Portenta Breakout board is designed to help hardware engineers and makers to prototype and help test devices connections and capacity within the Portenta family boards (e.g. the Portenta H7).
It makes all high-density connectors’ signals individually accessible, making it quick and easy to connect and test external hardware components and devices as normally needed during development in the lab.

Specifications:

• Power ON Button
• Boot mode DIP switch
• Connectors:

1. USBA
2. RJ45 up to 1Gb/s
3. Micro SD card
4. MIPI 20T JTAG with trace capability
5. HD male/female

• Power:

1. CR2032 RTC Lithium Battery backup
2. External power terminal block

• I/O:

1.  Break out all Portenta High Density connector signals
2. Male/female HD connectors allow interposing breakout between Portenta and shield to debug

• Compatibility

– Standard Portenta High Density connector pinout

• Safety information

– Class A

• Ethernet :  RJ45 up to 1Gb/s (Supported on Portenta X8 only)
• Memory slot : Micro SD card
• Debug : MIPI 20T JTAG with trace capability
• Length : 164 mm
• Width : 72mm
• Weight : 0.069 Kg

The breakout board makes all high-density connectors’ signals individually accessible, which simplifies the process of connecting and testing external hardware. It is designed with the intent to reduce development time for those working on solutions based on the Portenta line.

For programming, the board supports high-level languages and AI tasks while enabling low-latency operations on customizable hardware. This capability is complemented by the availability of an Arduino Portenta Breakout library, which includes predefined constants for easy pin access, supporting a variety of protocols such as PWM, analog inputs, I2C, UART, and more.

Learning Resources:

Portenta Breakout Documentation

Getting Started With the Arduino Portenta Breakout

Applications and Projects:

Key Applications and Uses:

• Machine Vision Development: With features like the OpenMV camera socket, the board facilitates rapid development of machine vision applications, which is crucial for projects involving image processing, object detection, and similar AI-driven tasks.
• Prototyping and Testing: The breakout board exposes all high-density connectors, allowing for easy connection and testing of external hardware components and devices. This capability is essential for hardware engineers and makers looking to prototype and test device connections and capacities.
• Educational Purposes: It serves as an excellent tool for technical education in engineering, especially for students and professionals looking to gain hands-on experience with industrial-grade control and embedded systems.
• Debugging: Equipped with a JTAG connector, it simplifies the debugging process for developers, providing a straightforward way to inspect and debug the software and hardware integration.