Re:Raspberry Pi Pico W: your $6 IoT platform
by throwntoday on Thursday June 30, 2022 @11:54AM
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Thanks for the recommendation on ESP32-C3. I've been wanting to work with a cheap RISC-V chip. Unfortunately the lead time on mouser is 9 weeks and it only offers 22 GPIO.
In contrast the RP2040 is readily available, has 30 GPIO, and the Pico dev board is only $4. I'm not building an IoT device for my next project so I consider the die space dedicated to those features wasted.
I recognize this post is about IoT but I just wanted to say I don't think the RP2040 or Pico are irrelevant. The platform has it's benefits. In my case, relying more on the SOC and not having to increase BOM.
In contrast the RP2040 is readily available, has 30 GPIO, and the Pico dev board is only $4. I'm not building an IoT device for my next project so I consider the die space dedicated to those features wasted.
I recognize this post is about IoT but I just wanted to say I don't think the RP2040 or Pico are irrelevant. The platform has it's benefits. In my case, relying more on the SOC and not having to increase BOM.