You can use the Arduino Mega 2560 if you have a complex electronic project. That needs to process many analog inputs and then send digital output to external sources.
It is one of the most versatile boards available in the Arduino ecosystem. You can buy any shield from the market.
It has an ATMega2560 microcontroller, 54 digital input/output pins, 16 analog pins, 15 PWM pins, a power jack, a USB cable connector, and header pins.
You can use it to create CNC machines, Engraving machines, and any other complex machines. You may need an external CNC shield for operating many stepper motors.
The following is the product detail:
- Arduino Mega 2560 board
- ATmega2560 8-bit microcontroller
- USB-B connector
- LED pins - 13
- Digital input/output pins - 54
- PWM pins - 15
- Analog input pins - 16
- Support UART, SPI, and I2C communication channels.
- Input/output voltage - 5V
- Minimum input voltage - 7-12V
- Current per input/output pin - 20mA
- Barrel plug for power
- Clock speed 16MHz
- 8KB SRAM, 256KB Flash, 4KB EEPROM
You can use a 9V battery to power up the Arduino board.
What is CH340 compatible?
A CH340 is a USB bus convert chip. It converts the USB signal to the serial interface. The UART development board cost is high. And some manufacturers use CH340 to reduce the cost of the board.
It does not affect the Arduino board performance or reduce any other functionality.
