
Adafruit METRO 328 without Headers - ATmega328
Adafruit sure loves the ATmega328 , and they use them a lot for their 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 they need to go small, they use a Pro Trinket 3V or 5V, but when size isn't as much of a concern, and a USB-serial converter is required, they reach for an Adafruit METRO. METRO is the culmination of years of playing with AVRs: Adafruit 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 f