The Raspberry Pi Pico W adds wireless connectivity to the Pico series, making it a powerful, affordable, and easy-to-use microcontroller board. Built around the RP2040 chip, it features a fast dual-core processor, ample memory, and Programmable I/O (PIO) technology that enables flexible hardware interfacing. This combination makes the Pico W suitable for both beginners learning electronics and experienced developers building advanced embedded systems.

With built-in 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi, the Raspberry Pi Pico W supports station mode and access point mode, making it ideal for IoT, automation, and connected device projects. Developers can program the board using C/C++ or MicroPython, and its modular wireless certification allows easy integration into a wide range of products and applications.

The Pico W is designed to be beginner-friendly. It comes with comprehensive documentation, a preloaded MicroPython port, and a UF2 bootloader, allowing users to start programming simply by dragging and dropping files over USB. The board provides 26 GPIO pins (including 3 analog inputs), 2 MB of flash memory, and supports input voltages from 1.8 V to 5.5 V, making it flexible for many different electronic projects.

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Key Features

The Raspberry Pi Pico W is designed as a low-cost yet flexible development platform for the RP2040, with added wireless capability and powerful hardware features.

• RP2040 microcontroller designed by Raspberry Pi
  

• Dual-core Arm Cortex-M0+ processor
  

• Flexible system clock running up to 133 MHz
  

• 264 KB SRAM and 2 MB onboard flash memory
  

• Integrated single-band 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi (802.11n)
  

• Castellated edges allowing the module to be soldered directly onto carrier boards
  

• USB 1.1 support with both host and device capabilities
  

• Low-power sleep and dormant modes for energy-efficient applications
  

• Drag-and-drop programming via USB mass storage
  

• 26 multifunction GPIO pins
  

• Communication interfaces including 2 × SPI, 2 × I2C, 2 × UART
  

• 3 × 12-bit ADC channels and 16 controllable PWM outputs
  

• Accurate on-chip clock and timers
  

• Integrated temperature sensor
  

• Hardware-accelerated floating-point libraries
  

• 8 programmable I/O (PIO) state machines for custom hardware interfaces
  

The Pico W and Pico WH models include the Infineon CYW43439 wireless chip, which supports IEEE 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.2. At launch, the board primarily supports wireless LAN (Wi-Fi) connectivity.

Applications

The Raspberry Pi Pico W can be used in a wide range of projects, including:

• Learning IoT development and rapid prototyping
  

• Home automation systems
  

• Creating small web servers or connected devices
  

• Wireless sensor monitoring systems
  

• DIY electronics and embedded system projects