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Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W review

The wireless Pico with a dual Cortex-M33 or RISC-V core at 150 MHz, 520 KB SRAM, 4 MB flash, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.2.

By

PIO

A unique Raspberry Pi feature for timing-critical I/O.

Two cores

Arm or RISC-V, your choice.

Value

About $17 at our reading.

Prices quoted in this text are dated readings and can differ from the live price in the buy box.

Where it earns its place, and where it falls short

Strengths

  • Programmable I/O
  • Choice of Arm or RISC-V
  • Very cheap

Compromises

  • Third-party price
  • No headers named
  • Few ratings

Specifications

MCURP2350: Cortex-M33 or RISC-V, 150 MHz
Memory520 KB SRAM, 4 MB flash
Wireless2.4 GHz Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.2
I/O26 GPIO, 12 PIO
Size21 × 51 mm
Amazon ASINB0DNZKYGWP
EAN5056561803975

Questions makers ask before buying

What are PIO blocks?

Small programmable state machines for custom protocols.

Does it have Bluetooth?

Yes, 5.2.

What this bench machine does its own way

Taken against the median of its own bench on this site — not against the whole of the maker market.

  • MCURP2350: Cortex-M33 or RISC-V, 150 MHz+7244 % against the median of this bench
  • Memory520 KB SRAM, 4 MB flash+1525 % against the median of this bench

Our score

8.4/ 10

Excellent value, and it has PIO.

This one against the other workshop machines

workshop machines from the same category, at nearby prices. Only what all of them publish is shown: a column with holes compares nothing.

Model Price MCU
Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W $17 RP2350: Cortex-M33 or RISC-V, 150 MHz
ELEGOO UNO R3 Board $17 ATmega328P + ATmega16U2
Arduino Nano ESP32 with Headers $19 ESP32-S3, dual-core, 240 MHz
FREENOVE ESP32 2-Pack $19 ESP32, dual core, 240 MHz

What sets the models apart, in workshop machines

  • If price decides: this model, at $17.

What use this one answers, among workshop machines

A maker who wants PIO and wireless.

Sources

Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for maker machines and tools and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.

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