More and more users are entering the world of pottery, also called DIY. In this segment, Raspberry is a well-known brand for its powerful and affordable products. Now just announced new Raspberry Pi Pico Wwhich adds Wi-Fi connectivity to provide more possibilities.
Initially, the Raspberry Pi was intended for educational centers, in order to offer an economical solution for learning electronics. Due to its excellent price/performance ratio, it quickly became popular with hobbyists who until now only had access to an Arduino.
Here is the new Raspberry Pi Pico W, with a ridiculous price
This new solution isn’t the most powerful they’ve launched to date, but it does update the model launched last year. The big improvement over last year’s development board is the Wi-Fi included. Thus, more solutions can be developed than compared to the previous model.
This plate is based on thRP2040 microcontroller, which was designed by Raspberry itself. The controller is based on ARM Cortex M0 cores manufactured by TSMC in the 40 nm process and operating at a frequency of 133 MHz.
A total of 264 KB of SRAM memory has been integrated into this microcontroller. This system has a total of 2 MB of flash memory and a micro USB port to load the program.
This new Raspberry Pi Pico W focuses on the Internet of Things (IoT). A controller has been integrated for this. 802.11n Wi-Fi in order to offer more versatility and to be able to create different projects. Note that there is pin backwards compatibility with previous models.
This new plate has a length of 51 mm and a width of 21 mm. Regarding the programming, nothing changes compared to the previous model. This new card is still compatible with C and also integrates MicroPython natively.
As for the wireless controller, the CYW43439 chip which provides support for WiFi 4 and also for Bluetooth Classic and Bluetooth Low-Energy. At this time, Bluetooth has not been enabled on this card, but they don’t rule out activating it in the future.
Additionally, they announced that they will be releasing the Raspberry Pi Pico WH in August.
How much is this little wonder worth?
Well, the best thing about the Raspberry Pi Pico W is the price, as it costs just $6. Logically, we will not be able to use it to play or simply navigate, it is focused on the development of different projects. We can develop a sensor system, a door opening mechanism or a home lighting control system.
Most likely, in the next few weeks, we will see countless amazing projects based on this Pico W. When it reaches the various electronics lovers who want to create different systems, we will see amazing things. We have already seen it with the Raspberry Pi, with which they have developed doorphones with a camera, 3D scanners and even a smart mirror that shows you the time, emails and other relevant information.
