Arduino запускает Portenta H7: Industrial-Grade IoT Board дебютирует на CES

На CES Arduino представила Portenta H7 — свой первый industrial-grade IoT board за $99.99. Плата на STMicroelectronics STM32H747 микроконтроллере с dual-core Cortex-M7 (480 МГц) и Cortex-M4 (240 МГц) и robust operating temperature range -40..+85°C.

STMicroelectronics perspective

Laurent Hanus, ecosystem marketing manager STMicroelectronics, подчеркнул что Portenta H7 showcases STM32H747 outstanding performance while providing intuitive platform для cloud-enabled applications.

Эволюция Arduino

С запуска Arduino Uno в 2005, maker community dramatically evolved. Если iconic Uno form factor остается familiar, newer boards теперь adopt MKR form factor — smaller, с integrated connectivity и emphasis на IoT.

MKR family designed для engineers и makers seeking rapid time-to-market в industrial environments. 67.64×25 мм футе, built-in connectivity, modularity set it apart от других Arduino families.

Pro Development Environment

Transition начался на Maker Faire Rome, где Arduino Pro Development Environment заменил legacy IDE, accelerating prototyping. Arduino также supplied Altium Designer symbols для streamline move from prototype to production.

Portenta H7 capabilities

Portenta H7 runs native Arduino code и supports open-source ARM Mbed OS — delivering enterprise-grade features preserving familiar Arduino workflow. Также runs Python и JavaScript — broadening appeal.

Low-power core может handle video capture и display via USB-C connector DisplayPort, while Cortex-M4 manages peripheral tasks: sensor data acquisition и power management. В full configuration Portenta H7 offers 32 МБ SDRAM, 128 МБ flash, Ethernet, high-speed USB, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0 (see Figure 1).

Wireless module supports simultaneous Wi-Fi и Bluetooth operation — Wi-Fi can act as access point, Bluetooth offers both Classic и BLE. MKR form factor ensures scalability across wide range applications.

«Portenta H7 ideal solution для applications demanding significant compute power under tight power budgets», — Fabio Violante, Arduino CEO. «Use cases: machine learning, motor control, IoT gateways, edge computing, human-machine interfaces, и more.»

Board fully compatible с majority Arduino libraries и can run TensorFlow Lite, JavaScript, MicroPython, Mbed OS, и Arduino itself. Cortex-M7 delivers compute performance comparable many Linux processors, yet consumes less power, while M4 core further optimises energy use и handles auxiliary tasks without complexity multitasking OS.

«Portenta family scalability allows manufacturers fine-tune cost-to-feature ratios для high-volume products», added Violante. «All this wrapped in Arduino renowned simplicity.»

Designed to combine scalable processing с compact footprint, Portenta family features high pin count reducing application size while ensuring robust signal integrity.

Figure 1: Arduino Portenta (Source: Arduino)