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Raspberry Pi Pico Microcontroller Gets Wireless Version

Accepted submission by takyon at 2022-06-30 09:38:34
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Raspberry Pi Pico W Launches For $6 [phoronix.com]

The Raspberry Pi Pico W is an update to last year's Raspberry Pi Pico [phoronix.com] using their in-house RP2040 silicon [phoronix.com]. The Pico W is a small update to this IoT platform that has already sold more than two million boards.

With the Raspberry Pi Pico W, there is now 802.11n wireless networking added to the Pico platform to make it more attractive for IoT use-cases. The Pico W retains pin compatibility with the original Pico. The Pico W makes use of an Infineon CYW43439 wireless chip.

Aside from the addition of 802.11n wireless networking, the Pico W is the same platform as the Pico. Rather than $4, this 802.11n WiFi variant will sell for $6 USD.

Also launching are two versions with pre-soldered headers [raspberrypi.com]:

Pico H ($5) and Pico WH ($7) add pre-populated headers, and our new 3-pin debug connector [raspberrypi.com], to Pico and Pico W respectively. Pico H and Pico W are available today; Pico WH will follow in August.

[...] Eagle-eyed readers of datasheets [raspberrypi.com] will notice that CYW43439 supports both Bluetooth Classic and Bluetooth Low-Energy: we have not enabled Bluetooth on Pico W at launch, but may do so in the future.

Previously: Raspberry Pi Releases "Pico" Microcontroller at $4 Per Unit [soylentnews.org]
Raspberry Pi Begins Selling its RP2040 Microcontroller for $1 [soylentnews.org]


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