A microcontroller board based on the ATmega2560 or 1280 chip. Use this tag for questions specifically regarding the Mega, and not just general Arduino usage.
The Arduino Mega is a board based on the ATmega2560 or 1280 chip.
Use this tag for questions specifically regarding the Mega, and not just general Arduino usage. This applies to both versions of this board.
Arduino Mega 2560:
From official Arduino page:
Microcontroller ATmega2560
Operating Voltage 5V
Input Voltage (recommended) 7-12V
Input Voltage (limits) 6-20V
Digital I/O Pins 54 (of which 15 provide PWM output)
Analog Input Pins 16
DC Current per I/O Pin 40 mA
DC Current for 3.3V Pin 50 mA
Flash Memory 256 KB of which 8 KB used by bootloader
SRAM 8 KB
EEPROM 4 KB
Clock Speed 16 MHz
Arduino Mega 1280:
From official Arduino page:
Microcontroller ATmega1280
Operating Voltage 5V
Input Voltage (recommended) 7-12V
Input Voltage (limits) 6-20V
Digital I/O Pins 54 (of which 15 provide PWM output)
Analog Input Pins 16
DC Current per I/O Pin 40 mA
DC Current for 3.3V Pin 50 mA
Flash Memory 128 KB of which 4 KB used by bootloader
SRAM 8 KB
EEPROM 4 KB
Clock Speed 16 MHz
