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Entry-Level Boards

  1. Arduino UNO R4 Minima

    • Price: ~$20
    • Main Purpose: Beginner-friendly board for learning electronics and programming.
    • Capabilities: HID support (keyboard/mouse emulation), no built-in Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.
    • Memory: 32 KB SRAM, 256 KB Flash, 8 KB EEPROM.

  2. Arduino UNO R4 WiFi

    • Price: ~$27
    • Main Purpose: Enhanced UNO for IoT and creative projects with wireless features.
    • Capabilities: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth (via ESP32-S3), HID support, 12x8 LED matrix, Qwiic connector.
    • Memory: 32 KB SRAM (RA4M1), 512 KB SRAM (ESP32-S3), 256 KB Flash (RA4M1).

  3. Arduino Nano Every

    • Price: ~$13
    • Main Purpose: Compact, affordable board for small projects and prototyping.
    • Capabilities: No Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, no HID support natively.
    • Memory: 6 KB SRAM, 48 KB Flash.

Enhanced Boards

  1. Arduino Mega 2560 Rev3

    • Price: ~$48
    • Main Purpose: Advanced projects needing many I/O pins and higher memory.
    • Capabilities: No Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, no HID support natively, 54 digital I/O pins.
    • Memory: 8 KB SRAM, 256 KB Flash, 4 KB EEPROM.

  2. Arduino Due

    • Price: ~$45
    • Main Purpose: High-performance projects requiring 32-bit processing.
    • Capabilities: No Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, HID support, DAC for analog output.
    • Memory: 96 KB SRAM, 512 KB Flash.

IoT-Focused Boards

  1. Arduino Nano 33 IoT

    • Price: ~$25
    • Main Purpose: Small IoT projects with wireless connectivity.
    • Capabilities: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HID support, onboard crypto chip.
    • Memory: 32 KB SRAM, 256 KB Flash.

  2. Arduino Nano 33 BLE

    • Price: ~$28
    • Main Purpose: IoT and wearable projects with Bluetooth focus.
    • Capabilities: Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), HID support, no Wi-Fi, onboard IMU.
    • Memory: 256 KB SRAM, 1 MB Flash.

  3. Arduino Nano ESP32

    • Price: ~$20
    • Main Purpose: Compact IoT with high-performance ESP32 capabilities.
    • Capabilities: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HID support, MicroPython support.
    • Memory: 520 KB SRAM, 16 MB Flash (external).

  4. Arduino MKR WiFi 1010

    • Price: ~$40
    • Main Purpose: IoT projects with secure wireless communication.
    • Capabilities: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HID support, onboard crypto chip.
    • Memory: 32 KB SRAM, 256 KB Flash.

  5. Arduino GIGA R1 WiFi

    • Price: ~$75
    • Main Purpose: Advanced, large-scale projects with multimedia and connectivity.
    • Capabilities: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HID support, dual-core MCU, camera/display support.
    • Memory: 576 KB SRAM (M7 core) + 256 KB (M4 core), 2 MB Flash.

  6. Arduino Portenta H7

    • Price: ~$110
    • Main Purpose: Industrial-grade, high-performance IoT and AI applications.
    • Capabilities: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HID support, dual-core MCU, high-speed I/O.
    • Memory: 2 MB SRAM (total), 16 MB Flash (external).
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