The Raspberry Pi Pico 2 is a tiny, fast, and versatile board built using RP2350, a brand new microcontroller chip designed by Raspberry Pi in the UK. From controlling appliances to operating a light display, Raspberry Pi Pico puts the technology that underpins countless everyday operations into your hands.
The Raspberry Pi Pico 2 offers a significant performance upgrade with its increased core clock speed, double the memory, enhanced Arm cores, optional RISC-V cores, new security features, and improved interfacing capabilities. Despite these enhancements, it remains compatible with earlier models in the Raspberry Pi Pico series.
Programmable in C/C++ and Python, Pico is adaptable to a vast range of applications and skill levels, and getting started is as easy as dragging and dropping a file.
More experienced users can take advantage of Raspberry Pi Pico’s rich peripheral set, including SPI, I2C, and eight Programmable I/O (PIO) state machines for custom peripheral support.
The Pico features a dual-core Arm Cortex-M0+ processor with 264KB internal RAM and support for up to 16MB of off-chip Flash. It features a 2MB on-board QSPI Flash. A wide range of flexible I/O options includes I2C, SPI, and — uniquely — Programmable I/O (PIO). These support endless possible applications for this small and affordable package.
Whether you prefer MicroPython or C++, here are some handy links to get you started with your Raspberry Pi Pico:
Raspberry Pi overview page
MicroPython SDK / Guide
C/C++ SDK / Guide
NOTE: The PICO is not supplied with header pins. For suitable header pins please see our P 5430 40 Way Header Strip. This is easily snapped in half to form 2 x 20 pin lengths for your PICO.
Specifications:
RP2350 microcontroller chip designed by Raspberry Pi in the United Kingdom
Dual-core ARM Cortex M-33 processor, flexible clock running up to 150 MHz
Dual RISC-V Hazard3 cores
520kB of SRAM, and 4MB of onboard Flash memory
Castellated module allows soldering directly to carrier boards
USB 1.1 Host and Device support
Improved Low-power sleep and dormant modes
Drag & drop programming using mass storage over USB
26 multi-function GPIO pins, including 4 that can be used for ADC
2 × SPI, 2×I2C, 2×UART, 12-bit ADC, 16×controllable PWM channels
Temperature sensor
Accelerated floating point libraries on-chip
12 × Programmable IO (PIO) state machines for custom peripheral support
Form factor: 21 mm × 51 mm
Features:
Ultra compact form factor
Dual core ARM Cortex M0+ processor
Two SPI controllers
Two I2C controllers
16 PWM channels
26 multifunction GPIO pins
Three analogue inputs
On board USB controller
In-built temperature sensor
Castellated module allows soldering direct to carrier boards
Drag-and-drop programming using mass storage over USB
Low-power sleep and dormant modes
Accurate on-chip clock
Accelerated integer and floating-point libraries on-chip