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Arduino Nano R4 vs DFRobot FireBeetle ESP32 IoT Microcontroller

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

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ArduinoArduino Nano R4ABX00142

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DFRobotDFRobot FireBeetle ESP32 IoT MicrocontrollerDFR0478

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Specifications

13 specifications compared side by side.

Arduino Nano R4 / DFRobot FireBeetle ESP32 IoT Microcontroller
Compare bySpecification	AArduinoArduino Nano R4	BDFRobotDFRobot FireBeetle ESP32 IoT Microcontroller
Electrical1
Logic voltageUse-dependent	5 V	3.3 V
Control & communication12
Board kind	Main controller	Main controller
Board architecture	Standalone board	Standalone board
Primary applicationUse-dependent	embedded_control;industrial_automation;robotics	IoT
Processor vendorUse-dependent	Renesas	Espressif
ProcessorUse-dependent	RA4M1	ESP-WROOM-32
Processor architectureUse-dependent	Arm Cortex-M4	Xtensa LX6 dual-core
Processor clock	48 MHz	240 MHz192 MHz higher
SDK available	Yes	Yes
Firmware updatable	Yes	Yes
Communication interfacesUse-dependent	CAN (external transceiver required);I2C;USB-C	Wi-Fi;Bluetooth 4.2
Compute board kind	microcontroller	microcontroller
MicrocontrollerUse-dependent	RA4M1	ESP-WROOM-32

AArduinoArduino Nano R4

BDFRobotDFRobot FireBeetle ESP32 IoT Microcontroller

Electrical1

Logic voltageUse-dependent

Part A5 V

Part B3.3 V

Control & communication12

Board kind

Part AMain controller

Part BMain controller

Board architecture

Part AStandalone board

Part BStandalone board

Primary applicationUse-dependent

Part Aembedded_control;industrial_automation;robotics

Part BIoT

Processor vendorUse-dependent

Part ARenesas

Part BEspressif

ProcessorUse-dependent

Part ARA4M1

Part BESP-WROOM-32

Processor architectureUse-dependent

Part AArm Cortex-M4

Part BXtensa LX6 dual-core

Processor clock

Part A48 MHz

Part B240 MHz192 MHz higher

SDK available

Part AYes

Part BYes

Firmware updatable

Part AYes

Part BYes

Communication interfacesUse-dependent

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

Part BWi-Fi;Bluetooth 4.2

Compute board kind

Part Amicrocontroller

Part Bmicrocontroller

MicrocontrollerUse-dependent

Part ARA4M1

Part BESP-WROOM-32

Product sources

Product sources used by this comparison

Arduino Nano R4Open source ↗

DFRobot FireBeetle ESP32 IoT MicrocontrollerOpen source ↗