Arduino hardware features Board nameĬ Pulse-width modulation outputs (alternate DIO pin functions). Position on a 0.1 inch (2.54 mm) socket header, or the pins extending from theīottom of a shield PCB. “pin” as a connection point of some sort, be it a lead on an IC package, a
Shields that plug into these sockets are the actual pins. The connection points on an Arduino board are sockets, and the jumpers and Terminology encountered elsewhere, but it’s not completely technically correct. This is mainly to maintain consistency with the The term “pin” is used in this and other sections when referring to the
