First Look at the SparkFun Thing Plus RP2040 - Best RP2040 Board So Far?

This video gives you a first look at the Thing Plus RP2040 board from SparkFun. This board is a great alternative to the Raspberry Pi Pico or the Adafruit Feather RP2040 for projects where you need some extra features! The Thing Plus RP2040 uses the Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller and has 16MB of on board flash storage, a Micro SD Card Slot and a USB-C connector. It also features a user programmable RGB Neopixel LED on the topside of the board. It has an on-board LiPo charger which can charge 1 cell LiPo batteries at up to 500mA. In many ways it acts just like the Raspberry Pi Pico, just with far more features - including a reset button! It measures in at 55.8 x 22.8 x 8mm. In terms of GPIO and other functionality, it has 4 12-bit ADC channels, two UARTs, two SPI and I2C controllers. It also has 8 PIO state machines, USB 1.1 host and device support and 16 PWM channels. Programming the Thing Plus RP2040 is exactly the same as programming the Pico. Just press the boot select button whilst plugging the USB-C cable in and drag and drop the UF2 file onto the Feather RP2040. It will then reboot and run your program! It can also be programmed in MicroPython. Let me know in the comments if you would like to see some projects featuring this board! The Thing Plus RP2040 is available from SparkFun here: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/17745#fn2 Take a look at some other RP2040 boards covered here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEB5F4gTNK69qQvB2R7Kc3uC8k6kzGBuX You can find more embedded systems tutorials and projects on my website https://learnembeddedsystems.co.uk -- Equipment I use regularly -- The following links are affiliate links where I may make a small percentage on qualifying sales through these links. Use the respective UK or US links listed. Budget Soldering Iron: UK: https://amzn.to/3pQpvUu US: https://amzn.to/3bBawIJ Breadboards: UK: https://amzn.to/3solZCe US: https://amzn.to/3dGsHiS Jumper Cables: UK: https://amzn.to/37JfToi US: https://amzn.to/3r384S9 Camera: UK: https://amzn.to/3qKLwFr US: https://amzn.to/3pK0V7C Lens: UK: https://amzn.to/380lQxp US: https://amzn.to/3knH3WL Tripod: UK: https://amzn.to/37H0Nzw US: https://amzn.to/3byKHsV All videos and tutorials on this channel and mentioned websites are for educational purposes only.