Arduino Portenta H7 Lite Connected Development Board - ABX00046

What It Is

The Portenta H7 Lite Connected is a powerful yet cost'effective member of the Portenta family that bridges the gap between the full Portenta H7 and the simplified Lite version by adding wireless connectivity (Wi'Fi & Bluetooth) plus Ethernet support while retaining dual'core performance and industrial'strength capabilities.

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ARDUINO PORTENTA H7 LITE CONNECTED | | High'Performance Connected Embedded Board (ABX00046) | MCU | Dual'Core STM32H747 (M7 + M4) | | | Cortex'M7 @ 480MHz & Cortex'M4 @ 240MHz | Connectivity Support | Wi'Fi (2.4GHz), Bluetooth LE, Ethernet |   Security | Secure Element (Microchip ATECC6B/VIN 5V, Li'Po battery support | Standby Power | Ultra'low standby current (~2.95A) | I/O & Expansion | 22 digital I/O + 7 analog MKR headers | | | Two 80pin high'density expansion headers | Ethernet PHY | 10 / 100Mbps via expansion port | Parallel Processing | Run Arduino/RTOS + MicroPython/TFLite | Target Areas | AI at edge, industrial automation, robotics | | | sensor fusion, mission'critical IoT | 

Key Features Explained

Dual'Core Architecture M7 + M4

The board uses an STM32H747XI microcontroller with two ARM Cortex cores:

• Cortex'M7 (480MHz) for high'performance computation (e.g., AI workloads).

• Cortex'M4 (ing parallel task execution e.g., running Arduino sketches and

• MicroPython at the same time.

Built'In Connectivity

• Wi'Fi (2.4GHz) for cloud integration, OTA updates, and Web interfaces.

• Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) for nearby device communication and mobile control.

• Ethernet PHY (10/100Mbps) via expansion interface gives a wired connection option for high'reliability deployments. Connectivity makes it ideal for edge IoT gateways, industrial control, and connected robotics.

Security & Reliability

• Includes a Microchip ATECC608 secure element for certificate storage, cryptographic authentication, and secure boot/data protection

Power & I/O Flexibility

• USB/VIN 5V input for primary power.

• Li'Po battery support with integrated charging (single cell, min 700mAh) great for mobile or remote applications.

• Features MKR'style headers with 22 digital I/O pins and 7 analog inputs, plus two 80pin high'density connectors that expose nearly all microcontroller peripherals for expansion.

Programming & Software Support

You can develop with many environments:

• Arduino IDE (Arduino sketches).

• Mbed OS (native RTOS and peripheral control).

• MicroPython / JavaScript interpreters.

• TensorFlow Lite for lightweight on/cations like machine learning at the edge, real'time robotics, PLC'style control, and sensor fusion platforms.

Typical Use Cases

Industrial control systems manage machines with real'time logic & cloud connectivity. AI at the Edge on'device inference combined with sensor pipelines. Robotics controllers robust communications with sensors and actuators. Mission'critical IoT devices secure, connected deployments. Edge gateways bridging devices to cloud or local networks.

Technical Snapshot

Why It Matters

The Portenta H7 Lite Connected brings high'end performance and multithreaded processing into a compact, connected board making advanced embedded tasks like AI inference, real'time control, and indusly suited when power and connectivity matter together, but you don't need the extra video hardware of the full Portenta H