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What is MicroMod?


MicroMod is a solderless, modular interface ecosystem that uses the M.2 standard to mix and match your choice of processor with specific Function Boards or stand-alone Carrier Boards.

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Either use Function Boards on a Main Board...

Match a Function Board (or two) with a Processor Board of your choice to a Main Board for a custom solution with consistent footprints.

See available Main and Function Boards

MicroMod ATP without processor MicroMod ATP with RP2040 processor

...or use Carrier Boards

Choose from 8 different Carrier Boards to access specific inputs and outputs based on your specific needs and pair with a Processor Board of your choice.

See available Carrier Boards

Main Boards and Function Boards


MicroMod Main Boards are specialized carrier boards that allow you to interface a MicroMod Processor Board alongside one or two Function Boards. Function Boards add a certain functionality to a Main Board.

MicroMod Main Boards

MicroMod Main Boards

Main Boards (above) are the home for Function Boards and Processor boards (below) to be plugged into the onboard M.2 connectors.


Key features:

Connectors alinged to a single side

Onboard LiPo charger

Micro-SD card slot for data logging

Single Board   Double Board

View hookup guide

Environmental Function Board

Environmental Function Board

Add environmental sensing to youer main board.


Key features:

Air quality sensor (SGP40)

Humidity & Temperature (SHTC3)

CO2 concentrations (STC31)

See full details

View hookup guide

ESP32 Function Board

WiFi Function Board - ESP32

Add additional WiFi and/or Bluetooth options to your main board.


Key features:

16MB of flash memory with 520kB of internal SRAM

Integrated 802.11 b/g/n WiFi transceiver

Dual-mode Bluetooth capabilities

See full details

View hookup guide

LoRa Function Board

LoRa Function Board

Provide LoRA and LoRaWAN capabilities to your MicroMod project.


Key features:

RP-SMA connector for 915MHz antennas

Configurable U.FL antenna connector

37.5kbps (max) data rate

See full details

View hookup guide

MicroMod Function WiFi - DA16200

WiFi Function Board - DA16200

Fully integrated WiFi module from Arm and Dialog


Key features:

On-board chip antenna

32.7KHz Real Time Clock

4MB flash memory

See full details

View hookup guide

MicroMod POE Function Board

Ethernet Function Board

Integrate an Ethernet network including Power-over-Ethernet


Key features:

WIZnet W5500 Ethernet Controller

Ag9900M PoE DC/DC converter

RJ45 Connector with 10/100 Base-T Integrated Magnetics for PoE Applications

See full details

View hookup guide

MicroMod POE Function Board

Single Pair Ethernet Function Board

Introduce 10BASE-T1L Two-Wire Ethernet protocol to your MicroMod project.


Key features:

Speeds up to 10Mbps

1km transmission distance

10BASE-T1L IEEE Standard 802.3cg-2019

See full details

View hookup guide

MicroMod GNSS ZED-F9P Function Board

GNSS Function Board - ZED-F9P

High accuracy GNSS-RTK location board capable of millimeter-level, three dimensional accuracy.


Key features:

0.010m Horizontal Position Accuracy with RTK

Receives both L1C/A and L2C bands

Concurrent reception of most GNSS constellations

See full details

View hookup guide

MicroMod GNSS ZED-F9P Function Board

GNSS Function Board - NEO-M9N

A GNSS board featuring the u-blox NEO-M9N module with good positional accuracy and lock time.


Key features:

1.5m Horizontal Position Accuracy

25Hz Max Update Rate (four concurrent GNSS)

GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and BeiDou

See full details

View hookup guide

MicroMod Blues Wireless Function Board

Blues Wireless Function Board

Use this cellular solution with that comes with a 10-year subscription and 500mb of data.


Key features:

Built-in SIM card

Subscription includes 500MB of data

Onboard GPS, 3-axis accelerometer & temp sensor

See full details

View hookup guide

LTE GNSS Function Board - SARA-R5

LTE GNSS Function Board - SARA-R5

Combine the power and connectivity of location and 5G-ready cellular data all on a single package.


Key features:

Asset tracking abilities via LTE and GNSS

Secure Cloud LTE-M communication for multi-regional use

Supports TCP/IP, FTP, HTTP (Get/Put/Post) and SMS

See full details

View hookup guide

MicroMod processor insert

Carrier Boards


Carrier boards are focused on specific capabilities by providing access to focused peripherals and functionality.

ATP Carrier Board

ATP

Access all the pins on your processor board.


Key features:

M/F connections for each pin

Mounting points for Qwiic boards

USB-A for host support

See full details

View hookup guide

Input and Display Carrier Board

Input and Display

A great way to add data and input visibility.


Key features:

2.4" TFT Display

6 addressable LEDs

6 pin IO connector

See full details

View hookup guide

Data Logging Carrier Board

Data Logging

A customizable, low-power data logger.


Key features:

LiPo charging circuit

Power control of Qwiic and add-on peripherals

I2C, SPI, UART interface

See full details

View hookup guide

Machine Learning Carrier Board

Machine Learning

Explore ML without a central computer or web connection.


Key features:

2 MEMS microphones

3-axis accelerometer

Himax camera connector

See full details

View hookup guide

MicroMod Weather Carrier Board

Weather

Create a weather station with your choice of processor.


Key features:

3 onboard sensors

RJ11 jacks (wind & rain)

Soil moisture terminals

See full details

View hookup guide

MicroMod Asset Tracker

Asset Tracker

A toolkit to monitor and track the location of your assets.


Key features:

u-blox SARA-R510M8S for datacom

u-blox M8 receiver for positioning

“Wake On Motion” IMU support

See full details

View hookup guide

MicroMod GNSS Carrier Board

GNSS

High accuracy GNSS location solutions capable of 10mm, three-dimensional accuracy.


Key features:

GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and BeiDou

Receives both L1C/A and L2C bands

1cm Horizontal Position Accuracy with RTK

See full details

View hookup guide

MicroMod Qwiic Carrier Boards

Qwiic Carrier Boards

Rapid prototype with your choice of Qwiic devices.


Key features:

Horizontal and vertical Qwiic connectors

4-40 screw inserts

On-board charge circuit

Single Board   Double Board

View hookup guide

Processor Boards


Choose from a seriously impressive list of Processor Boards to power either your Main Board or a Carrier Board.

Artemis Processor Board

Artemis Processor Board

Choose the ultra-efficient ARM Cortex-M4F with BLE 5.0 running up to 96MHz and power as low as 6uA/MHz (less than 5mW).

Processor Clock Speed Flash RAM Other Features
ARM Cortex-M4F 48MHz (96 capable) 1MB 384kB TensorFlow Lite Capable

Teensy Processor Board

Teensy Processor Board

Yep, you read that right, Teensy from PJRC! Leverage the awesome computing power of the NXP iMXRT1062 chip.

Processor Clock Speed Flash RAM Other Features
ARM Cortex-M7 600MHz 16MB 1024kB Customizable pins

Teensy Processor Board with Copy Protection

Teensy Lockable Processor Board

All the great performace of the aformentioned Teensy Processor Board with added copy protection which encrypts your program while compiling.

Processor Clock Speed Flash RAM Other Features
ARM Cortex-M7 600MHz 16MB 1024kB Customizable pins

ESP32 Processor Board

ESP32 Processor Board

Plug in Espressif's power-packed processor board with the dual-core Tensilica LX6, with integrated Bluetooth and WiFi.

Processor Clock Speed Flash RAM Other Features
Dual-core Tensilica LX6 240MHz 128Mb/16MB (external) flash 520kB SRAM WiFi and dual-mode Bluetooth

RP2040 Processor Board

RP2040 Processor Board

Slide in the first ever microcontroller chip straight from Raspberry Pi! The RP2040 boasts very detailed documentation.

Processor Clock Speed Flash RAM Other Features
ARM Cortex-M0+ 133MHz 128Mb/16MB (external) 264kB SRAM in six banks C/C++ and MicroPython compatible

SAMD51 Processor Board

SAMD51 Processor Board

Pick the SAMD51 for an economical and easy-to-use development platform with the convenience of a UF2 bootloader.

Processor Clock Speed Flash RAM Other Features
ARM Cortex-M4F 120MHz 1MB 256kB SRAM Up to 6 SERCOM interfaces

nRF52840 Processor Board

nRF52840 Processor Board

Go for the nRF52840 from Nordic Semiconductor for a union of an ARM Cortex-M4 CPU and 2.4 GHz Bluetooth transceiver.

Processor Clock Speed Flash RAM Other Features
ARM Cortex-M4 64MHz 1MB 256kB SRAM Bluetooth 5 and mesh network capabilities

STM32 Processor Board

STM32 Processor Board

Use the STM32F405 Processor with its high-performance ARM® Cortex®-M4 32-bit RISC core running up to 168MHz.

Processor Clock Speed Flash RAM Other Features
ARM Cortex-M4 168MHz 1MB/16MB (external) 192kB of SRAM 3 low-power operation modes

STM32WB5MMG Processor Board

STM32WB5MMG Processor Board

The STM32WB5MMG Processor combines a pair of Arm® Cortex® processors; a Cortex-M4 and a Cortex-M0. The module's radio is Bluetooth® Low Energy 5.3, Zigbee® 3.0, and OpenThread certified.

Processor Clock Speed Flash RAM Other Features
ARM Cortex-M4 & Cortex-M0 64MHz (typ.) 1MB/16MB (external) 256kB of SRAM Matter capable

Alorium Sno M2 Processor Board

Alorium Sno M2 Processor Board

Snō's FPGA provides a reconfigurable hardware platform that hosts an 8-bit AVR instruction set, compatible with the ATmega328, making Snō fully compatible with the Arduino IDE.

Processor Clock Speed Flash RAM Other Features
Intel® MAX® 10 FPGA 16/32MHz 32KB 2KB of SRAM Arduino IDE Programmable, Configurable with custom Xcelerator Blocks (XBs)

MicroMod DIY Carrier Kit

The great thing about open source is that while SparkFun has designed our own MicroMod carrier boards, that does not stop you from creating your very own MicroMod carrier board.

The MicroMod DIY Carrier Kit includes five M.2 connectors, screws, and standoffs so that you can get all the special parts you may need to make your own carrier board.

See the Carrier Kit

MicroMod Resources


 

Getting Started with MicroMod

October 21, 2020

Dive into the world of MicroMod - a compact interface to connect a microcontroller to various peripherals via the M.2 Connector!

Designing with MicroMod

October 21, 2020

This tutorial will walk you through the specs of the MicroMod processor and carrier board as well as the basics of incorporating the MicroMod form factor into your own PCB designs!

Technical Specifications


 

Connections

MicroMod is a compact interface created to connect a microcontroller to various peripherals. You can generally think of the MicroMod system as a "brain" plugging into a "carrier board." A MicroMod processor board is approximately 22x22 mm, and can insert into any MicroMod carrier board. Whereas the original M.2 standard was designed for swapping out peripherals (a user could swap one solid state hard drive for a larger one, for example), the MicroMod standard is designed for swapping out controllers. For example, a user can start with a powerful processor, and then change to a low power controller to extend battery life.

MicroMod M.2 pinout

AUDIO UART GPIO/BUS I2C SDIO SPI0 Dedicated
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Pin
Function
(Not Connected) 75 GND
3.3V 74 73 G5 / BUS5
RTC_3V_BATT 72 71 G6 / BUS6
SPI_CS1# SDIO_DATA3 (I/O) 70 69 G7 / BUS7
SDIO_DATA2 (I/O) 68 67 G8
SDIO_DATA1 (I/O) 66 65 G9 ADC_D- CAM_HSYNC
SPI_CIPO1 SDIO_DATA0 (I/O) 64 63 G10 ADC_D+ CAM_VSYNC
SPI COPI1 SDIO_CMD (I/O) 62 61 SPI_CIPO (I)
SPI SCK1 SDIO_SCK (O) 60 59 SPI_COPI (O) LED_DAT
AUD_MCLK (O) 58 57 SPI_SCK (O) LED_CLK
CAM_MCLK PCM_OUT I2S_OUT AUD_OUT 56 55 SPI_CS#
CAM_PCLK PCM_IN I2S_IN AUD_IN 54 53 I2C_SCL1 (I/O)
PDM_DATA PCM_SYNC I2S_WS AUD_LRCLK 52 51 I2C_SDA1 (I/O)
PDM_CLK PCM_CLK I2S_SCK AUD_BCLK 50 49 BATT_VIN / 3 (I - ADC) (0 to 3.3V)
G4 / BUS4 48 47 PWM1
G3 / BUS3 46 45 GND
G2 / BUS2 44 43 CAN_TX
G1 / BUS1 42 41 CAN_RX
G0 / BUS0 40 39 GND
A1 38 37 USBHOST_D-
GND 36 35 USBHOST_D+
A0 34 33 GND
PWM0 32 31 Module Key
Module Key 30 29 Module Key
Module Key 28 27 Module Key
Module Key 26 25 Module Key
Module Key 24 23 SWDIO
UART_TX2 (O) 22 21 SWDCK
UART_RX2 (I) 20 19 UART_RX1 (I)
CAM_TRIG D1 18 17 UART_TX1 (0)
I2C_INT# 16 15 UART_CTS1 (I)
I2C_SCL (I/0) 14 13 UART_RTS1 (O)
I2C_SDA (I/0) 12 11 BOOT (I - Open Drain)
D0 10 9 USB_VIN
SWO G11 8 7 GND
RESET# (I - Open Drain) 6 5 USB_D-
3.3V_EN 4 3 USB_D+
3.3V 2 1 GND
Signal Group Signal I/O Description Voltage
Power 3.3V I 3.3V Source 3.3V
GND Return current path 0V
USB_VIN I USB VIN compliant to USB 2.0 specification. Connect to pins on processor board that require 5V for USB functionality 4.8-5.2V
RTC_3V_BATT I 3V provided by external coin cell or mini battery. Max draw=100μA. Connect to pins maintaining an RTC during power loss. Can be left NC. 3V
3.3V_EN O Controls the carrier board's main voltage regulator. Voltage above 1V will enable 3.3V power path. 3.3V
BATT_VIN/3 I Carrier board raw voltage over 3. 1/3 resistor divider is implemented on carrier board. Amplify the analog signal as needed for full 0-3.3V range 3.3V
Reset Reset I Input to processor. Open drain with pullup on processor board. Pulling low resets processor. 3.3V
Boot I Input to processor. Open drain with pullup on processor board. Pulling low puts processor into special boot mode. Can be left NC. 3.3V
USB USB_D± I/O USB Data ±. Differential serial data interface compliant to USB 2.0 specification. If UART is required for programming, USB± must be routed to a USB-to-serial conversion IC on the processor board.
USB Host USBHOST_D± I/O For processors that support USB Host Mode. USB Data±. Differential serial data interface compliant to USB 2.0 specification. Can be left NC.
CAN CAN_RX I CAN Bus receive data. 3.3V
CAN_TX O CAN Bus transmit data. 3.3V
UART UART_RX1 I UART receive data. 3.3V
UART_TX1 O UART transmit data. 3.3V
UART_RTS1 O UART ready to send. 3.3V
UART_CTS1 I UART clear to send. 3.3V
UART_RX2 I 2nd UART receive data. 3.3V
UART_TX2 O 2nd UART transmit data. 3.3V
I2C I2C_SCL I/O I2C clock. Open drain with pullup on carrier board. 3.3V
I2C_SDA I/O I2C data. Open drain with pullup on carrier board 3.3V
I2C_INT# I Interrupt notification from carrier board to processor. Open drain with pullup on carrier board. Active LOW 3.3V
I2C_SCL1 I/O 2nd I2C clock. Open drain with pullup on carrier board. 3.3V
I2C_SDA1 I/O 2nd I2C data. Open drain with pullup on carrier board. 3.3V
SPI SPI_COPI O SPI Controller Output/Peripheral Input. 3.3V
SPI_CIPO (I) I SPI Controller Input/Peripheral Output. 3.3V
SPI_SCK O SPI Clock. 3.3V
SPI_CS# O SPI Chip Select. Active LOW. Can be routed to GPIO if hardware CS is unused. 3.3V
SPI/SDIO SPI_SCK1/SDIO_CLK O 2nd SPI Clock. Secondary use is SDIO Clock. 3.3V
SPI_COPI1/SDIO_CMD I/O 2nd SPI Controller Output/Peripheral Input. Secondary use is SDIO command interface. 3.3V
SPI_CIPO1/SDIO_DATA0 I/O 2nd SPI Peripheral Input/Controller Output. Secondary use is SDIO data exchange bit 0. 3.3V
SDIO_DATA1 I/O SDIO data exchange bit 1. 3.3V
SDIO_DATA2 I/O SDIO data exchange bit 2. 3.3V
SPI_CS1/SDIO_DATA3 I/O 2nd SPI Chip Select. Secondary use is SDIO data exchange bit 3. 3.3V
Audio AUD_MCLK O Audio master clock. 3.3V
AUD_OUT/PCM_OUT/I2S_OUT/CAM_MCLK O Audio data output. PCM synchronous data output. I2S serial data out. Camera master clock. 3.3V
AUD_IN/PCM_IN/I2S_IN/CAM_PCLK I Audio data input. PCM syncrhonous data input. I2S serial data in. Camera periphperal clock. 3.3V
AUD_LRCLK/PCM_SYNC/I2S_WS/PDM_DATA I/O Audio left/right clock. PCM syncrhonous data SYNC. I2S word select. PDM data. 3.3V
AUD_BCLK/PCM_CLK/I2S_CLK/PDM_CLK O Audio bit clock. PCM clock. I2S continuous serial clock. PDM clock. 3.3V
SWD SWDIO I/O Serial Wire Debug I/O. Connect if processor board supports SWD. Can be left NC. 3.3V
SWDCK I Serial Wire Debug clock. Connect if processor board supports SWD. Can be left NC. 3.3V
ADC A0 I Analog to digital converter 0. Amplify the analog signal as needed to enable full 0-3.3V range. 3.3V
A1 I Analog to digital converter 1. Amplify the analog signal as needed to enable full 0-3.3V range. 3.3V
PWM PWM0 O Pulse width modulated output 0. 3.3V
PWM1 O Pulse width modulated output 1. 3.3V
Digital D0 I/O General digital input/output pin. 3.3V
D1/CAM_TRIG I/O General digital input/output pin. Camera trigger. 3.3V
General/Bus G0/BUS0 I/O General purpose pins. Any unused processor pins should be assigned to Gx with ADC + PWM capable pins given priority (0, 1, 2, etc.) positions. The intent is to guarantee PWM, ADC and Digital Pin functionality on respective ADC/PWM/Digital pins. Gx pins do not guarantee ADC/PWM function. Alternative use is pins can support a fast read/write 8-bit or 4-bit wide bus. 3.3V
G1/BUS1 I/O 3.3V
G2/BUS2 I/O 3.3V
G3/BUS3 I/O 3.3V
G4/BUS4 I/O 3.3V
G5/BUS5 I/O 3.3V
G6/BUS6 I/O 3.3V
G7/BUS7 I/O 3.3V
G8 I/O General purpose pin 3.3V
G9/ADC_D-/CAM_HSYNC I/O Differential ADC input if available. Camera horizontal sync. 3.3V
G10/ADC_D+/CAM_VSYNC I/O Differential ADC input if available. Camera vertical sync. 3.3V
G11/SWO I/O General purpose pin. Serial Wire Output 3.3V