SparkFun Thing Plus - RP2040

Offering versatile digital interfaces housed in a familiar footprint, the SparkFun RP2040 Thing Plus provides the processing power you need for demanding projects. At its heart lies the RP2040 microcontroller (the first MCU from the Raspberry Pi Foundation), a dual-core Arm® Cortex® M0+ microcontroller with 264kB of SRAM, running at 133MHz. This board unlocks extensive design possibilities by providing highly adaptable I/O:

* Flexible Peripheral Support: 30 programmable I/O pins enable extended peripheral support, alongside dedicated hardware for commonly used interfaces.

* Massive Storage: While the chip has a large amount of internal RAM, this board is upgraded with 16MB of external QSPI flash memory to easily store your program code.

* Built-in USB Functionality: Native USB 1.1 Host/Device support enables easy interfacing with other USB hardware.

The RP2040 Thing Plus is also easy to program, thanks to the UF2 bootloader. With this bootloader, the RP2040 Thing Plus appears on your computer as a USB storage device without installing drivers on Windows 10 & 11, macOS, or Linux! The Thing Plus Advantage This board is built using the SparkFun Thing Plus form factor, making it fully compatible with the popular Adafruit Feather footprint. It breaks out a selection of 18 multifunctional GPIO pins to standard 0.1-inch spaced headers, including four 12-bit ADC channels, two UART buses, two I2C buses, two SPI buses, up to 16 PWM channels, and the ability to emulate interfaces such as SD Card and VGA.

To make using the RP2040 Thing+ as easy to use as possible, we have equipped this board with several built-in features:

* Qwiic Connector: The built-in Qwiic connector gives you plug-and-play access to the entire SparkFun Qwiic ecosystem of sensors, displays, and actuators.

* Micro-SD Card Slot: The micro-SD card slot provides a simple way to add massive data-logging capabilities or to store configuration files.

* Integrated Power Management: Features a USB-C connector for primary power and programming, plus a 2-pin JST connector for a LiPo battery. The onboard MCP73831 charger and MAX17048 fuel gauge make it incredibly easy to deploy remote, battery-powered projects.

* Expanded Visual Feedback: Includes an addressable WS2812 RGB LED, along with dedicated power, charge, and status LEDs.

To round out the development experience, the RP2040 is supported in both C/C++ and MicroPython cross-platform development environments, providing easy access to runtime debugging via the broken-out JTAG pins. Whether you are building an advanced sensor node or exploring the capabilities of the RP2040, the SparkFun Thing Plus provides an incredibly capable and user-friendly starting point.