--- product_id: 31284138 title: "ELEGOO Mega 2560 R3 Board, ATmega2560, Compatible with Arduino, Black" brand: "elegoo" price: "R896" currency: ZAR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 category: "Elegoo" url: https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/31284138-elegoo-mega-2560-r3-board-atmega2560-compatible-with-arduino-black store_origin: ZA region: South Africa --- # 256 KB flash memory for complex sketches 4 hardware UARTs for multi-device serial comms 54 digital I/O pins for max connectivity ELEGOO Mega 2560 R3 Board, ATmega2560, Compatible with Arduino, Black **Brand:** elegoo **Price:** R896 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🚀 Elevate your maker game with ELEGOO Mega 2560 R3 — where power meets precision! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** ELEGOO Mega 2560 R3 Board, ATmega2560, Compatible with Arduino, Black by elegoo - **How much does it cost?** R896 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.za](https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/31284138-elegoo-mega-2560-r3-board-atmega2560-compatible-with-arduino-black) ## Best For - elegoo enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted elegoo brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Flexible Power Options:** Power via USB or external 7-12V DC source, perfect for both desktop prototyping and embedded projects. - • **Plug & Play USB Interface:** ATmega16U2 USB-to-serial chip ensures hassle-free sketch uploads and real-time serial monitoring with included USB cable. - • **Power Through Complex Code:** 256 KB flash memory and 8 KB SRAM provide ample space and speed for your most ambitious Arduino sketches. - • **Expand Your Project Horizons:** 54 digital I/O pins and 16 analog inputs let you build robotics, automation, and sensor systems without limits. - • **Seamless Multi-Device Integration:** Four hardware UARTs plus I2C and SPI support let you connect multiple serial devices effortlessly. ## Overview The ELEGOO Mega 2560 R3 is a robust Arduino-compatible development board featuring an ATmega2560 microcontroller with 54 digital I/O pins, 16 analog inputs, and 256 KB flash memory. It supports multiple serial devices through four hardware UARTs and offers flexible power options via USB or external DC. Ideal for complex robotics, automation, and multi-sensor projects, it comes with a USB cable and clear port labeling for easy integration and rapid prototyping. ## Description We have the manufacture factory, making productions and selling by ourselves. So we can control the quality of our productions by ourselves for you. We'd like to receive your valuable suggestions for our products and make your idea come true. This version is optimized in the original version , mainly for customers under the functional requirements for product quality and high case designed both to ensure consistent and compatible with the original, but also easy to use. Microcontroller: ATmega+2560R3 Compatible with Arduino IDE Operating Voltage: 5V Input: Voltage(recommended) : 7-12V Input Voltage (limits) : 6-20V Digital I/O Pins: 54 (of which 15 provide PWM output) Analog Input Pins: 16 DC Current per I/O Pin: 40 mA DC Current for 3. 3V Pin: 50 mA Flash Memory: 256 KB of which 8 KB used by bootloader SRAM: 8 KB EEPROM: 4 KB Clock Speed: 16 MHz Package includes: 1 x Mega +2560 ATmega+2560-16AU Board (Arduino-compatible) 1 x USB cable Review: Quite decent low-cost Arduino Mega 2560 R3 clone - This Arduino Mega 2560 R3 clone has proven to be perfectly reliable over the past month. Even when I accidentally shorted a pin directly to ground (and burnt out a port on my USB hub), this guy kept on ticking, with no damage. (Although, admittedly, it would have been nice if its polyfuse had acted faster then, but I can't really fault it. Complete user error.) It seems to be fully compatible with the real Mega 2560 R3, and it required no special drivers for Windows. It worked out of the box with the stock Arduino software. The black soldermask PCB is a nice touch. I also bought their blue version ( Elegoo MEGA 2560 R3 Board ATmega2560 ATMEGA16U2 + USB Cable Compatible With Arduino ) and both seem to work equally as well. Only difference is the color. The port names are silkscreened on the sides of the headers, which is great and something many other Arduino clones do not have. It is much easier reading the clear labels there than on the PCB itself, especially with lots of things connected. The headers aren't soldered PERFECTLY straight but I've rarely seen anyone get that right, and it was so slightly that it doesn't matter in practice. Only if you look close. There was no problem with any of my shields. Only potential complaint was that there were a few copper filaments kind of stick underneath one of the headers. I removed them with a tweezers before powering it on for the first time. They looked like they could have been a remnant from machining through a copper plane during PCB manufacturing(although not I'm sure why the copper planes would go all the way to the edge). Anyway, they were relatively easily removed and not worth deducting a star for. But maybe just give this a quick once-over before plugging it in. Overall, no regrets--especially at ~1/4 the cost of an authentic Mega 2560 R3! It even came with a USB cable (which I haven't used). Review: Just like the Arduino one, but on a good budget - Another great product from Elegoo that is the budget version of the Arduino official one! ## Features - MORE I/O FOR COMPLEX PROJECTS: Use 54 digital I/O pins with 15 PWM outputs, 16 analog inputs and expanded headers for robotics, automation, multi-sensor systems, CNC experiments and other projects that need more connections - ATMEGA2560 MEMORY FOR LARGER SKETCHES: Run at 5 V and 16 MHz with 256 KB flash, 8 KB SRAM and 4 KB EEPROM, providing extra program space and working memory for larger control, sensing and data-handling tasks - FOUR HARDWARE UARTS FOR MULTI-DEVICE BUILDS: Connect serial devices such as displays, GPS modules or motor controllers without sharing one port, while I2C, SPI, external interrupts and ICSP support additional expansion - ATMEGA16U2 USB INTERFACE: Use the included USB-A to USB-B data cable for sketch uploads and serial monitoring, with the ATmega16U2 handling USB-to-serial communication between the board and a connected computer - USB OR EXTERNAL POWER: Power the board by USB or a suitable regulated DC source through the barrel jack, and use proper drivers or separate supplies for motors and other high-current loads; includes 1 MEGA 2560 R3 board and 1 USB cable ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B01H4ZDYCE | | Best Sellers Rank | #19 in Single Board Computers (Computers & Accessories) | | Brand | ELEGOO | | Built-In Media | MegaR32560 Controller Board | | CPU Model | 1.2GHz Cortex A8 Processor | | Compatible Devices | Arduino shields, Arduino IDE compatible devices | | Connectivity Technology | GPIO, I2C, USB | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 3,312 Reviews | | Item Weight | 2.24 ounces | | Manufacturer | Elegoo | | Memory Storage Capacity | 256 KB | | Mfr Part Number | EL-CB-002 | | Model Name | MEGA 2560 R3 Board with USB Cable | | Model Number | LYSB01H4ZDYCE-ELECTRNCS | | Number of Items | 1 | | Operating System | Windows 10 | | Processor Brand | AMD | | Processor Count | 1 | | RAM Memory Installed | 8 KB | | RAM Memory Technology | SRAM | | Ram Memory Installed Size | 8 KB | | Total Usb Ports | 1 | | UPC | 746591610548 | | Unit Count | 1 Count | | Warranty Description | 6 MONTHS | | Wireless Compability | Bluetooth | ## Product Details - **Brand:** ELEGOO - **CPU Model:** 1.2GHz Cortex A8 Processor - **Connectivity Technology:** USB - **Memory Storage Capacity:** 256 KB - **Model Name:** MEGA 2560 R3 Board with USB Cable ## Images ![ELEGOO Mega 2560 R3 Board, ATmega2560, Compatible with Arduino, Black - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81d+zsTbU7L.jpg) ![ELEGOO Mega 2560 R3 Board, ATmega2560, Compatible with Arduino, Black - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81IRG2-kcNL.jpg) ![ELEGOO Mega 2560 R3 Board, ATmega2560, Compatible with Arduino, Black - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61yZjpg3hPL.jpg) ![ELEGOO Mega 2560 R3 Board, ATmega2560, Compatible with Arduino, Black - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71L1h5SA2zL.jpg) ![ELEGOO Mega 2560 R3 Board, ATmega2560, Compatible with Arduino, Black - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71OebIhQCuL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Color, Size** options. ## Questions & Answers **Q: can someone tell me the difference between this ans an official arduino board?** A: The official board comes with a plastic tray that prevents shorts to the bottom of the board. The Elegoo board comes with a USB cable and is available in two colors. There is no functional difference. While the official board may be better quality, I've had no problems with any of the Elegoo boards I've bought. **Q: how much servo motors can this handle? how is the shield compatibility?** A: You have to tie the card to servo drivers to handle motors. The board outputs can handle only a TTL load per pin (about 20 mA per line). I have used a similar card tied to a Sain Smart CNC Micro-Stepping Stepper Motor Driver to handle large stepper motors using up to 4.2 Amps of current: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DFSF9GE/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I ran hookup wire from the Arduino board to the interface box(es). Sometimes I used a transistor buffer (per line) so that the 20 mA limit was not overloaded to drive two controllers for the Y-axis with full current capacity on each motor. The transistor I used was a BS270 400mA, 60V N-Channel Enhancement Mode FET. I got the transistor circuit understanding from the book, Exploring Beaglebone. **Q: Is this the exact size as the original mega? i want to make a pcb shield for it on eagle, and will be using sparkfun's mega part footprint** A: I did exactly this, but with a footprint from Element14. My custom shield fits perfectly. **Q: Are the digital outputs 3.3V or 5V?** A: This basically just like the Arduino Mega 2560, the digital pins are 5V as are the analog input pins. There is no version of this that is 3.3V. ATMega 2560 is a 5V chip. No need for level shifters or voltage dividers. There is one 3.3V voltage output pin, which is also typical of the Uno R3 and many other 5V Arduino/clones. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Quite decent low-cost Arduino Mega 2560 R3 clone *by B***B on September 23, 2016* This Arduino Mega 2560 R3 clone has proven to be perfectly reliable over the past month. Even when I accidentally shorted a pin directly to ground (and burnt out a port on my USB hub), this guy kept on ticking, with no damage. (Although, admittedly, it would have been nice if its polyfuse had acted faster then, but I can't really fault it. Complete user error.) It seems to be fully compatible with the real Mega 2560 R3, and it required no special drivers for Windows. It worked out of the box with the stock Arduino software. The black soldermask PCB is a nice touch. I also bought their blue version ( Elegoo MEGA 2560 R3 Board ATmega2560 ATMEGA16U2 + USB Cable Compatible With Arduino ) and both seem to work equally as well. Only difference is the color. The port names are silkscreened on the sides of the headers, which is great and something many other Arduino clones do not have. It is much easier reading the clear labels there than on the PCB itself, especially with lots of things connected. The headers aren't soldered PERFECTLY straight but I've rarely seen anyone get that right, and it was so slightly that it doesn't matter in practice. Only if you look close. There was no problem with any of my shields. Only potential complaint was that there were a few copper filaments kind of stick underneath one of the headers. I removed them with a tweezers before powering it on for the first time. They looked like they could have been a remnant from machining through a copper plane during PCB manufacturing(although not I'm sure why the copper planes would go all the way to the edge). Anyway, they were relatively easily removed and not worth deducting a star for. But maybe just give this a quick once-over before plugging it in. Overall, no regrets--especially at ~1/4 the cost of an authentic Mega 2560 R3! It even came with a USB cable (which I haven't used). ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Just like the Arduino one, but on a good budget *by U***V on August 1, 2026* Another great product from Elegoo that is the budget version of the Arduino official one! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Well, It's Not A PIC - But I Learned Enough To Make My PIC Project Work! *by J***L on April 8, 2021* I am a retired EE. I spend a lot of time keeping my brain working by doing little electronic projects. I had spent several dozen hours trying to get a PIC project working - all to no avail. The examples I was using were all Arduino based; and I simply couldn't untangle the Arduino code enough to understand the details. So I broke down and bought this in the hopes that if I got it to work I had enough electronic equipment to reverse engineer the signals if not the code. It Worked. But this review is about the Elegoo Mega. I have only done two things with the platform. But I can tell you that both projects worked fine as though I had a "real" Arduino... of course the Arduino stuff is all open source, so maybe I should not be surprised - but it was nice to not have to worry about any compatibility issues as I was learning. I will continue building projects in the PIC Ecosystem... I get to fully understand the inner workings of the code - all of the code. But since the Arduino Ecosystem is so much more vast than any other platform, I am sure that I will continue to use this little board to get a handle on how to jump to another platform... and I don't feel like a traitor to Mcirochip since the AVR products are part of the same company now. If you are worried about build quality or compatibility, based on my very limited experience (the project I was working on touched a lot of the Arduino Ecosystem - so I might not have a "lot" of project experience I number of projects - but I have quite a lot of experience with the Arduino Ecosystem anyway) worry not. This product is very nice indeed... ## Frequently Bought Together - ELEGOO MEGA R3 Board ATmega 2560 + USB Cable Compatible with Arduino IDE Projects RoHS Compliant - ELEGOO 120pcs Multicolored Dupont Wire 40pin Male to Female, 40pin Male to Male, 40pin Female to Female Breadboard Jumper Ribbon Cables Kit Compatible with Arduino Projects - UCTRONICS 0.96 Inch OLED Module 12864 128x64 Yellow Blue SSD1306 Driver I2C Serial Self-Luminous Display Board for Arduino Raspberry Pi Pico --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/31284138-elegoo-mega-2560-r3-board-atmega2560-compatible-with-arduino-black](https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/31284138-elegoo-mega-2560-r3-board-atmega2560-compatible-with-arduino-black) --- *Product available on Desertcart South Africa* *Store origin: ZA* *Last updated: 2026-08-22*