Arduino has introduced the Arduino Matter Discovery Bundle (AKX00081), a comprehensive development kit designed to assist users in learning, prototyping, and creating Matter-over-Thread smart home devices swiftly. The kit is built around the Arduino Nano Matter development board and is compatible with the Matter ecosystem, supporting platforms like Apple HomeKit, Google Home, Amazon Alexa, and Home Assistant.
The bundle includes a Nano Connector Carrier with Grove and Qwiic interfaces, a microSD slot, and multiple IO options. It features three Qwiic-based Modulino nodes: a Latch Relay, a Distance module for presence detection, and a Thermo module for temperature and humidity sensing.
Arduino Matter Discovery Bundle specifications:
Main board – Arduino Nano Matter
– MCU – SiLabs MGM240SD22VNA
– MCU core – 32-bit Arm Cortex-M33 with DSP and FPU @ 78 MHz
– Storage/Memory – 1536 KB flash, 256 KB RAM
– Wireless Connectivity – Matter, IEEE 802.15.4, Bluetooth 5.3 & Mesh
– Connectivity Band Frequency – 2.4 GHz
– Expansion – GPIO headers for digital and analog I/Os
– USB – USB-C port
– Dimensions – 45 x 18 mm
Carrier Board – Arduino Nano Connector Carrier
– Storage – MicroSD card slot
– Expansion
– 2x Grove analog/digital I/O, 1x Grove I2C, 1x Grove UART, 1x Qwiic I2C
– Double female board headers for Arduino Nano family boards
– Misc – Switchable I/O voltage (+3.3 VDC and +5 VDC)
– Dimensions – 43 x 28 mm
Included Modulino Nodes
– Latch Relay – Latching relay, up to 30V DC @ 5A, I²C (Qwiic)
– Distance – Time-of-Flight sensor, 0–1200 mm range, I²C (Qwiic)
– Thermo – Temperature and humidity sensor, I²C (Qwiic)
The board can be programmed using the Arduino Desktop IDE, the Arduino Cloud Editor, and the Arduino Cloud for both offline and browser-based development. Sample sketches for relay control and sensor integration are within the Matter library. Additional software-related details are available on Arduino’s documentation website.
The company offers a 7-chapter curriculum covering basic network deployment to advanced Matter features. Completion grants an Arduino Certified Engineer credential.
The Arduino Matter Discovery Bundle is available on the Arduino Store for $61.04. More details can be found in the announcement.