Beetle RP2040 Mini Development Board

True fun in DIY tinkering comes with realising how much you can do with the tiniest electronic components, modules and boards. Discrete project builds create magical sparks in your hand or activate the television screen with your bracelet. If you can think it up, you can make it up using programmable mini development boards like this Beetle RP2040.

All the power of the Raspberry Pi RP2040 chip is contained in this 27x20mm Beetle board that can easily slip into compact spaces. A dual-core ARM Cortex M0+ processor offers up to 133MHz clock speed and 264KB internal RAM. The USB Type C interface allows you to easily access and configure your Beetle RP2040 board using C++, MicroPython or Arduino C programming. 8 GPIO ports were carefully selected and installed with immersion gold padding for beginner tinkerers to enjoy easy soldering to their project’s components. I2C, UART, SPI, digital and analog ports are open for you to develop awesome applications. Program the lights in your home, turn your appliances into smart home devices, or build some DIY hack desktop equipment. The hobbyist projects and benefits of the Beetle RP2040 Mini Development Board are limitless.

Additional Resources:

• If you’re eager to learn more about this awesome little board, or are looking for some insights into troubleshooting or operating the Beetle-RP2040, this is the official DFRobot Beetle RP2040 Mini Board Wiki, which has great resources and example code to help you do so

As self-proclaimed “Robo-holics”, DFRobot is a company comprised of over 100 staff members, of which 30% are engineers who love to build robots. It was started in 2008 with the goal of embracing and promoting open-source hardware, with a core focus on Arduino, Raspberry Pi and their very own LattePanda development boards. Since then, DFRobot have manufactured over 1300 unique modules, sensors and components that all work together and complement each other, allowing users like us to enjoy a full spectrum of cutting edge robotics and electronics without having to pay premium prices.

With the primary goal of developing and manufacturing great quality products, while making them accessible to as many people as possible, DFRobot are rapidly becoming one of the most common-place brands in the world of open-source robotics and electronics. With more than 1300 products developed in-house, and an impressive range of different categories and specialisations, there are few brands in the world who can compete in terms of quality, accessibility and genuine innovation.