Next-Gen Pico: A Side-by-Side Comparison of Raspberry Pi Pico and Pico 2
Pico 2 is the newer 2nd generation of the raspberry pi pico board. Upgraded from Cortex-M0+ processor to Cortex-M33 processor with higher SRAM capabilities and more. Let us do a point by point comparison in table format.
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Comparison Table
| Feature | Pico 1 | Pico 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Cortex-M0+ | Cortex M33 |
| Controller | RP2040 | RP2350 |
| RISC-V Cores | None | Hazard3 |
| Frequency | 133 MHz | 150 MHz |
| SRAM | 264 kB (6 banks) | 520 kB (10 banks) |
| One Time Programmable Storage | -- | 8kB |
| On-Board Flash | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| USB | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| GPIO | 30 | 30 |
| Analogue Input | 3(4) | 3(4) |
| ADC Resolution | 12 bit, 500 ksps | 12 bit, 500 ksps |
| PWM | 16 | 24 |
| UART | 2 | 2 |
| SPI | 2 | 2 |
| I2C | 2 | 2 |
| PIO state machines | 8 | 12 |
| HSTX (high-speed transmit periphera) | -- | 1 |
| Temperature Sensor (in-built) |  |
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| Serial Wire Debug (SWD) | |
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| Languages |
languages
- C Programming
- C++
- MicroPython
RP2350
RP2350 controller comes with different package, with and without flash-in-package.
- RP2350A : QFN-60 : 30 GPIO : 4 Analogue
- RP2350B : QFN-80 : 48 GPIO : 8 Analogue
- RP2354A : QFN-60 : 30 GPIO : 4 Analogue : 2 MB Flash
- RP2354B : QFN-80 : 48 GPIO : 8 Analogue : 2 MB Flash
Both board supports Drag-and-drop programming using mass storage over USB