ABX00063

ARDUINO BOARD

The Arduino GIGA R1 WiFi is designed for ambitious makers who want to step up their game. It levels the playing field for gamers, artists, sound designers and anyone coming to the tech world with big ideas on a budget – because it packs advanced features into an accessible component, with the same form factor as our popular Mega and Due.

Let’s break down all the powerful features of this board.

Microcontroller (STM32H747XI): This dual core 32-bits microcontroller allows you have two brain talking to each other (a Cortex®-M7 at 480 MHz and a Cortex®-M4 at 240 MHz) you can even run micropython in one and Arduino in the other.

Wireless communication (Murata 1DX):  Whether you prefer Wi-Fi® or Bluetooth®, the GIGA R1 WiFi got you covered. You can even quickly connect to the Arduino IoT Cloud and keep track of your project remotely. And if you are concerned about the security of the communication, the ATECC608A keeps everything under control.

Hardware ports and communication: Following the legacy of the Arduino Mega and the Arduino Due, the GIGA R1 WiFi has 4 UARTs (hardware serial ports), 3 I2C ports (1 more than its predecessors), 2 SPI ports (1 more than its predecessors), 1 FDCAN.

GPIOs and extra pins: We wanted to keep the same form factor of the Mega and the Due, so you can easily adapt your custom made shields to the GIGA R1 WiFi (remember this board works at 3.3V though!) and we added extra headers to access extra pins, leaving the total count to 76 GPIO pins, and the best part, you can access them from underneath, so keep your project as it is and just think on how to expand it. Also, we added two new pins: a VRTC so you can connect a battery to keep the RTC running while the board is off and an OFF pin so you can shut down the board.

Connectors: The GIGA R1 WiFi has extra connectors on board which will facilitate the creation of your project without any extra hardware. This board has:

  • USB-A connector suitable for hosting USB sticks, other mass storage devices and HID devices such as keyboard or mouse.
  • 3.5mm input-output jack connected to DAC0, DAC1 and A7.
  • USB-C® to power and program the board, as well as simulate an HID device such as mouse or keyboard.
  • Jtag connector, 2x5 1.27mm.
  • 20 pin Arducam camera connector.

Higher voltage support: In comparison with its predecessors that support up to 12 volts, the GIGA R1 WiFi can handle a range of 6 to 24 volts.

Tech specs

Board Name Arduino® GIGA R1 WiFi
SKU ABX00063
Microcontroller STM32H747XI dual Cortex®-M7+M4 32bit low power Arm® MCU (datasheet)
Radio Module Murata 1DX dual WiFi 802.11b/g/n 65 Mbps and Bluetooth® (datasheet)
Secure Element ATECC608A-MAHDA-T (datasheet)
USB USB-C® Programming Port / HID
USB-A Host (enable with PA_15)
Pins Digital I/O Pins 76
Analog input pins 12
DAC 2 (DAC0/DAC1)
PWM pins 12
Misc VRT & OFF pin
Communication UART Yes, 4x
I2C Yes, 3x
SPI Yes, 2x
CAN Yes (Requires an external transceiver)
Connectors Camera I2C + D54-D67
Display D1N, D0N, D1P, D0P, CKN, CKP + D68-D75
Audio Jack DAC0, DAC1, A7
Power Circuit operating voltage 3.3V
Input voltage (VIN) 6-24V
DC Current per I/O Pin 8 mA
Clock Speed Cortex® M7 480 MHz
Cortex® M4 240 MHz
Memory STM32H747XI 2MB Flash, 1MB RAM
Dimensions Width 53 mm
Length 101 mm

 

 

 

Documentation

Pinout Diagram

Download the full Pinout diagram as PDF here.

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Get Inspired

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This GIGA R1 WiFi-powered wearable detects falls using a Transformer modelApril 28, 2023

For those aged 65 and over, falls can be one of the most serious health concerns they face either due to lower mobility or decreasing overall coordination. Recognizing this issue, Naveen Kumar set out to produce a wearable fall-detecting device that aims to increase the speed at which this occurs by utilizing a Transformer-based model rather than a more traditional recurrent neural network (RNN) model. Because this project needed to be both fast and consume only small amounts of current, Kumar went with the new Arduino GIGA R1 WiFi due to its STM32H74XI dual-core Arm CPU, onboard WiFi/Bluetooth®, and ability to interface with a wide variety of sensors. After connecting an ADXL345 three-axis accelerometer, he realized that collecting many hours of samples by hand would be far too time consuming, so instead, he downloaded the SisFall dataset, ran a Python script to parse the sample data into an Edge Impulse-compatible format, and then uploaded the resulting JSON files into a new project. Once completed, he used the API to split each sample into four-second segments and then used the Keras block edit feature to build a reduced-sized Transformer model. The result after training was a 202KB large model that could accurately determine if a fall occurred 96% of the time. Deployment was then as simple as using the Arduino library feature within a sketch to run an inference and display the result via an LED, though future iterations could leverage the GIGA R1 WiFi's connectivity to send out alert notifications if an accident is detected. More information can be found here in Kumar's write-up.

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FAQs

Do I need an external antenna? Is it included with the product?

Yes and yes, this board has no on board antenna however a u.FL antenna is provided in the box.

Which Arducam models are compatible with the on board camera connector?

The camera adapter (J6 header) is a 20 pin adapter for Arducam cameras such as OV7675 and OV7670. For more information on how to use the camera visit the GIGA R1 WiFi Camera guide.


What is the difference between the Portenta H7 and the GIGA R1 WiFi?

The difference between these two products are:

  • The GIGA R1 WiFi uses the USB-C® to power and program the board, as well as simulate an HID device such as mouse or keyboard. In the case of the Portenta H7, the USB-C® can also be used as DisplayPort out, USB Hub or to deliver power to OTG connected devices.
  • The GIGA R1 WiFi exposes all the possibilities of the STM32H7 in a more accessible way using 2.54 mm pin headers making it a more suitable option for prototyping whereas the Portenta H7 is suitable for mass production since it uses high-density connectors to save space.
  • Given its form factor the GIGA R1 WiFi has the space to provide additional services such as a USB-A connector, 3.5mm input-output jack and JTAG connector on board.