Arduino
GIGA R1 WiFi (ABX00063)
Introduction
For ambitious makers with bigger ideas.
The Arduino GIGA R1 WiFi is designed for ambitious makers who want to step up their game.
It levels the playing field for gamers, artists, sound designers and anyone coming to the tech world with big ideas on a budget – because it packs advanced features into an accessible component, with the same form factor as our popular Mega and Due.
Highlights
This dual core 32-bits microcontroller allows you have two brain talking to each other (a Cortex®-M7 at 480 MHz and a Cortex®-M4 at 240 MHz) you can even run micropython in one and Arduino in the other.
Whether you prefer Wi-Fi® or Bluetooth®, the GIGA R1 WiFi got you covered.
You can even quickly connect to the Arduino IoT Cloud and keep track of your project remotely.
And if you are concerned about the security of the communication, the ATECC608A keeps everything under control.
Hardware Ports and Communication
Following the legacy of the Arduino Mega and the Arduino Due, the GIGA R1 WiFi has 4 UARTs (hardware serial ports), 3 I2C ports (1 more than its predecessors), 2 SPI ports (1 more than its predecessors), 1 FDCAN.
GPIOs and Extra Pins
We wanted to keep the same form factor of the Mega and the Due, so you can easily adapt your custom made shields to the GIGA R1 WiFi (remember this board works at 3.3V though!) and we added extra headers to access extra pins, leaving the total count to 76 GPIO pins, and the best part, you can access them from underneath, so keep your project as it is and just think on how to expand it.
Also, we added two new pins: a VRTC so you can connect a battery to keep the RTC running while the board is off and an OFF pin so you can shut down the board.
Connectors
The GIGA R1 WiFi has extra connectors on board which will facilitate the creation of your project without any extra hardware.
Technical Specifications
Dimensions (Length x Width): 101 x 53 mm
Memory: STM32H747XI; 2MB Flash, 1MB RAM
Microcontroller: STM32H747XI dual Cortex®-M7+M4 32bit low power Arm® MCU (Datasheet)
Radio Module: Murata 1DX dual WiFi 802.11b/g/n 65 Mbps and Bluetooth® (Datasheet)
Secure Element: ATECC608A-MAHDA-T (Datasheet)
USB: USB-C® Programming Port / HID; USB-A Host (Enable with PA_15)
Pins
Digital I/O Pins: 76
Analog Input Pins: 12
DAC: 2 (DAC0 / DAC1)
PWM Pins: 12
Misc: VRT & OFF pin
Communication
UART: Yes, 4x
I2C: Yes, 3x
SPI: Yes, 2x
CAN: Yes (Requires an external transceiver)
Connectors
Camera: I2C + D54-D67
Display: D1N, D0N, D1P, D0P, CKN, CKP + D68-D75
Audio Jack: DAC0, DAC1, A7
Power
Circuit Operating Voltage: 3.3V
Input Voltage (VIN): 6-24V
DC Current per I/O Pin: 8 mA
Clock Speed
Cortex® M7: 480 MHz
Cortex® M4: 240 MHz
Inside the Box
USB-A Connector suitable for hosting USB sticks, other mass storage devices and HID devices such as keyboard or mouse.
3.5mm Input-Output Jack connected to DAC0, DAC1 and A7.
USB-C® to power and program the board, as well as simulate an HID device such as mouse or keyboard.
Jtag Connector, 2x5 1.27mm.
20 Pin Arducam camera connector.
Compatibility
Arduino IoT Cloud Compatible
Use your MKR board on Arduino's IoT Cloud, a simple and fast way to ensure secure communication for all of your connected Things.
