{"product_id":"plasma-stick-2040-w","title":"Plasma Stick 2040 W (Pico W Aboard)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis perky Pico W-powered controller for WS2812\/Neopixel\/SK6812 LEDs is perfect for coding up some wireless blinkenlight shenanigans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlasma Stick 2040 W is a simple RP2040-powered driver board designed to make playing with addressable LED strips easy peasy rainbow squeezy. We've taken a Raspberry Pi Pico W and added a set of \u003cstrong\u003escrew terminals\u003c\/strong\u003e to make it easy to connect up your LEDs and \u003cstrong\u003eboost circuitry\u003c\/strong\u003e so they get a nice clean 5V on the power and data lines. We've also added a \u003cstrong\u003ereset button\u003c\/strong\u003e (because unplugging your USB cable all the time is tedious) and a \u003cstrong\u003eQw\/ST (Qwiic\/STEMMA QT) connector\u003c\/strong\u003e so you can connect it up to breakouts, all without soldering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've designed this board with doing \u003cstrong\u003ecool LED things with wireless\u003c\/strong\u003e in mind, so it doesn't have all the fancy features that you can find on Plasma 2040 - if you'd prefer mod cons like current sensing, buttons, APA102\/Dotstar compatibility and USB-C, \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/plasma-2040\" target=\"_blank\"\u003etake a look\u003c\/a\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrefer to pick up a kit that includes a Plasma Stick, LEDs and everything else you need to get going? Check out \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/wireless-plasma-kit\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWireless Plasma Kit\u003c\/a\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRaspberry Pi Pico W Aboard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDual Arm Cortex M0+ running at up to 133Mhz with 264kB of SRAM\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2MB of QSPI flash supporting XiP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePowered and programmable by USB micro-B\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.4GHz wireless\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompatible with 5V WS2812\/Neopixel\/SK6812 LEDs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScrew terminals for attaching your LED strip.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReset button\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQw\/ST (Qwiic\/STEMMA QT) connector\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully-assembled (no soldering required)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/pimoroni-pico\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eC++\/MicroPython libraries\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/files\/plasma_stick_schematic.pdf?v=1667910096\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSchematic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLED strip and connectors are sold separately, check out the extras tab for some options!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSoftware\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can program Pico\/RP2040 boards in a bunch of different ways, but if you're a beginner we'd recommend using our \u003cstrong\u003ebatteries included MicroPython\u003c\/strong\u003e build for ease of getting started. We've pre-loaded Plasma Stick with pirate-brand MicroPython and some fun examples to help you get started.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/plasma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ePlasma MicroPython firmware and examples\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/pimoroni-pico\/tree\/main\/examples\/plasma_stick\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eC++ examples\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlternatively, you could install \u003cstrong\u003eCircuitPython\u003c\/strong\u003e on your Pico W! CircuitPython is an easy to use, well-established ecosystem with lots of example code and drivers for interfacing with different kinds of hardware - and it's just got Pico W wireless support, woop!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/circuitpython.org\/board\/pimoroni_plasma2040w\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDownload CircuitPython for Plasma Stick 2040 W\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/learn.adafruit.com\/welcome-to-circuitpython\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWelcome to CircuitPython\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/pico-circuitpython-examples\/tree\/main\/plasma_stick\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCircuitPython examples\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/learn.adafruit.com\/pico-w-wifi-with-circuitpython\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eQuick-Start the Pico W WiFi with CircuitPython\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you're adapting examples from elsewhere and need to know the pins that Plasma Stick uses, it's GP15 for LED data, GP4 for I2C SDA and GP5 for I2C SCL.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eConnecting Breakouts\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Qw\/ST connector on Plasma Stick makes it super easy to connect up \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/collections\/qwiic\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eQwiic\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/collections\/stemma-qt\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSTEMMA QT\u003c\/a\u003e breakouts. If your breakout has a QW\/ST connector on board, you can plug it straight in with a \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/jst-sh-cable-qwiic-stemma-qt-compatible\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJST-SH to JST-SH cable\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBreakout Garden breakouts that don't have a Qw\/ST connector can be connected using a \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/jst-sh-cable-qwiic-stemma-qt-compatible\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJST-SH to JST-SH cable\u003c\/a\u003e plus a \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/stemma-qt-qwiic-to-breakout-garden-adapter\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eQw\/ST to Breakout Garden adaptor\u003c\/a\u003e. Want to use \u0026gt;2 breakouts at the same time? Try \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/sparkfun-qwiic-multiport\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ethis adaptor\u003c\/a\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/pimoroni-pico\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eList of breakouts\u003c\/a\u003e currently compatible with our C++\/MicroPython build.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Pico W Aboard\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur new Pico W Aboard products come with a built in Raspberry Pi Pico W. This means you get all the advantages of a RP2040 microcontroller - a speedy fast dual-core ARM processor, a dynamic, growing ecosystem and a choice of different programming methods to experiment with. Most excitingly though, Pico W has wireless connectivity, so your Pico\/RP2040 devices can communicate with each other, and the internet! 🌍\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/collections\/pico-w-aboard\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eView all Pico W Aboard!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pimoroni","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40359072301139,"sku":"PIM653","price":11.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/products\/plasma-stick-2040w-2.jpg?v=1666709554","url":"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/en-eu\/products\/plasma-stick-2040-w","provider":"Pimoroni Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}