The Arduino Yún is a microcontroller board based on the ATmega32u4 (datasheet) and the Atheros AR9331. The Atheros processor supports a Linux distribution based on OpenWrt named OpenWrt-Yun. The board has built-in Ethernet and WiFi support, a USB-A port, micro-SD card slot, 20 digital input/output pins (of which 7 can be used as PWM outputs and 12 as analog inputs), a 16 MHz crystal oscillator, a micro USB connection, an ICSP header, and a 3 reset buttons.

NB : In some countries, it is prohibited to sell WiFi enabled devices without government approval. While waiting for proper certification, some local distributors are disabling WiFi functionality. Check with your dealer before purchasing a Yún if you believe you may live in such a country. If you wish to disable WiFi, run this sketch. For more information, refer to this forum post.

The Yún distinguishes itself from other Arduino boards in that it can communicate with the Linux distribution onboard, offering a powerful networked computer with the ease of Arduino. In addition to Linux commands like cURL, you can write your own shell and python scripts for robust interactions.

The Yún is similar to the Leonardo in that the ATmega32u4 has built-in USB communication, eliminating the need for a secondary processor. This allows the Yún to appear to a connected computer as a mouse and keyboard, in addition to a virtual (CDC) serial / COM port.

The Bridge library facilitates communication between the two processors, giving Arduino sketches the ability to run shell scripts, communicate with network interfaces, and receive information from the AR9331 processor. The USB host, network interfaces and SD card are not connected to the 32U4, but the AR9331, and the Bridge library also enables the Arduino to interface with those peripherals.

Summary

Because the Yún has two processors, the summary section shows the characteristics of each one in two separate tables.

• AVR Arduino microcontroller
  
• Microcontroller ATmega32u4
  
• Operating Voltage 5V
  
• Input Voltage 5V
  
• Digital I/O Pins 20
  
• PWM Channels 7
  
• Analog Input Channels 12
  
• DC Current per I/O Pin 40 mA
  
• DC Current for 3.3V Pin 50 mA
  
• Flash Memory 32 KB (of which 4 KB used by bootloader)
  
• SRAM 2.5 KB
  
• EEPROM 1 KB
  
• Clock Speed 16 MHz
  
• Linux microprocessor
  
• Processor Atheros AR9331
  
• Architecture MIPS @400MHz
  
• Operating Voltage 3.3V
  
• Ethernet IEEE 802.3 10/100Mbit/s
  
• WiFi IEEE 802.11b/g/n
  
• USB Type-A 2.0 Host
  
• Card Reader Micro-SD only
  
• RAM 64 MB DDR2
  
• Flash Memory 16 MB
  
• PoE compatible 802.3af card support (see the note below)  
  
• Length 73 mm
  
• Width 53 mm
  
• Weight 32 g