SparkFun MicroMod RP2040 Processor

The SparkFun MicroMod Pi RP2040 Processor Board is a low-cost, high-performance board with flexible digital interfaces featuring the Raspberry Pi Foundation's RP2040 microcontroller. With the MicroMod M.2 connector, connecting your MicroMod Pi RP2040 Processor Board is a breeze. Simply match up the key on your processor's beveled edge connector to the key on the M.2 connector and secure it with a screw (included with all Carrier Boards).

The RP2040 utilizes dual ARM Cortex-M0+ processors (up to 133MHz):

• 264kB of embedded SRAM in six banks
• 6 dedicated IO for SPI Flash (supporting XIP)
• 30 multifunction GPIO:
  • Dedicated hardware for commonly used peripherals
  • Programmable IO for extended peripheral support
  • Four 12-bit ADC channels with internal temperature sensor (up to 0.5 MSa/s)
• USB 1.1 Host/Device functionality

The RP2040 is supported with both C/C++ and MicroPython cross-platform development environments, including easy access to runtime debugging. It has UF2 boot and floating-point routines baked into the chip. The built-in USB can act as both device and host. It has two symmetric cores and high internal bandwidth, making it useful for signal processing and video. While the chip has a large amount of internal RAM, the board includes an additional external flash chip.

MicroMod is a modular interface ecosystem that connects a microcontroller “processor board” to various “carrier board” peripherals. Utilizing the M.2 standard, the MicroMod standard is designed to easily swap out processors on the fly. Pair a specialized carrier board for the project you need with your choice of compatible processor!

Get Started with the MicroMod RP2040 Processor Guide

Features:

RP2040 General Features

• Dual Cortex M0+ processors, up to 133 MHz
• 264 kB of embedded SRAM in 6 banks
• 6 dedicated IO for QSPI flash, supporting execute in place (XIP)
• 30 programmable IO for extended peripheral support
• SWD interface
• Timer with 4 alarms
• Real time counter (RTC)
• USB 1.1 Host/Device functionality
• Supported programming languages
  • MicroPython
  • C/C++

Specific Peripherals made available on MicroMod RP2040

• 1x USB dedicated for programming and debug (Host capable)
• 2x UARTs
• 2x I²C
• 2x SPI
• 29x GPIO
• 2x Digital Pins
• 3x Analog Pins
• 16x PWM
• 128Mbit/16MB (external) flash memory
• Status LED
• VIN Level ADC

Documents:

MicroMod Pi RP2040 Processor Documentation

• Schematic
• Eagle Files
• Board Dimensions
• Hookup Guide
• Graphical Datasheet
• RP2040 Datasheet (31.2 MB)
• Raspberry Pi Pico Datasheet (16.5MB) - An RP2040-based microcontroller board
• Getting Started with Raspberry Pi Pico (32.9MB) - C/C++ development with Raspberry Pi Pico and other RP2040-based microcontroller boards
• Raspberry Pi Pico C/C++ SDK (2.14MB) - Libraries and tools for C/C++ development on RP2040 microcontrollers
• Raspberry Pi Pico Python SDK (2.66MB) - A MicroPython environment for RP2040 microcontrollers
• RP2040 Info Page
• GitHub Hardware Repo

MicroMod Documentation:

• SparkFun MicroMod Interface v1.0 - Pinout
• SparkFun MicroMod Interface v1.0 - Pin Descriptions
• Getting Started with MicroMod
• Designing with MicroMod
• MicroMod Info Page
• MicroMod Forums
• SparkFun Eagle Libraries contains example footprints for the M.2 connector and SMD standoff
• M.2 MicroMod Connector Datasheet
• MicroMod Reflowable Standoff Datasheet

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