Description of Arduino Uno R4 Minima :
The Arduino Uno R4 Minima represents an evolution of the classic Arduino Uno development board, upgrading the 8-bit AVR microcontroller to a 32-bit Arm Cortex-M4 while retaining the same form factor. This allows enhanced performance and memory in a familiar package compatible with existing Arduino shields and accessories.
At the heart of the board lies the Renesas R7FA4M1AB3CFM#AA0 microcontroller, containing a 48MHz Arm Cortex-M4 processor with floating point unit and 256KB of flash memory. This provides approximately 8 times more flash and 16 times more SRAM compared to the Atmega328P found on the Uno R3.
The R7FA4M1AB3CFM#AA0 microcontroller features a 12-bit ADC, on-chip touch sensing, multiple serial interfaces, DMA controllers, and more capabilities. The Uno R4 Minima runs at 5V, ensuring compatibility with shields assuming a 5V logic level. Power can come via the USB-C port, barrel jack or VIN pin, with an on-board buck converter stepping higher voltages down to 5V.
Specification:
- Microcontroller : Renesas RA4M1 (32-bit ARM Cortex-M4)
- Operating Voltage : 5 V
- Input Voltage : 6-24 V
- Digital I/O Pins : 14
- PWM Digital I/O Pins : 6
- Analog Input Pins : 6
- DC Current per I/O Pin : 8 mA
- Clock Speed : 48 Mhz
- Flash Memory : 256 KB
- SRAM : 32 KB
- USB : USB-C
- DAC (12 bit) : 1
- SPI : 2
- I²C : 2
- CAN : 1
- Op amp : 1
- SWD : 1
- RTC : –
- Qwiic I²C connector : –
- LED Matrix : –
- LED_BUILTIN : 13
- Dimensions : 68.9 x 53.4 mm
Arduino Uno R4 Minima applications:
- Beginner projects, prototyping
- Board for educational courses
- Building basic IoT systems
- Programming exercises and challenges
- Robotics projects using servo motors
- Home automation systems with sensors
- Smart device projects using Bluetooth/WiFi