The Raspberry Pi Foundation responsible for creating an impressive lineup of microcontroller systems that has revolutionized learning to code, empowering device makers and electronics enthusiasts, industry and more since it first launched in February 2012. This week it launched three new additions to its lineup in the form of the new Raspberry Pi Pico W . microcontroller Available now for $6 and includes Wi-Fi.
Along with the $5 Pico H and $7 Pico WH, add the pre-filled headers, and the new 3-pin debugging connector, to the Pico and Pico W respectively. Pico H and Pico W are available today and the Pico WH microcontroller will be available for purchase sometime during August 2022. The Raspberry Pi Foundation has sold nearly 2 million Pico microcontrollers since its launch.
The Raspberry Pi Pico is a small, fast and versatile board built with the RP2040, the main microcontroller chip designed by Raspberry Pi in the UK. At the heart of the Pico W is the RP2040 chip – the same chip used in the original Raspberry Pi Pico, which includes ARM Cortex-M0+ cores clocked at 133MHz backed by 256KB of RAM and equipped with a 30-pin GPIO; And a wide range of communication options. This is coupled with a 2MB on-board QSPI flash memory for encryption and data storage.
From light displays and IoT devices to signage and manufacturing processes, the Raspberry Pi Pico gives you the power to control a myriad of home, hobby, and industrial processes. Programmable in C and MicroPython, the Pico is adaptable to a wide range of applications and skill levels, and getting started At work is as easy as dragging and dropping a file.More experienced users can take advantage of the Raspberry Pi Pico’s rich set of peripherals, including SPI, I2C, and eight programmable I/O (PIO) state machines for custom peripheral support.Now available with connectivity Cordless or pre-welded heads, for added flexibility in your projects.”
WiFi is enabled by using the Infineon CYW43439 wireless chip. CYW43439 supports IEEE 802.11 b/g/n wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.2; However, only wireless LAN supports software at launch.
Raspberry Pi Pico W . microcontroller
Specifications of the new Raspberry Pi Pico W microcontroller
- RP2040 microcontroller chip designed by Raspberry Pi in UK
- ARM Cortex M0+ dual core processor, flexible clock speed up to 133MHz
- 264 KB of SRAM and 2 MB of built-in flash memory
- Infineon CYW43439 Wireless Chip
- IEEE 802.11n . Wireless LAN
- Bluetooth 5.2 (Software not supported at launch)
- WPA3
- SoftAP (up to 4 clients)
- ABRACON licensed indoor antenna (connected via SPI to RP2040)
- Die-cast unit allows welding directly into bearing plates
- USB 1.1 host and device support
- Low power sleep and sleep modes
- Drag and drop programming with USB mass storage
- 26 multi-function GPIO pins
- 2 x SPI, 2 x I2C, 2 x UART, 3 x 12-bit ADC, 16 x PWM controllable channels
- Real Time Clock (RTC)
- temperature sensor
- On-chip accelerated floating-point libraries
- 8 x programmable IO (PIO) state machines for custom peripheral support
- Dimensions (WxLxH)
- Pico W: 21mm x 51.3mm x 3.9mm
- Pico WH: 21 mm x 51.3 mm x 12.9 mm
- Weight
- Country of Origin
- Pico W: Japan
- Pico WH: Great Britain
- Product number:
- Pico W: SC0918
- Pico WH: SC0919
Source: RPiF
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