The Arduino range will expand by 2 new cards in the coming weeks. The first is a revision of the classic Uno that receives a WiFi module with a new microcontroller, the Atmega4809. For security, there is a chip ATECC608 CryptoAuthentification. It will be possible to communicate safely with cloud services, much like the MKR1000 does. Let's hope the price is not too high. On the other hand, little chance to see a clone arrive quickly on the market ...
But the real novelty is the MKR Vidor 4000. This is a special card because it includes what is called an FPGA. The board includes a SAM D21 and an Intel Cyclone 10 (FPGA) and a NINA-W102 (ESP32 type wireless module for WiFi and Bluetooth), not to mention a cryptography chip. On the FPGA side, one can use the VHDL or Verilog languages. "The new MKR Vidor 4000 will finally make FPGA technology accessible to makers and innovators," said Massimo Banzi, co-founder of Arduino. "And we look forward to changing the rules of the game again. ". Let's hope that this MKR model will have more visibility and success than the other versions including the MKR1000 and Fox 1200. "As we grow, collaborate and invest, we will feed the vast IoT and software markets of the industry," Banzi said. "Inspire the Arduino community with easy-to-deploy solutions that give our users access to greater Flash and RAM memory for the most demanding IoT projects. " For the moment no tariff has been announced.
