Pimoroni Pico Plus 2 W

by Pimoroni

A top of the line Pirate-brand RP2350 microcontroller with all the goodies - 16MB of flash, 8MB of PSRAM, USB-C, Qw/ST and 2.4GHz wireless / Bluetooth.

We adore the versatility and value of Raspberry Pi Pico but we also enjoy a souped up RP2350 board with all the extras baked in. With Pimoroni Pico boards, we've tried to cram in as much extra functionality as we possibly can whilst keeping to the original Pico footprint to maintain compatibility with existing Pico add-ons.

Pimoroni Pico Plus 2 W is powered and programmable via USB-C and comes with an upgraded 8MB RAM, 16MB of flash storage and easy to read pin labels.  The 'W' version is also equipped with a Raspberry Pi RM2 module, which gives it 2.4 GHz wireless and Bluetooth connectivity, woohaa! 

It's super easy to connect up to things without soldering, with a Qwiic/STEMMA QT connector (for adding I2C sensors and breakouts) and a debug connector (for if you like to program using a SWD debugger). We've also added a reset button, and a BOOT button - this can also be used as a user switch.

Features

  • Powered by the RP2350B (Dual Arm Cortex M33 running at up to 150MHz with 520KB of SRAM)
  • 16MB of QSPI flash supporting XiP
  • 8MB of PSRAM
  • Raspberry Pi RM2 module provides 2.4GHz wireless and Bluetooth connectivity
  • USB-C connector for power, programming, and data transfer
  • Qw/ST (Qwiic/STEMMA QT) connector for attaching breakouts
  • 3 pin debug connector (JST-SH)
  • Reset and BOOT buttons (the BOOT button can also be used as a user button)
  • User LED indicator
  • On-board 3V3 regulator (max regulator current output 600mA)
  • Input voltage range 3V - 5.5V
  • Compatible with Raspberry Pi Pico add-ons
  • Measurements: approx 53mm x 21mm x 9mm (L x W x H, including connectors)

Pinout and Schematic

Getting Started

Connecting Breakouts

If your breakout has a Qw/ST connector on board, you can plug it straight in with a JST-SH to JST-SH cable, or you can easily connect any of our I2C breakouts with a JST-SH to JST-SH cable coupled with a Qw/ST to Breakout Garden adaptor.

Notes

  • As well as being useful for putting your Pico Plus 2 W into bootloader mode, you can also use the BOOT button as a user button. It's wired to GP45 and active low.

About RP2350

The RP2350 chip is the Double Quarter Pounder & Fries to the RP2040's Double Cheeseburger and can have one or more RISC-V burgers instead of either of the M33 ARMs, to stretch the metaphor.

In addition to the modern M33 ARM cores, there are sides of: more PIO capability, a variety of low power states for sipping electrons, a whole security system and some sprinklings of specialist digital video circuits to offload DVI/HDMI output.

You can expect a tasty boost in performance - our "real world" MicroPython tests are running up to 2x faster compared to RP2040, and floating point number crunching in C/C++ is up to 20x faster. The extra on-chip RAM will make a big difference when performing memory intensive operations (such as working with higher resolution displays) and even more can be added thanks to external PSRAM support.

RP2350 comes in two flavours - A (standard) and B (all the pins). The B chip has a stonking 48 usable GPIO pins, including 8 ADCs and 24 PWMs, and features on some of our new products. 

Click here to view all things RP2350!

20 customer reviews

25 days ago
A very powerful microcontroller. I think I have only scraped the surface with this powerhouse. Great that it has networking built-in.
by Sean about Pimoroni Pico Plus 2 W via REVIEWS.io
a month ago
As hardware, 5-star. The usual Pimoroni excellent build and features. Software for a Micropython user is a different story. Having put the board to one side for the last 4 months and used the Pico 2W, I tried again. With release 0...12 everything works as expected and to my surprise so does the latest Micropython Pico 2 W build (you miss out on the additional PSRAM). So at some point the software has caught up. 5-star all round now.
by David about Pimoroni Pico Plus 2 W via REVIEWS.io
a month ago
My favourite Pico Plus 2 W PCB as it has the i2c stemma/qt 5 connector on it for sensors keeping the wiring tidy. It also has excellent MicoPython Support for external devices / sensors with lots of examples. 😊
by Philip about Pimoroni Pico Plus 2 W via REVIEWS.io
2 months ago
This is a great Pico 2W variant. It's fast, crammed full of memory and USB C connector. Unfortunately it does not come with headers already soldered. This needs to be addressed as soon as possible, please. 5 Stars.
by Anonymous about Pimoroni Pico Plus 2 W via REVIEWS.io
3 months ago
Nice full featured 2350 + wireless board. Having USB-C rather than the micro-USB still used by equivalent Pi Picos is a very big plus for me and worth the extra price of the board for that alone. No issues using it with Thonny - the wireless connectivity worked pretty well for me. In my limited experience this board is not fully compatible with Pi Pico code so you may need to modify some existing code (like the Pin.IN behavior in my particular instance)
by Anonymous about Pimoroni Pico Plus 2 W via REVIEWS.io
3 months ago
As usual fast, secure delivery. Item works as expected. Love the extra storage and memory on this device I have one set up with circuitPython on just for code testing as theres ample storage on the device for all the libraries in the circuitPython bundle without having to worry about space which saves me having to find a library and copy it to the device while testing code.
by Gary about Pimoroni Pico Plus 2 W via REVIEWS.io
3 months ago
Everything works as advertised. Great possibilities with this device. More flash memory, more RAM, an actual reset button, accessory connectors to minimize soldering, and not a greatly increased price. In stock as of this writing.
by Bruce about Pimoroni Pico Plus 2 W via REVIEWS.io
3 months ago
Excellent improvement on the Raspberry Pico 2 W. The beefy specs, USB-C port are great improvements on the original. Pairs great with the Pico Enviro+
by Sahyadri about Pimoroni Pico Plus 2 W via REVIEWS.io
4 months ago
Thanks for this great work! The USB-C connection is really amazing! Easy to use and makes a lot of fun!
by Albert about Pimoroni Pico Plus 2 W via REVIEWS.io