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Structured comparison

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Overview

Manufacturer

Arduino Nano
Arduino
Raspberry Pi Pico
Raspberry Pi Ltd

Category

Arduino Nano
Arduino
Raspberry Pi Pico
Raspberry Pi

Object type

Arduino Nano
devboard
Raspberry Pi Pico
devboard

Package

Arduino Nano
Module
Raspberry Pi Pico
Module

Documented pins

Arduino Nano
26
Raspberry Pi Pico
40

Interfaces

Arduino Nano
I2C, SPI, UART
Raspberry Pi Pico
I2C, SPI, UART

Lifecycle

Arduino Nano
ACTIVE
Raspberry Pi Pico
ACTIVE

Physical pin mapping

Arduino Nano
Unknown
Raspberry Pi Pico
Unknown

Browser simulation

Arduino Nano
Available
Raspberry Pi Pico
Available

Electrical

Core

Arduino Nano
AVR 8-bit (ATmega328P)Source
Raspberry Pi Pico
Dual ARM Cortex-M0+ (RP2040)Source

Max Clock

Arduino Nano
16 MHzSource
Raspberry Pi Pico
133 MHzSource

Flash

Arduino Nano
32 KBSource

~0.5KB is used by the bootloader.

Raspberry Pi Pico
2 MBSource

Onboard QSPI flash (W25Q16JV or equivalent).

SRAM

Arduino Nano
Raspberry Pi Pico
264 KBSource

264KB.

Logic Voltage

Arduino Nano
Raspberry Pi Pico
3.3 VSource

Onboard Regulator

Arduino Nano
Raspberry Pi Pico
YesSource

Onboard buck-boost SMPS generates 3.3V from VSYS.

Operating Voltage

Arduino Nano
7 – 12 VSource

Recommended input range on VIN; the board also runs directly from 5V USB.

Raspberry Pi Pico
1.8 – 5.5 VSource

VSYS input range — the onboard regulator produces the 3.3V rail from this.

Interface

GPIO Count

Arduino Nano
22Source

14 digital (D0-D13) + 8 analog (A0-A7); A6/A7 are analog-input only.

Raspberry Pi Pico
26Source

GPIO broken out on the 40-pin header (the RP2040 chip has 30 total; GP23/24/25/29 are used internally and not exposed).

ADC Channels

Arduino Nano
Raspberry Pi Pico
3Source

GP26/27/28 on the header; a 4th internal ADC channel reads the onboard temperature sensor and isn't exposed as a pin.

ADC Resolution

Arduino Nano
10 bitSource
Raspberry Pi Pico
12 bitSource

Wi-Fi

Arduino Nano
Raspberry Pi Pico
NoSource

Use the Pico W for WiFi — different board, different part.

Bluetooth

Arduino Nano
Raspberry Pi Pico

Interfaces

Arduino Nano
i2c, spi, uartSource
Raspberry Pi Pico
i2c, spi, uartSource

Also has 8 PIO state machines for bit-banging custom protocols, not represented by this field.

Physical

USB Connector

Arduino Nano
Varies by vendor

The official original Nano used Mini-USB; most Nanos sold today are clones that ship with Micro-USB instead — check your specific board.

Raspberry Pi Pico
micro-usbSource

Package

Arduino Nano
ModuleSource
Raspberry Pi Pico
ModuleSource

Length

Arduino Nano
45 mmSource
Raspberry Pi Pico
51 mmSource

Width

Arduino Nano
18 mmSource
Raspberry Pi Pico
21 mmSource

Weight

Arduino Nano
Raspberry Pi Pico

Mounting

Arduino Nano
Raspberry Pi Pico
thtSource

Sold with unpopulated through-hole pads by default; the board also has castellated edges so it can instead be reflow-soldered as an SMD module onto a carrier PCB.

Header Format

Arduino Nano
arduino-nanoSource
Raspberry Pi Pico
breadboard-friendlySource

Explicitly designed to straddle a standard breadboard.

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