Category: New Products

The circled IC in all the three Arduino Megas is the one which is responsible for USB Serial communication and Program Uploading
Before you choose an Arduino Mega, you need to understand there are 3 different types of Mega versions related to USB interface and here they are

a) ATMega16U2 – Original Mega Compatible No additional Driver is needed.

b) CH340 – Additional Driver ch340 is needed.

c) CP2120 – Additional Driver Cp2102 is needed.

These additional drivers are needed to be installed only for one-time then there is no additional effort needed to use it.

If budget is your priority – go for Raspberry Pi Pico.

Easy availability is the first thing, go for Raspberry Pi Pico.

Projects are simpler, RPi Pico wins again but for complex projects and more connections RPi zero takes the Trophy.

Want more memory, Raspberry Pi Zero wins the trophy.

You prefer MicroPython over Raspberry Pi OS then use RPi Pico.

But want to explore new OS for future, go for Raspberry Pi Zero.

Having a Size constraint, RPi Pico is smaller than RPi Zero.