Additional Pin Functionalities

ATmega324PB supports seven additional GPIOs on PORTE [6:0].

The GPIO pins PE0, PE1, and PE4 are assigned to Pin7, Pin8, and Pin29. PE0, PE1, and PE4 are multiplexed with XTAL2, XTAL1, and AREF.

The GPIO pin PC5 is multiplexed with ACO, the Analog Comparator output.

Pin17(VCC), Pin18(GND), Pin38 (VCC), and Pin39 (GND) are replaced by PE2, PE3, PE5, and PE6 respectively.

Table 1. Pin Functionality Difference between ATmega324 Variants and ATmega324PB
44-pin TQFP/MLF package ATmega324 variants ATmega324PB
Pin 7 XTAL2 PE0 (XTAL2)
Pin 8 XTAL1 PE1 (XTAL1)
Pin 17 VCC PE2
Pin 18 GND PE3
Pin 29 AREF PE4 (AREF)
Pin 38 VCC PE5
Pin 39 GND PE6