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Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect vs Arduino Nano R4

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

13 shared specs3 scored

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ArduinoArduino Nano RP2040 ConnectABX00052

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ArduinoArduino Nano R4ABX00142

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Specifications

13 specifications compared side by side.

Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect / Arduino Nano R4
Compare bySpecification	AArduinoArduino Nano RP2040 Connect	BArduinoArduino Nano R4
Electrical1
Logic voltageUse-dependent	3.3 V	5 V
Control & communication12
Board kind	Main controller	Main controller
Board architectureUse-dependent	Microcontroller board	Standalone board
Primary applicationUse-dependent	education;robotics;embedded_control	embedded_control;industrial_automation;robotics
Processor vendorUse-dependent	Raspberry Pi;u-blox	Renesas
ProcessorUse-dependent	RP2040;NINA-W102	RA4M1
Processor architectureUse-dependent	ARM Cortex-M0+	Arm Cortex-M4
Processor cores	21 higher	1
Processor clock	133 MHz85 MHz higher	48 MHz
USB interfaces	1	1
Communication interfacesUse-dependent	Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n;Bluetooth;Bluetooth LE 4.2;USB;GPIO	CAN (external transceiver required);I2C;USB-C
Compute board kind	microcontroller	microcontroller
MicrocontrollerUse-dependent	RP2040	RA4M1

AArduinoArduino Nano RP2040 Connect

BArduinoArduino Nano R4

Electrical1

Logic voltageUse-dependent

Part A3.3 V

Part B5 V

Control & communication12

Board kind

Part AMain controller

Part BMain controller

Board architectureUse-dependent

Part AMicrocontroller board

Part BStandalone board

Primary applicationUse-dependent

Part Aeducation;robotics;embedded_control

Part Bembedded_control;industrial_automation;robotics

Processor vendorUse-dependent

Part ARaspberry Pi;u-blox

Part BRenesas

ProcessorUse-dependent

Part ARP2040;NINA-W102

Part BRA4M1

Processor architectureUse-dependent

Part AARM Cortex-M0+

Part BArm Cortex-M4

Processor cores

Part A21 higher

Part B1

Processor clock

Part A133 MHz85 MHz higher

Part B48 MHz

USB interfaces

Part A1

Part B1

Communication interfacesUse-dependent

Part AWi-Fi 802.11b/g/n;Bluetooth;Bluetooth LE 4.2;USB;GPIO

Part BCAN (external transceiver required);I2C;USB-C

Compute board kind

Part Amicrocontroller

Part Bmicrocontroller

MicrocontrollerUse-dependent

Part ARP2040

Part BRA4M1

Product sources

Product sources used by this comparison

Arduino Nano RP2040 ConnectOpen source ↗

Arduino Nano R4Open source ↗