RP2350 now available to buy: a high-performance, secure microcontroller for your next project

Last summer we unveiled RP2350, our second-generation microcontroller platform, building on the success of RP2040, and designed to deliver even higher performance at a similar affordable price.

RP2350 debuted on our own $5 Raspberry Pi Pico 2 single-board computer, and on the DEF CON 32 badge, and powers boards from early-access partners including Hellbender, WIZnet and SparkFun. Today, we’re delighted to announce that RP2350 is now available to buy from our worldwide network of Raspberry Pi Approved Resellers.

Performance, security, affordability

RP2350 integrates dual Arm Cortex-M33 processors running at 150MHz, with floating-point and DSP support, and a security model built on Arm TrustZone for Cortex-M. These powerful cores, coupled with large amounts of on-chip SRAM, and our unique programmable I/O subsystem, make it an excellent fit for applications which require high performance, flexible interfacing, and robust security, from industrial automation to consumer electronics. Despite its impressive feature set, RP2350’s sub-$1 pricing allows for integration into high-volume, low-cost end devices.

Global availability and pricing

Our global network of Raspberry Pi Approved Resellers ensures you can access RP2350 quickly and affordably, no matter where you are, with fast local shipping and reliable customer service. Compared to RP2040, RP2350 costs just ten cents more in a 7×7mm, 60-pin package, or twenty cents more in a 10×10mm, 80-pin package.

Package version	13″ reel	7″ reel	Single unit
RP2040 (7×7 QFN56)	$0.70 per unit 3400 units	$0.80 per unit 500 units	$1.00 per unit
RP2350A (7×7 QFN60)	$0.80 per unit 3400 units	$0.90 per unit 500 units	$1.10 per unit
RP2350B (10×10 QFN80)	$0.90 per unit 2500 units	$1.00 per unit 500 units	$1.20 per unit

Visit the RP2350 product page to find your local distribution partner.

RP2350 and JLCPCB: a winning combination

Last month, we announced a partnership with JLCPCB to make RP2350 available via their fast-turn PCB assembly service. The response has been phenomenal, with hundreds of distinct RP2350-based designs submitted for manufacture. To make it even easier for engineers and makers to dive in, JLCPCB is currently offering a $12 No-Threshold SMT Coupon for new RP2350 designs. Click here to take advantage of this special offer.

Getting started with RP2350

Like all Raspberry Pi products, RP2350 is accompanied by comprehensive documentation to help you integrate it into your projects:

• RP2350 datasheet — a detailed technical reference for the microcontroller
• Hardware design with RP2350 — best practices for integrating RP2350 into your designs
• KiCAD reference designs — minimal reference designs to jump-start your development

To ensure optimal performance, we strongly recommend that you follow the PCB layout and component selection guidelines presented in the hardware design guide.

Security through transparency

Security is a cornerstone feature of RP2350, and we’ve worked hard to ensure its robustness. In contrast with other vendors, we believe that security is best achieved through a policy of transparency, not obscurity; for this reason, our extensive in-house and third-party testing of RP2350 was supplemented with a public hacking challenge, allowing researchers from all over the world to pit their expertise against our security features. By openly documenting our approach to security and openly sharing the results of our work, we’re setting a new industry standard: one where customers can trust our microcontrollers not just because we say they’re secure, but because we’ve demonstrated it. Read more about the results of the RP2350 hacking challenge here.

What’s next? Stacked flash is coming soon

For smaller-footprint applications, our RP2354A and RP2354B variants — featuring 2MB of stacked flash memory — are in the final stages of development and testing with early-access partners. We’ll soon be ramping to mass production, and plan to make these variants available through our Approved Reseller partners later this year.

Showcasing innovation with RP2350

We say it all the time because it’s true: one of the coolest things about working at Raspberry Pi is seeing the brilliant products and projects that businesses and hobbyists create using our technology. Since launching RP2350 and Raspberry Pi Pico 2, we’ve been blown away by the plethora of amazing applications that they’ve enabled. You can explore some of the products our early-access customers have built with RP2350 in our Powered by Raspberry Pi gallery.

With RP2350 now generally available, we’re excited to see more projects flourish and products launch using our newest microcontroller chip. Whether you’re building a high-performance industrial embedded system, a secure IoT device, or an exciting new consumer product, RP2350 is here to power your ideas.

A huge thank you to everyone — inside and outside Raspberry Pi — who has helped us get here. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

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