The Mega 2560 is a microcontroller board based on the ATmega2560. It has 54 digital input/output pins (of which 15 can be used as PWM outputs), 16 analog inputs, 4 UARTs (hardware serial ports), a 16 MHz crystal oscillator, a USB connection, a power jack, an ICSP header, and a reset button. It contains everything needed to support the microcontroller; simply connect it to a computer with a USB cable or power it with a AC-to-DC adapter or battery to get started. The Mega 2560 board is compatible with most shields designed for the Uno and the former boards Duemilanove or Diecimila.
 
Technical specification
Microcontroller
ATmega2560
Operating Voltage
5V
Input Voltage (recommended)
7-12V
Input Voltage (limit)
6-20V
Digital I/O Pins
54 (of which 15 provide PWM output)
Analog Input Pins
16
DC Current per I/O Pin
20 mA
DC Current for 3.3V Pin
50 mA
Flash Memory
256 KB of which 8 KB used by bootloader
SRAM
8 KB
EEPROM
4 KB
Clock Speed
16 MHz
LED_BUILTIN
13
Length
101.52 mm
Width
53.3 mm
Weight
37 g