The Akafuino X is a microcontroller board based on the Atmel XMega32A4 microcontroller.
The Akafuino X can run Arduino sketches. It uses a special version of the Arduino IDE that adds support for the XMega line of processors. See the XMegaduino projectfor more details.
Highlights of the Akafuino X:
- Arduino form factor, compatible with tons of Arduino shields
- Runs on 3.3V
- All digital inputs are 5V tolerant
- Compatible with all Akafugu Arduino libraries and products such as null and null
- 5 UART's with individual speed setting
- Runs at 32MHz
- 32k of flash memory
- Onboard DAC with Arduino library (Two-channel, 12-bit, 1Msps)
- 16 PWM pins
- Onboard RTC (with footprint for soldering a 32kHz crystal for accurate second measurement)
- Can be powered by a wall-wart AC/DC adapter up to 12V (9V recommended)
When to use the Akafuino X over an Arduino board:
- When you need a little more processing power (twice the amount of clock cycles!)
- When you need a DAC (comes with a two-channel DAC onboard)
- When you want to interface directly with 3.3V logic (no level converter neccesary)