Last week, the Raspberry Pi announced the release of the Pico 2 and the RP2350 chip. It is exciting to see that Raspberry Pi has released this upgraded chip and board. I can’t wait to give it a go but will probably wait a while before buying one. I still have quite a few 1st generation Pico’s and they have plenty of storage and computing power for my projects. I am interested in one big improvement that Jeff Geerling mentioned in his YouTube review of the Pico 2.
Jeff mentioned that the Pico 2 uses less power in idle and deep sleep than the original Pico. I have yet to build a low power device, but it is a skill that I would like to master. Currently if I need a battery powered device to last longer, I throw a larger battery at it rather than optimizing the power draw.
I have not seen anything mentioning the ADC functionality to see if there have been improvements. The original Pico has some peculiarities with the ADC when measuring voltages but as long as you are aware of the limitations, you can work around them. I would like to know if the Pico 2 was redesigned to improve ADC measurements.
Most likely I will wait until the wireless boards are available and I have a project in mind to make use of the new features. I would like to know if you plan to get a Pico 2 anytime soon and what projects you plan to create with the Pico 2.
