The Arduino Due is a microcontroller board based on the Atmel SAM3X8E ARM Cortex-M3 processor. This is the first Arduino board based on a 32-bit ARM core microcontroller. It has 54 digital input/output pins (12 of which can be used as PWM outputs), 12 analog inputs, 4 UARTs (hardware serial ports), 84 MHz clock, USB OTG compatible connection, 2 DACs (digital to analog), 2 TWI, a power jack, an SPI header, a JTAG header, a reset button and a clear button.
Caution: Unlike most Arduino boards, the Arduino Due board operates at 3.3 V. The maximum voltage the I/O pins can tolerate is 3.3 V. Applying voltages greater than 3.3 V. 3V at any I/O pin could damage the board.
The board contains everything needed to support the microcontroller; Simply connect it to a computer with a micro-USB cable or power it with an AC-DC adapter or battery to get started. The Due is compatible with all Arduino shields that operate at 3.3V and conform to Arduino 1.0 pinout.
The Due follows the 1.0 pinout:
TWI: SDA and SCL pins close to AREF pin.
IOREF: Allows an attached shield with the appropriate configuration to match the voltage provided by the board. This allows shield compatibility with a 3.3V board like Due and AVR based boards which operate at 5V.
An unconnected pin, reserved for future use.
You can find your card's warranty information here.
To start
In the Getting Started section, you can find all the information you need to set up your board, use the Arduino software (IDE), and start tinkering with coding and electronics.