Raspberry Pi Pico 2 is a new generation of the Pico programmable platform from the Raspberry Pi Foundation

The Raspberry Pi Foundation has released a new version of the Pico programmable platform, Raspberry Pi Pico 2.

The Pico 2 platform is equipped with a new RP2350 2-core microcontroller with a unique dual-core architecture. Depending on the requirements of the project, you will be able to choose ARM Cortex-M33 cores or RISC-V cores.

Unlike the first generation of the platform (Raspberry Pi Pico), performance has significantly increased, the clock frequency has increased from 133MHz to 150MHz, SRAM memory has been increased from 264KB to 520kB and Flash memory from 2MB to 4MB.

The Pico 2 is also equipped with three programmable input/output (PIO) units. If the standard SPI and I2C communication protocols are not enough for you. This flexible system allows you to develop your own communication protocols, such as user serial interfaces or time-dependent tasks, without the need for special hardware.

The platform is ideal for gadgets, robots, and other inventions where balancing performance with low power consumption is important. Optimized floating-point calculations will help to cope with complex tasks and projects where the power and memory of the basic Arduino controllers would not be enough.

Pico 2 can be programmed in C/C++/Arduino, CircuitPython and MicroPython.

Specifications

• Microcontroller: RP2350;
• Core: 2 x ARM Cortex-M33 or 2 x RISC-V Hazard3;
• Clock frequency: up to 150 MHz;
• RAM: 520 KB;
• Flash memory: 4 MB;
• I/O pins: 26;
• Contacts with ADC: 4 ;
• PWM contacts: 24;
• Hardware Interfaces: 2 x UART, 2 x I2C, 2 x SPI;
• PIO finite automata: 12;
• Built-in security features;
• Power supply voltage: via USB (5 V), via VSYS pin (1.8...5.5 V);
• Current consumption: up to 140 mA.
• Dimensions: 51 x 21 mm.