Croduino Pico is an Arduino-compatible board for Makers

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This $11 open-source board is based on an ATmega328 and comes without a USB converter.

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Last year, the e-radionica.com crew released the Croduino Basic, an open-source board based on the wildly popular ATmega328 MCU. Now, the team has returned with the debut of the Croduino Pico.

Currently available on Tindie for $11, the Croduino Pico is billed as “simpler than the basic version” since it lacks an on-board FTDI USB converter. It should be noted that the board measures just 5cm x 3cm in size, making it easy for tinkerers to integrate and leave in various projects.

Aside from ATmega328, the Croduino Pico targets both Makers and developers with a wide range of features, including:

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22 digital I/O
• 6 PWM outputs
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8 analog inputs
• I2C communication
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Built-in 5V voltage regulator
• Reset button and LED

Interested? You can check out the project’s official Tindie page, as well as access its documentation for more information here.

Croduino Basic sells for $21 on Tindie

The open source Croduino Basic – currently selling for $21 on Tindie – is built around Atmel’s wildly popular ATmega328 microcontroller (MCU).

Aside from Atmel’s MCU, the board targets both Makers and developers with a wide range of features, including:

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14 digital I/O (6PWM outputs)
• 
8 analog inputs
• 
FTDI RS232 as USB converter
• 
Built-in 5V voltage regulator
• USB mini-B cable

It should be noted that Croduino measures just 5cm x 3cm, making it easy for DIY tinkerers to integrate into various projects.

Interested in learning more? You can check out the project’s official Tindie page here, courtesy of the e-radionica.com crew.

In addition, you can view the project source code here, documentation here and BoM here.