Arduino MEGA compatible board, running at 5V with a 32-bit ARM core
The FortyTwo Systems MEGA is the perfect board for both makers and industrial applications. It runs at 5 volts, features advanced communication peripherals, and has many times more flash and RAM comp…
The FortyTwo Systems MEGA is the perfect board for both makers and industrial applications. It runs at 5 volts, features advanced communication peripherals, and has many times more flash and RAM compared to the Arduino MEGA. It also runs much faster and provides much more processing power. It is a drop-in replacement for the Arduino MEGA. Additionally, it has dual CAN controllers so you can interface it to industrial devices.
Current shipping time up to 12 days
Specifications:
Microchip SAMC21N18A (Cortex-M0+) @ 48MHz
5V I/O
256 KB Flash, 32 KB RAM
2 CAN-FD controllers
8 SERCOM instances (can be configured as SPI, I2C, or UART)
What does all of this mean? You can plug the board into your computer, open the Arduino IDE/CLI or PlatformIO, and upload your code with minimal setup.
History:
The Arduino MEGA's design has remained almost unchanged for more than a decade. It still uses the ATMega2560 processor, which is just as old. Arduino released the Due board in 2012, based on the SAM3X8E processor, an ARM Cortex-M3 which was much more expensive than the MEGA and only ran at 3.3V, instead of the 5V standard of most other intro level Arduino boards.
In 2015, Atmel (now Microchip) released the SAMC line of processors. This series of processors is based on the ARM Cortex-M0+ core, can run at 3.3V or 5V, and even includes two onboard CAN controllers, making it perfect for industrial applications and hobby applications alike. While the original product line only included an E, G, and J variant similar to the SAMD21, more recently an N variant became available with the same package size as the venerable Mega2560.
The FortyTwo Systems is the first Arduino-compatible board to feature this new processor. The board keeps the same form factor and pulls much of its electrical design from the Arduino MEGA.
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