery Bundle specifications:
- Main board – Arduino Nano Matter
- MCU – SiLabs MGM240SD22VNA
- MCU core – 32-bit Arm Cortex-M33 with DSP (digital signal processing) instruction and FPU (floating-point unit) @ 78 MHz
- Storage/Memory – 1536 KB flash program memory, 256 KB RAM data memory
- Wireless Connectivity – Matter, IEEE 802.15.4 (Thread/Zigbee), Bluetooth 5.3 & Bluetooth Mesh
- Connectivity Band Frequency – Onboard 2.4 GHz
- Expansion – GPIO headers for digital and analog I/Os
- USB – USB-C port for power and data
- Dimensions – 45 x 18 mm
- MCU – SiLabs MGM240SD22VNA
- Carrier Board – Arduino Nano Connector Carrier
- Storage – MicroSD card slot
- Expansion
- 2x Grove analog/digital I/O, 1x Grove I2C, 1x Grove UART, 1x Qwiic I2C
- Double female board headers for Arduino Nano family boards
- Misc – Switchable I/O voltage (+3.3 VDC and +5 VDC)
- Dimensions – 43 x 28 mm
- Included Modulino Nodes
- Latch Relay – Latching relay, up to 30V DC @ 5A, I²C (Qwiic)
- Distance – Time-of-Flight sensor, 0–1200 mm range, I²C (Qwiic)
- Thermo – Temperature and humidity sensor, I²C (Qwiic)
In terms of software support, the board can be programmed with the Arduino Desktop IDE, the Arduino Cloud Editor, and the Arduino Cloud for both offline and browser-based development. Sample sketches for relay control and sensor integration are included within the Matter library. More software-related information can be found on Arduino’s documentation website.
The company also talks about a 7-chapter curriculum that covers everything from basic network deployment to advanced Matter features. Completion of the course allows users to earn an Arduino Certified Engineer credential.
The Arduino Matter Discovery Bundle is sold on the Arduino Store for $61.04. Some additional information can be found in the announcement.
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