Compact, Fast, and Versatile Raspberry Pi Pico 2 from element14

Customers can now buy the compact, fast, and versatile Raspberry Pi Pico 2 from element14.

This new Raspberry Pi innovation benefits from the performance boost provided by the all-new RP2350 microcontroller, built by Raspberry Pi, while still keeping the footprint of the original Pico.

A comprehensive security model based on Arm TrustZone for Cortex-M, dual Arm Cortex-M33 cores (versus dual Arm Cortex-M0+), dual Hazard3 RISC-V cores, 520KB SRAM (versus 264KB), 8KB on-chip antifuse OTP storage, and significantly increased power efficiency are just a few of the features that set the RP2350 apart from its predecessor RP2040 microcontroller, which was released in 2021.

In contrast to Raspberry Pi Pico, which has 2MB of on-board flash memory for storing code and data, Raspberry Pi Pico 2 pairs the RP2350 with 4MB of memory. 

Key Comments

Eben Upton, CEO at Raspberry Pi said: “We are excited to be bringing to market our second-generation microcontroller, RP2350, and the Raspberry Pi Pico 2 single-board computer. Offering higher performance, lower power consumption, and greater security, these products provide our enthusiast and design engineer customers with an unparalleled platform for experimentation and innovation. We look forward to seeing what projects and products they create.”

Simon Wade, Senior Global Product Manager, Single Board Computing, at element14, said: “Raspberry Pi products remain as popular as ever with our customers and we are sure that this latest offering, the Raspberry Pi Pico 2, will be no different. The enhanced features deliver a real step-change compared with the original Pico and, with the launch of this innovative product, it is an exciting time for enthusiasts across the globe.”

Key Security Features of RP2350 Include:

• OTP for boot configuration and key storage;
• Support in ROM for stage 2 bootloader authentication using a public key fingerprint in OTP; System infrastructure supporting for Arm TrustZone for Cortex-M.

The RP2350 Peripheral Set Comprises:

2 UARTs; 2 SPI controllers; 2 I2C controllers; 24 PWM channels; a USB 1.1 controller and PHY with host and device support; and 12 PIO state machines. An enhanced QSPI interface provides a double-banked cache for higher hit bandwidth, and supports flash and PSRAM, burst transfers, odd clock divisors, and address translation.

Similar to how the RP2040 was initially released, a number of third-party products developed especially in advance of the RP2350’s launch are now being presented. 

Raspberry Pi Pico 2 is now available to order from element14 in APAC.