diff --git a/_board/studiolab_picoexpander.md b/_board/studiolab_picoexpander.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..e489d555e --- /dev/null +++ b/_board/studiolab_picoexpander.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +--- +layout: download +board_id: "studiolab_picoexpander" +title: "Pico Expander Download" +name: "Pico Expander" +manufacturer: "Studiolab" +board_url: + - "https://id-studiolab.github.io/Connected-Interaction-Kit/test/components/pico-expander/pico-expander" +board_image: "studiolab_picoexpander.jpg" +date_added: 2025-12-04 +family: rp2350 +tags: + - pico 2 + - picow + - 🥧🐮 + - pico 2w + - connected interaction kit + - CIK +features: + - Wi-Fi + - Raspberry Pi Pico Form Factor + - STEMMA QT/QWIIC +--- + +The Pico Expander is an expansion board that features a soldered Raspberry Pi Pico 2W, bringing its powerful RP2350 microcontroller to a more accessible form factor. This board breaks out all the Pico 2W pins to Grove connectors, making it easy to connect sensors and peripherals without soldering. + +**Key Features:** + +- **Grove Connectors**: All GPIO pins are accessible via standard Grove connectors for quick prototyping +- **Neopixel Status LED**: Built-in addressable LED for visual feedback +- **User Button**: Connected to GPIO 15 for input control +- **Reset Pin**: Dedicated reset functionality for convenient board resets +- **I2C Qwiic Connector**: Native I2C support for connecting Qwiic-compatible sensors and devices + +The Pico Expander retains all the performance benefits of the Pico 2W—double the processing power, RAM, and flash memory compared to the original Pico—while providing a developer-friendly interface for rapid prototyping. Whether you're building IoT projects, sensor networks, or interactive applications, the Pico Expander simplifies hardware integration and accelerates development in CircuitPython or MicroPython. + +## Tutorial +* [Connected Interaction Kit Getting Started](https://id-studiolab.github.io/Connected-Interaction-Kit/) + +## Purchase +* [PMB](https://www.tudelft.nl/io/over-io/labs-en-faciliteiten/pmb) diff --git a/assets/images/boards/large/studiolab_picoexpander.jpg b/assets/images/boards/large/studiolab_picoexpander.jpg new file mode 100644 index 000000000..e9fb1ed4d Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/images/boards/large/studiolab_picoexpander.jpg differ diff --git a/assets/images/boards/original/studiolab_picoexpander.jpg b/assets/images/boards/original/studiolab_picoexpander.jpg new file mode 100644 index 000000000..03089883a Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/images/boards/original/studiolab_picoexpander.jpg differ diff --git a/assets/images/boards/small/studiolab_picoexpander.jpg b/assets/images/boards/small/studiolab_picoexpander.jpg new file mode 100644 index 000000000..30a39b260 Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/images/boards/small/studiolab_picoexpander.jpg differ