Raspberry Pi Pico 2W

Description

The Raspberry Pi Pico 2W is a powerful and compact microcontroller board, designed for embedded systems, hobbyist projects, and professional development. Built around the RP2350 microcontroller, it features dual-core processors with either ARM Cortex-M33 or RISC-V Hazard3 architectures, running at up to 150 MHz. This dual-architecture approach gives developers flexibility to optimize their applications for either architecture.

Notable upgrades from its predecessor include 520 KB of on-chip SRAM (double that of the original Pico), 4 MB of on-board QSPI flash, and enhanced security features such as ARM TrustZone, hardware-accelerated SHA-256, and a true random number generator. The Pico 2W variant also includes 2.4GHz 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.2 connectivity, making it ideal for IoT applications.

It retains the familiar 26 GPIO pins, compatibility with existing Raspberry Pi Pico accessories, and support for multiple programming languages like C/C++ and MicroPython. This ensures that existing projects can be easily transitioned to this new board. At a price point starting at $7, it offers impressive features for advanced applications in robotics, IoT, and secure systems.