# RP2040 / Pico

Human: https://roboterminal.app/hardware/rp2040 · Agent: https://roboterminal.app/hardware/rp2040.md

Dual M0+ with PIO state machines. Bit-bang DShot, WS2812, quadrature.

- Family: RP2040
- Layer: Real-time MCU
- Maker: Raspberry Pi
- Buses: uart, i2c, spi, pwm, usb
- Typical: $4–6

## Buy

- [Raspberry Pi Pico](https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/raspberry-pi-pico/)

## Derivatives

- [RP2350 / Pico 2](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/rp2350)

## Compatible

- [ADIS16470](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/adis16470) (bus: SPI)
- [AMD Kria KV260](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/kria-kv260) (bus: USB)
- [AMG8833 Grid-EYE](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/amg8833) (bus: I2C)
- [AS5047P](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/as5047p) (bus: SPI)
- [AS5600](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/as5600) (paired: Called out as a known pair)
- [BeaglePlay](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/beagleplay) (bus: UART · I2C · SPI)
- [BMI270](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/bmi270) (bus: I2C · SPI)
- [BNO085](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/bno085) (paired: Called out as a known pair)
- [Compute Module 5](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/cm5) (bus: UART · I2C · SPI · USB)
- [Coral USB Accelerator](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/coral-usb) (bus: USB)
- [CubeMars AK70-10](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/cubemars-ak70-10) (bus: UART)
- [Damiao DM-J4310-2EC](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/damiao-j4310) (bus: UART)
- [Damiao DM-J4340-2EC](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/damiao-j4340) (bus: UART)
- [Dynamixel PH54-200-S500-R](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/ph54-200) (bus: UART)
- [Dynamixel XL330 / XM430](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/dynamixel) (bus: UART)
- [Dynamixel XM430-W350](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/xm430) (bus: UART)
- [ESP32](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/esp32) (bus: UART · I2C · SPI · PWM)
- [ESP32-C3](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/esp32-c3) (bus: UART · I2C · SPI)
- [ESP32-C6](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/esp32-c6) (bus: UART · I2C · SPI)
- [ESP32-CAM](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/esp32-cam) (bus: UART)
- [ESP32-H2](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/esp32-h2) (bus: UART · I2C)
- [ESP32-P4](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/esp32-p4) (bus: UART · I2C · SPI · USB)
- [ESP32-S2](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/esp32-s2) (bus: UART · I2C · SPI · USB)
- [ESP32-S3](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/esp32-s3) (bus: UART · I2C · SPI · PWM · USB)
- [FLIR Boson](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/boson) (bus: SPI · USB)
- [FLIR Lepton 3.5](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/lepton-35) (bus: I2C · SPI)
- [Hailo-8 / AI HAT+](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/hailo) (bus: USB)
- [INA219 / INA260](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/ina260) (bus: I2C)
- [Jetson AGX Orin](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/orin-agx) (bus: UART · USB)
- [Jetson Orin Nano Super](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/orin-nano) (bus: UART · I2C · USB)
- [Jetson Orin NX / AGX](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/orin-nx) (bus: UART · I2C · USB)
- [Luxonis OAK-D Pro](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/oak-d-pro) (bus: USB)
- [maxon ESCON](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/maxon-escon) (bus: UART)
- [MCP2515 / TCAN](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/mcp2515) (bus: SPI)
- [Microchip LAN9252](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/lan9252) (bus: SPI)
- [MLX90640](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/mlx90640) (bus: I2C)
- [nRF52840](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/nrf52840) (bus: UART · I2C · SPI · USB)
- [NXP i.MX 8M Plus](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/imx8mp) (bus: UART · I2C)
- [OAK-D Lite](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/oak-d-lite) (bus: USB)
- [ODrive S1](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/odrive-s1) (bus: UART · USB)
- [OpenMV Cam H7 Plus](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/openmv-h7) (bus: UART · I2C · SPI · USB)
- [OV2640 / OV5640](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/ov2640) (bus: SPI)
- [PCA9685](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/pca9685) (paired: Called out as a known pair)
- [Pi Zero 2 W](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/pi-zero2) (bus: I2C · USB)
- [Qorvo DW3000](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/dw3000) (bus: UART · SPI)
- [Raspberry Pi 5](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/pi5) (bus: UART · I2C · SPI · PWM · USB)
- [RealSense D435i](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/d435i) (bus: USB)
- [RealSense D455](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/d455) (bus: USB)
- [RK3588](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/rk3588) (bus: UART · I2C · USB)
- [RP2350 / Pico 2](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/rp2350) (family: RP2040 family)
- [RPLidar A1 / A2](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/rplidar) (bus: UART · USB)
- [SX1262 / SX1276](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/sx1262) (bus: SPI)
- [TI INA228](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/ina228) (bus: I2C)
- [TMC2209](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/tmc2209) (paired: Called out as a known pair)
- [u-blox ZED-F9P](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/zed-f9p) (bus: UART · I2C · USB)
- [Unitree GO-M8010-6](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/unitree-go-m8010) (bus: UART)
- [VectorNav VN-100](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/vn-100) (bus: UART · SPI)
- [VESC 6](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/vesc) (bus: UART · USB)
- [VL53L1X](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/vl53l1x) (paired: Called out as a known pair)
- [Westwood Panda BEAR](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/westwood-panda) (bus: UART)
- [XIAO ESP32-S3 Sense](https://roboterminal.app/hardware/xiao-s3-sense) (bus: UART · I2C · USB)