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Automation 2040 W Mini (Pico W Aboard)

by Pimoroni

A slimline industrial/automation controller with 2.4GHz wireless, powered by Raspberry Pi Pico W. Compatible with 6V to 40V systems.

Automation 2040 W Mini is a compact Pico W / RP2040 powered monitoring and automation board. It has a host of useful features for controlling other bits of electronic and industrial kit - analog channels, powered outputs, buffered inputs and a relay. Perfect for controlling fans, pumps, solenoids, chunky motors, electronic locks or static LED lighting (up to 40V).

All the channels (and the buttons) have an associated indicator LED so you can see at a glance what's happening with your setup, or test your programs without having hardware connected. We've even left some space for labelling whatever you've got connected up, be it a hidden trap door for surprising your enemies, a coffee machine with an associated API, or a mechanism for dispensing tasty treats to your pets (or family) remotely.

🔌 If you need more digital inputs, outputs and relays check out the larger sibling -  Automation 2040 W.

⚡ Want to mount this board inside a switch cabinet or other electrical enclosure? We have DIN rail mounting clips!

Features

  • Raspberry Pi Pico W Aboard
    • Dual Arm Cortex M0+ running at up to 133Mhz with 264kB of SRAM
    • 2MB of QSPI flash supporting XiP
    • Powered and programmable by USB micro-B
    • 2.4GHz wireless
  • 3 x 12-bit ADC inputs up to 40V
  • 2 x digital inputs up to 40V
  • 2 x digital sourcing outputs at V+ (supply voltage)
    • 4A max continuous current
    • 2A max current at 500Hz PWM
  • 1 x relay (NC and NO terminals)
    • 2A up to 24V
    • 1A up to 40V
  • 3.5mm screw terminals for connecting inputs, outputs and external power
    • 2 x tactile buttons with LED indicators
    • Reset button
    • 1 x Qw/ST connector for attaching breakouts
    • M2.5 mounting holes
    • Fully assembled
    • No soldering required.
    • C/C++ and MicroPython libraries
    • Schematic
    • Dimensional drawing

    Power

    • Board is compatible with 12V, 24V and 36V systems
    • Requires supply 6-40V
    • Can provide 5V up to 0.5A for lower voltage applications

    Software

    Our C++/MicroPython libraries provide a straightforward way to interface with the functions on this board. You'll get best performance using C++, but if you're a beginner we'd recommend using our batteries included MicroPython build for ease of getting started.

    Check out our Getting Started tutorial for a walkthrough of Automation features and functions and how to program it using MicroPython.

    Connecting Breakouts

    The Qw/ST connector on Automation 2040 W Mini makes it super easy to connect up Qwiic or STEMMA QT 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.

    Breakout Garden breakouts that don't have a Qw/ST connector can be connected using a JST-SH to JST-SH cable plus a Qw/ST to Breakout Garden adaptor. Want to use >2 breakouts at the same time? Try this adaptor!

    Notes

    • Do not use to switch mains voltages!

    About Pico W Aboard

    Our 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! 🌍

    Wireless is very new to Pico/RP2040 - be aware that things will move fast and change! Software support (wireless examples, tutorials, CircuitPython support etc) will take a little while to catch up. If you're an absolute beginner to Pico/RP2040, you might have a better experience with wireless if you wait until everything is a little more settled.

    32 customer reviews

    a year ago
    A really neat and easy to use sensor package. Shouldnt take more than an hour to familiarise yourself with it as the library for it is pretty robust and easy to use. Added it to a project of mine (circuit python) and it works just as expected. I really like it!
    by Sony about BME280 Breakout - Temperature, Pressure, Humidity Sensor via REVIEWS.io
    2 years ago
    A great little sensor that is almost 'plug and play'. Just plug it into a board like the Pico Breakout Garden and download the example program to get it going. You really don't need to do much yourself. That said, more accessible, improved documentation, detailing the methods used to set up the device and access data would help deepen understanding of the device and how to develop and modify applications using it.
    by Robert about BME280 Breakout - Temperature, Pressure, Humidity Sensor via REVIEWS.io
    2 years ago
    Useful sensor with a choice of connectors for soldering. Worked seamlessly with a Pico W. Found the literature and information on the Pimoroni website somewhat arcane and less than straightforward to access, but plenty of help available on YouTube
    by Robert about BME280 Breakout - Temperature, Pressure, Humidity Sensor via REVIEWS.io
    2 years ago
    Bought the BME280 breakout as a replacement for the BME280 sensor on an Enviro+ board that had gone awry. After checking with the excellent Pimoroni forum for help, I soldered the board to the GPIO header on the Enviro+ with the supplied header pins. I made use of the address selection trace on the back BME280 breakout board. All now works and is up and running the Luftdaten python script with a small change to the code to allow for the address change to 0x77. Great service from Pimoroni, ordered on Tuesday and arrived on Thursday.
    by Mike about BME280 Breakout - Temperature, Pressure, Humidity Sensor via REVIEWS.io
    3 years ago
    Instructions on how to use it and set up are good. Got it all working without hassle and used it as a project to team my kids to solder, which went well. Readings seem to be accurate and correspond with other local weather stations in the year.
    by John about BME280 Breakout - Temperature, Pressure, Humidity Sensor via REVIEWS.io
    4 years ago
    These sensors work as they should, I couldn't find how to access specific addresses using the pimoroni python library examples but a search led me to install the RPi.bme280 libràry (sudo pip install RPi.bme280) and I was able to read from two dme280 sensors connected in parallel using addresses 0x76 and 0x77.
    by Anonymous about BME280 Breakout - Temperature, Pressure, Humidity Sensor via REVIEWS.io
    4 years ago
    Handy little sensor.. I am using this to provide a data feed to the magic mirror smart dashboard I have at home to keep an eye on indoor conditions. Fantastic. Try to keep the unit few cms away from the pi..it is quite sensitive to any heat.
    by Badrinath about BME280 Breakout - Temperature, Pressure, Humidity Sensor via REVIEWS.io

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