R-Pi Pico 2: 10 Things You Must Know Before Buy!

Thinking of buying the new Raspberry Pi Pico 2? Watch this video to learn 10 key things to remember while buying.

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Raspberry Pi Pico 2 is a powerful microcontroller board featuring dual-core Arm Cortex-M33 CPUs and optional RISC-V Hazard3 cores.

It offers a significant performance boost over its predecessor, along with double the on-board flash memory and enhanced security features.  

Key features include:

Dual-core architecture: Choose between Arm Cortex-M33 or RISC-V cores.  
Higher clock speed: Upgraded to 150 MHz for faster performance.  
Increased memory: 520KB SRAM and 4MB on-board flash.  
Enhanced security: Features like ARM TrustZone and SHA-256 acceleration.  
Upgraded interfacing: Improved ADC, USB controller, and power efficiency.  
Backward compatibility: Maintains compatibility with previous Pico models.

The Pico 2 is a versatile and affordable board suitable for a wide range of projects, from IoT devices to robotics and embedded systems. Watch the complete video to know more details.

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00:00 Intro
00:10 New RP2350
01:01 Form factor
01:25 More PIO
02:15 No USB C
03:24 Decoding RP2350
04:07 RISC-V
05:03 Power consumption
05:25 Security features
05:55 Reset button
06:17 Price

[YoutubeBorkedMyOldHandle_why]

Good video. Umm ... your comments about Risc-V are not wrong, but given the context, they kind of miss the point. Both the ARM and Risc-V cores are already implemented on the RP2350. As a final user, you don't get to modify the Risc-V core, and ARM royalties have already been paid, so the open source thing is kind of irrelevant. Also from what I've seen, both cores perform similarly, so the average user won't see much difference.

Then why is it there? Risc-V is becoming very popular and widespread so, I'm guessing that Eben Upton probably chose to add Risc-V because it didn't significantly increase the cost and also as an 'educational' feature, so that people could experiment with and compare both cores. It might also hint at future direction of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, which may be looking at adding new features and saving royalties on future versions of the chip.

[CraigHollabaugh]

Can you do an in depth comparison with the pico2 and the Risc version? speed, power consumption, features etc. Thanks.

[massimookissed]

And they still failed to include a reset switch, and still fucked up the functionality of the 4th analogue input.

I'm sure the Chinese clones will fix that.

[Noel-gq]

Am I the only one who thinks micro-USB is sturdier, less dust-prone, and overall better than USB-C?

[gedtoon]

Why does your thumbnail have the word "Failure" on it. Is this just blatant clickbait?

[joeblow]

Thanks for the interesting video, not many people have talked about the Pico 2 yet! I feel like I barely scratched the surface with the original Pico, and haven't run into a situation where I need more memory or speed yet, so I'll probably stick with that for now. Plus, I have a few of them stashed away, and I'm not really buying new components at the moment.

[ledhceb]

I don't know if I have enough information to make a $5 purchase!!!

[richsadowsky]

got two on order plus two Pimorni Tiny Pico 2s. I want to get a board with larger MCU too. I've very excited!

[RussellEveleigh]

Quailty video - inspired to learn more about how to use all features. I know I currently use only about 10% of the original pico's capabilities. When do you think the WiFi version will come out?

[cx]

With these new micro controllers. Often much more powerful CPU's are a waste if they do one or 2 simple functions.
If needed more CPU power, the micro COMPUTERs are often a better choice and some of them have a very small footprint.

[daveevans]

"Failure?" - more clickbait rubbish, and that's another channel I'm avoiding...