A manual for the Arduino MEGA 2560 that explains the hardware and firmware on this Arduino board based on the ATmega2560 microcontroller. This manual contains up-to-date hardware information for the popular Arduino MEGA 2560, an upgrade from the Arduino Uno. Arduino is the easy to use open-source electronics platform used by hobbyists, makers, hackers, experimenters, educators and professionals.

Get all the information that you need on the hardware and firmware found on Arduino MEGA 2560 boards in this handy reference and user guide. Ideal for the workbench or desktop. This manual contains all of the Arduino MEGA 2560 hardware information in one place and covers Arduino MEGA 2560 revision 3 (R3 or REV3) based on the Rev3e schematic, and earlier boards.

• Easily find hardware technical specifications with explanations, and use the pin reference chapter with interfacing examples when building Arduino MEGA 2560 projects, or when designing a shield.
• SPI, TWI and UART/USART buses and ports are explained. Diagrams and illustration provide easy reference to alternate pin functions and hardware connections.
• Learn to back up and restore firmware on the ATmega2560 and ATmega16U2 microcontrollers on the Arduino MEGA 2560 board, or load new firmware.
• Basic fault finding and repair procedures show how to test a new Arduino MEGA 2560, or repair a faulty one.
• Power supply circuits are simplified and explained.
• Mechanical dimensions are split into five easy to reference diagrams.
• Find an enhanced version of the circuit diagram or schematic in this book, as well as a parts list and a board layout reference to easily locate components on an Arduino MEGA 2560 board.
• This book contains a chapter on Arduino shield compatibility and how shields work across different Arduino models.