Adafruit METRO 328 without Headers - ATmega328

Product ID: 2466
$19.50
Why not check out the Adafruit Metro Mini 328 - Arduino-Compatible - 5V 16MHz for an Arduino-compatible!
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Description

We sure love the ATmega328 here at Adafruit, and we use them a lot for our own projects. The processor has plenty of GPIO, Analog inputs, hardware UART SPI and I2C, timers and PWM galore - just enough for most simple projects. When we need to go small, we use a Metro Mini, but when size isn't as much of a concern, and a USB-serial converter is required, we reach for an Adafruit METRO.

METRO is the culmination of years of playing with AVRs: we wanted to make a development board that is easy to use and is hacker friendly.

  • ATmega328 brains - This popular chip has 32KB of flash (1/2 K is reserved for the bootloader), 2KB of RAM, clocked at 16MHz
  • Power the METRO with 7-9V polarity protected DC or the micro USB connector to any 5V USB source. The 2.1mm DC jack has an on/off switch next to it so you can turn off your setup easily. The METRO will automagically switch between USB and DC.
  • METRO has 20 GPIO pins, 6 of which are Analog in as well, and 2 of which are reserved for the USB-serial converter. There's also 6 PWMs available on 3 timers (1 x 16-bit, 2 x 8-bit). There's a hardware SPI port, hardware I2C port and hardware UART to USB.
  • GPIO Logic level is 5V but by cutting and soldering closed a jumper, you can easily convert it to 3.3V logic
  • USB to Serial converter, there's a hardware USB to Serial converter that can be used by any computer to listen/send data to the METRO, and can also be used to launch and update code via the bootloader
  • Four indicator LEDs, on the front edge of the PCB, for easy debugging. One green power LED, two RX/TX LEDs for the UART, and a red LED connected to pin PB5
  • Easy reprogramming, comes pre-loaded with the Optiboot bootloader, which is supported by avrdude and only uses 512 bytes.
  • Beautiful styling by PaintYourDragon and Bruce Yan, in Adafruit Black with gold plated pads.
  • Works with all Adafruit designed shields!
  • This version of the METRO 328 comes as a fully assembled and tested development board but without any headers or the DC jack attached. We do include these parts so that you can solder on if you like, or you can solder wires or header directly to the breakout pads. We also include 4 rubber bumpers to keep it from slipping off your desk.

Mac & Windows People! Don't forget to grab & install the FTDI VCP drivers from FTDI to make the COM/Serial port show up right! The default drivers may not support this FTDI chip!

Technical Details

Revision History:

  • As of Nov 12 2018, this now comes with a SiLabs CP2104 instead of FTDI chipset for USB-to-serial. We also now do not solder in the DC jack as well, so its even skinnier!
     

Detailed specifications:

  • ATmega328 microcontroller with Optiboot (UNO) Bootloader
  • USB Programming and debugging via the well-supported genuine CP2104
  • Input voltage: 7-9V (a 9VDC power supply is recommended)
  • 5V regulator can supply peak ~800mA as long as the die temp of the regulator does not exceed 150*C
  • 3.3V regulator can supply peak ~150mA as long as the die temp of the regulator does not exceed 150*C
  • 5V logic with 3.3V compatible inputs, can be converted to 3.3V logic operation
  • 20 Digital I/O Pins: 6 are also PWM outputs and 6 are also Analog Inputs
  • 6-pin ICSP Header for reprogramming
  • 32KB Flash Memory - 0.5K for bootloader, 31.5KB available after bootloading
  • 16MHz Clock Speed
  • Compatible with "Classic" and "R3" Shields
  • Adafruit Black PCB with gold plate on pads
  • 53mm x 68.5mm / 2.1" x 2.7"
  • Height (w/ barrel jack): 13mm / 0.5"
  • Weight: 16.5g
  • Derivative of "Arduino UNO R3 Reference design" 
  • Open source hardware files on github!
  • Fritzing object in the Adafruit Fritzing Library
  • ATmega328P product page

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