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Their partners already have tons of alternative boards ready to go, including a few which are drop-in replacements for the Pico, if you don't mind spending a bi

Their partners already have tons of alternative boards ready to go, including a few which are drop-in replacements for the Pico, if you don't mind spending a bit more for USB-C: https://www.raspberrypi.com/for-industry/powered-by/product-catalogue/?category=RP2350 https://www.raspberrypi.com/for-industry/powered-by/product-...

latsu 2y ago
The problem is most of the boards from partners are specialized with different hardware add-ons and have a significant markup at about 10 USD a board, which makes it harder to justify buying a handful of boards to tinker with. It's quite unfortunate.
- jsheard 2y ago
  That's true, but give it a few weeks and AliExpress will be full of dirt cheap Pico/ProMicro-compatible RP2350 boards with USB-C. I recently bought a dozen RP2040 ProMicros with USB-C and 16MB flash for about $2.70 each, and there's variants with smaller flash for even less. This store, if you're wondering: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006130019224.html https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006130019224.html
  - stiltzkin 2y ago
    Are this almost identical to the rpi so I can install rpi OS?
    - pdpi 2y ago
      No, these are microcontrollers. They're the thing you'd put inside a device that needs a tiny bit of smarts, like Raspberry Pi's debug probe[0]. The case I have for my RPi5[1] uses an rp2040 to run the thermal management logic. 0. https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/microcontrollers/debug-probe.html https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/microcontrollers/d... 1. https://argon40.com/en-gb/products/argon-one-v3-m-2-nvme-case https://argon40.com/en-gb/products/argon-one-v3-m-2-nvme-cas...
    - cptskippy 2y ago
      The Pico and Pico 2 are micro-controllers, not SBCs like the other Raspberry Pis.
gs17 2y ago
For anyone else who wanted to see the Challenger+ board's specs/price (for some reason the rpi page only links to a photo of it): https://ilabs.se/product/challenger-rp2350-wifi-ble/?&currency=USD https://ilabs.se/product/challenger-rp2350-wifi-ble/?&curren...

latsu 2y ago

The problem is most of the boards from partners are specialized with different hardware add-ons and have a significant markup at about 10 USD a board, which makes it harder to justify buying a handful of boards to tinker with. It's quite unfortunate.

jsheard 2y ago
That's true, but give it a few weeks and AliExpress will be full of dirt cheap Pico/ProMicro-compatible RP2350 boards with USB-C. I recently bought a dozen RP2040 ProMicros with USB-C and 16MB flash for about $2.70 each, and there's variants with smaller flash for even less. This store, if you're wondering: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006130019224.html https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006130019224.html
- stiltzkin 2y ago
  Are this almost identical to the rpi so I can install rpi OS?
  - pdpi 2y ago
    No, these are microcontrollers. They're the thing you'd put inside a device that needs a tiny bit of smarts, like Raspberry Pi's debug probe[0]. The case I have for my RPi5[1] uses an rp2040 to run the thermal management logic. 0. https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/microcontrollers/debug-probe.html https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/microcontrollers/d... 1. https://argon40.com/en-gb/products/argon-one-v3-m-2-nvme-case https://argon40.com/en-gb/products/argon-one-v3-m-2-nvme-cas...
  - cptskippy 2y ago
    The Pico and Pico 2 are micro-controllers, not SBCs like the other Raspberry Pis.

gs17 2y ago

For anyone else who wanted to see the Challenger+ board's specs/price (for some reason the rpi page only links to a photo of it): https://ilabs.se/product/challenger-rp2350-wifi-ble/?&currency=USD https://ilabs.se/product/challenger-rp2350-wifi-ble/?&curren...