The Raspberry Pi 4 Model B is a single-board computer that can be used for a wide range of activities such as playing games, working, recording data, browsing the internet, and more. On the other hand, Raspberry Pi Pico is not meant to replace boards like the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B. Instead, it is designed for physical computing projects that require control over small electronic components, LEDs, motors, sensors, and other microcontrollers.

We may have many microcontrollers in our homes already. For instance, a washing machine and a microwave probably use microcontrollers for their operation. Our watches may also have microcontrollers built-in. These microcontrollers are already programmed for their specific use. The Raspberry Pi Pico is a microcontroller board that allows for physical computing and can be easily reprogrammed by connecting it to a USB port.

Raspberry Pi – Pico

PINOUT

Large RAM and Flash Size

Support MicroPython, C, and C++

Flexible Power Input

DIMENSION

SPECIFICATION

• 1st Microcontroller Development Board from Raspberry Pi Foundation
• 1st Silicon (IC), RP2040 MCU designed from the ground up by engineers of Raspberry Pi Foundation
• Dual-Core, 32-bit ARM Cortex M0+ Processor
• Flexible clock, configurable max to 133MHz
• Ready with USB Micro B receptor for Power and Data
• Support USB 1.1 Host and Device
• Connected to the USB port and it will appear as USB Mass Storage by default, no driver is needed
• Supports CircuitPython, MicroPython, C and C++, Arduino IDE Programming Language
• Drag and Drop Program loading method, just like moving files in Windows Explorer
• Comes in 40-pin 21×51 ‘DIP’ style 1mm thick PCB with 0.1″ through-hole pins, breadboard-friendly
• With the edge castellations PCB, it is ready to be mounted on another PCB without an additional header pin, SMD-friendly
• Two options:
  • Comes with PRE-SOLDERED header pins, breadboard-friendly
  • Comes without header, SMD friendly
• Peripheral rich:
  • Extended out 26 multifunction 3.3V General Purpose I/O (GPIO)
  • 23 GPIO are digital-only
  • 3 x 12-bit ADC capable of 500Ksps, Analog to Digital Converter
  • 2 x UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter)
  • 2 x SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface)
  • 2 x I2C (Inter IC)
  • 16 x PWM (Pulse Width Modulation)
  • 1 x Timer with 4 alarms
  • 1 x Real Time Counter
  • 2 x Programmable IO (PIO) that can emulate high-speed interfaces such as SD card or VGA
  • Built-in 12-bit ADC temperature sensor
• 3-pin ARM Serial Wire Debug (SWD) port
• Onboard Programmable LED, GP25
• Simple yet highly flexible power supply architecture
  • Support USB power, external supply (2 – 5VDC), or even battery power.
• Comprehensive SDK, software examples, and documentation
• Officially from Raspberry Pi Foundation
• Compatible with any computer with a USB port, Windows, macOS, Linux
• Work seamlessly with Raspberry Pi 4 Model B, or Raspberry Pi 400 and Raspberry Pi OS
• Dimensions: 51mm x 21mm x 1mm

RESOURCES

• Getting Started with Raspberry Pi Pico, by Raspberry Pi Foundation
• Raspberry Pi Documentation (Raspberry Pi Pico and Pico W)
• Raspberry Pi Pico Datasheet (pdf), An RP2040-based microcontroller board
• Pico Python SDK (pdf), A MicroPython Environment for the RP2040 Microcontroller
• Pico C/C++ SDK (pdf), Libraries and Tools for C/C++ Development on the RP2040 Microcontroller
• RP2040 Datasheet (pdf), A microcontroller by Raspberry Pi
• A New Challenger in MCU Platform – Raspberry Pi Pico, an article about Raspberry Pi Pico and RP2040
• Raspberry Pi Pico Vs Arduino UNO R3, an article to compare the spec of RPi Pico and Arduino UNO R3

NOTE

• Already soldered headers

SHIPPING LIST

• 1 x Raspberry Pi Pico W RP2040-Based MCU Boards