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Arduino Mega 2560 Rev3 vs Espressif ESP32-C3-DevKitC-02

A side-by-side comparison of source-backed specifications within the same subcategory.

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ArduinoArduino Mega 2560 Rev3A000067

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EspressifEspressif ESP32-C3-DevKitC-02ESP32-C3-DevKitC-02

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Specifications

15 specifications compared side by side.

Arduino Mega 2560 Rev3 / Espressif ESP32-C3-DevKitC-02
Compare bySpecification	AArduinoArduino Mega 2560 Rev3	BEspressifEspressif ESP32-C3-DevKitC-02
Electrical1
Logic voltageUse-dependent	5 V	3.3 V
Control & communication14
Board kind	Main controller	Main controller
Board architecture	Microcontroller board	Microcontroller board
Primary applicationUse-dependent	education;robotics;motion_control	robotics;embedded_control
Processor vendorUse-dependent	Microchip	Espressif
ProcessorUse-dependent	ATmega2560	ESP32-C3-WROOM-02;ESP32-C3-WROOM-02U
Processor architectureUse-dependent	AVR 8-bit	RISC-V
Processor clock	16 MHz	160 MHz144 MHz higher
Flash	0.25 MB	4 MB3.75 MB higher
SDK available	Yes	Yes
Firmware updatable	Yes	Yes
USB interfaces	1	1
Communication interfacesUse-dependent	UART;I2C;SPI;USB	Wi-Fi;Bluetooth LE;USB;GPIO
Compute board kind	microcontroller	microcontroller
MicrocontrollerUse-dependent	ATmega2560	ESP32-C3-WROOM-02;ESP32-C3-WROOM-02U

AArduinoArduino Mega 2560 Rev3

BEspressifEspressif ESP32-C3-DevKitC-02

Electrical1

Logic voltageUse-dependent

Part A5 V

Part B3.3 V

Control & communication14

Board kind

Part AMain controller

Part BMain controller

Board architecture

Part AMicrocontroller board

Part BMicrocontroller board

Primary applicationUse-dependent

Part Aeducation;robotics;motion_control

Part Brobotics;embedded_control

Processor vendorUse-dependent

Part AMicrochip

Part BEspressif

ProcessorUse-dependent

Part AATmega2560

Part BESP32-C3-WROOM-02;ESP32-C3-WROOM-02U

Processor architectureUse-dependent

Part AAVR 8-bit

Part BRISC-V

Processor clock

Part A16 MHz

Part B160 MHz144 MHz higher

Flash

Part A0.25 MB

Part B4 MB3.75 MB higher

SDK available

Part AYes

Part BYes

Firmware updatable

Part AYes

Part BYes

USB interfaces

Part A1

Part B1

Communication interfacesUse-dependent

Part AUART;I2C;SPI;USB

Part BWi-Fi;Bluetooth LE;USB;GPIO

Compute board kind

Part Amicrocontroller

Part Bmicrocontroller

MicrocontrollerUse-dependent

Part AATmega2560

Part BESP32-C3-WROOM-02;ESP32-C3-WROOM-02U

Product sources

Product sources used by this comparison

Arduino Mega 2560 Rev3Open source ↗

Espressif ESP32-C3-DevKitC-02Open source ↗