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The Zigduino

Summary
Microcontroller                                                Atmega128RFA1
Operating Voltage                                          3.3V
Input Voltage (recommended)                    7-18V
Input Voltage (maximum)                            6-30V (transients to -20V and +60V)
Digital I/O Pins                                              14 + 3 auxiliary
PWM Output Pins                                          6
Analog Input Pins                                      6 (0-1.8V)
I/O Protection                                              ±30V transient
                                                                      -2.5V to +5.8V continuous
DC Current per I/O Pin                             20 mA
DC Current for 5V Pin                               250 mA
DC Current for 3.3V Pin                            200 mA
Flash Memory                                            128 KB of which 2 KB is used by the bootloader
SRAM                                                           16 KB
EEPROM                                                     4 KB
Clock Speed                                              16 MHz
RF transmit power                                    +3.5 dBm
Receiver sensitivity                                   -100 dB
Antenna gain                                             2 dBi
Current Draw                                             30 mA (transmitting, USB, no I/O connections)
                                                                     15 mA (transmitting, no USB, no I/O connections)
                                                                      6 mA (radio off, no USB, no I/O connections)
                                                                     250 μA (sleep)

 

Compatibility

    Compatible with any shield that supports 3.3V logic
    Compatible with existing Arduino libraries that do not use hard-coded pin definitions
    Compatible with Arduino IDE with updated compiler, avr-gcc-4.3.3 or later.

 

Software

    Ported bootloader and Arduino core libraries, on Github.
    IEEE 802.15.4 MAC, from Atmel
    ZMAC, a compatibility layer to allow the use of Atmel's MAC from inside the Arduino environment, from ManiacBug
    BitCloud, Atmel's ZigBee PRO implementation

 

Power

The Zigduino can be powered through the USB connection or with an external power supply. The power source with the highest voltage is selected automatically.

External power can be supplied via a wall wart or a battery. It can be connected with a 2.1mm center-positive plug inserted into the power jack. Alternately, external power can be connected through the GND and VIN pins of the POWER header.

The board will operate correctly on an input voltage between 6V and 30V. It will survive transients as large as -20V or +60V. However, higher supply voltages may cause excessive heat dissipation at higher current draws. The input voltage regulator has integral overtemperature protection, so you can't permanently damage the board this way. However, the board may not work correctly under these circumstances.

[Source] zigduino

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