2 Features
2.1 General Specifications Overview
The Arduino Portenta Mid Carrier is an excellent tool for building scalable projects based on the Portenta family
boards. The Portenta Mid Carrier was designed to give quick access to all the essential signals of the Portenta family
boards, simplifying the addition of new features to enterprise projects with its Ethernet and Mini PCIe connectors.
With this connector, the Portenta Mid Carrier capabilities are notably enhanced by including cellular connectivity to
the carrier, allowing for rapid testing and deployment of applications requiring remote communication. The carrier
includes a microSD card slot starting from an external source, and it has two CAN bus lines for connecting to
actuators, which helps manage devices easily. Moreover, its onboard camera connectors enable the development of
machine vision applications. The Carrier is also a straightforward reference design for creating new custom
hardware.
The main features of the Portenta Mid Carrier are summarized and highlighted in the table below.
Feature Description
Ethernet RJ45 connector (x1)
USB Connectivity USB-A 2.0 female connector for data logging operations (x1)
Power Supply
Various options for easily powering the Carrier: onboard USB-C® port of the Portenta family
board connected to the Carrier, and external power supply connected through the onboard
screw terminal block and dedicated pins of the breakout header connectors of the Carrier
Screw Terminal
Block
Used to power the Carrier and for the CAN bus interface (CAN1)
Breakout Header
Connectors
Available interfaces through the breakout headers are the following: UART (x4), I2S (x1), CAN
bus (x2), SPDIF (x1), PDM (x1), GPIO (x7), SPI (x2), I2C (x3), SAI (x1), PWM (x10), ADC (x8)
Camera
Connectors
MIPI camera (x1), Digital Video Port (DVP) interface (x1)
Mini PCIe
Interface
Accessible through the Carrier's dedicated Mini PCIe connector, its High-Density connectors,
and the dedicated Mini PCIe breakout header
Debugging Onboard JTAG/SWD debug connector
Battery Socket Onboard CR1225 battery socket used for Real-Time Clock (RTC) support
Dimensions 114 mm x 86.5 mm
Weight 67 g
Operating
Temperature
-40 °C to +85 °C
Certifications CE, FCC, IC, RoHS, REACH, UKCA, WEEE, Japan (No Radio)
In the following sections, as well as the tables presented in those sections, the communication interfaces and other
important features of the Carrier are further detailed.
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