Subj : Re: New Pico2
To   : John Larkin
From : Lasse Langwadt
Date : Mon Aug 12 2024 18:41:59

XPost: sci.electronics.design

On 8/11/24 23:07, John Larkin wrote:
> On Sun, 11 Aug 2024 14:04:36 -0700, John Larkin
> <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 11 Aug 2024 21:45:42 +0100, Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Surprised nobody has mentioned the Pico2 boards (based on RP2350A or
>>> RP2350B chips, instead of RP2040).
>>>
>>> 2x ARM cores plus 2x RISC-V cores (perm any 2 from 4)
>>> 150 MHz with FPU instead of 133MHz without
>>> lower power consumption
>>> more I/O pins (B model only?)
>>>
>>> I really ought to buy a couple for tinkering ...
>>>
>>> official boards not available yet, but 3rd party boards are, e.g.
>>>
>>> <https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/tiny-2350?variant=42092638699603>
>>> <https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/pga2350?variant=42092629229651>
>>
>> As of now, Digikey shows no stock on the Pico2 and doesn't recognize
>> the RP2350 chip as a product. Ditto Mouser.
>>
>> The fast floats look great. I wonder how fast they are.
>
> The RP2350 data sheet is 1347 pages!
>

read the part on how the build in buck converter needs a custom inductor
with polarity marking to work, and tell there is something seriously
wrong with it

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