Jul 01, 2022 10:50:00

Wi-Fi compatible microcomputer 'Raspberry Pi Pico W' of about 800 yen appears

The Raspberry Pi Foundation, which develops the single board computer 'Raspberry Pi' series, will release a Wi-Fi compatible board ' Raspberry Pi Pico W ' that can be purchased for only $ 6 (about 815 yen) on June 30, 2022 (Thursday) Released. The 'Raspberry Pi Pico W' is equipped with a microcontroller originally developed by the Raspberry Pi Foundation, and is expected to be used for the development of commercial applications.

Raspberry Pi Pico W: your $ 6 IoT platform --Raspberry Pi

https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/raspberry-pi-pico-w-your-6-iot-platform/

The 'Raspberry Pi Pico W' released this time is the 'Raspberry Pi Pico' that appeared in January 2021 with a Wi-Fi communication function added. The 'Raspberry Pi Pico' is equipped with the ' RP2040 ' microcontroller originally developed by the Raspberry Pi Foundation, and has specifications that can be used for commercial application development at a very low price of 5 dollars (about 680 yen). It was appealing that it was. You can check the details of 'Raspberry Pi Pico' in the following article.

Released the 500-yen range microcomputer board 'Raspberry Pi Pico', equipped with the proprietary microcomputer 'RP2040' --GIGAZINE

According to the Raspberry Pi Foundation, 'Raspberry Pi Pico' has abundant inventory, and 2 million units have been shipped by June 2022 as a useful tool for developers suffering from semiconductor shortage. However, 'Raspberry Pi Pico' does not have the wireless communication function that is essential for the development of IoT devices. Therefore, the Raspberry Pi Foundation has developed the 'Raspberry Pi Pico W', which adds a Wi-Fi communication function to the 'Raspberry Pi Pico'.

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CYW43439 ' of Infineon Technologies is adopted as a wireless controller for 'Raspberry Pi Pico W'. 'CYW43439' is compatible with Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) and Bluetooth 5.2, but 'Raspberry Pi Pico W' is said to have only the Wi-Fi function enabled. 'We may enable Bluetooth in a future update,' said the Raspberry Pi Foundation.

In addition, the Raspberry Pi Foundation released the 'Raspberry Pi Pico H' with a pin header pre-installed on the 'Raspberry Pi Pico' on June 30, 2022 (Thursday). The selling price of 'Raspberry Pi Pico H' is $ 5 (about 680 yen). In addition, the 'Raspberry Pi Pico WH' equipped with a pin header on the 'Raspberry Pi Pico W' will also be released in August 2022 for $ 7 (about 952 yen).