The Raspberry Pi Pico series boards definitely differ from the mainstream versions of the "Raspberry" - primarily in the type of processor and peripheral equipment. This is because in this case we are not dealing with a classic single-board minicomputer, but a miniature, low-power module based on a powerful dual-core microcontroller. Such a solution is ideal for projects requiring compact design, low-level programming capabilities or the availability of a wide range of peripheral blocks embedded in the processor.
Raspberry Pi Pico Hat - communications
ESP8266 WiFi Module for Raspberry Pi Pico - Waveshare 20182
Overlay module for Raspberry Pi Pico extending its functionality with WiFi communication. Produced by Waveshare module is equipped with ESP8266 chip which allows WiFi...WIZnet Ethernet HAT - W5100S - overlay for Raspberry Pi Pico - WIZnet
Trim for Raspberry Pi Pico equipped with the Ethernet TCP/IP W5100S system, which provides Internet connectivity via the Ethernet connector. The board supports wired Internet...SIM868 GSM/GPRS/GNSS + Bluetooth - communication module for Raspberry Pi Pico - Waveshare 20268
SIM868 GSM/GPRS/GNSS + Bluetooth is a communication module for Raspberry Pi Pico. It supports a wide range of 2G frequency bands and communication protocols such as TCP /...LoRa Expansion 868MHz for Raspberry Pi Pico - SB Components SKU21628
The board created by SB Components allows the Raspberry Pi Pico module to communicate in the LoRa long-range wireless network, at a frequency of 868 MHz . The board has a...GNSS/GPS/BDS/QZSS L76B module for Raspberry Pi Pico - Waveshare 20072
Waveshare GNSS module to enable multiple GPS satellite systems using Raspberry Pi Pico module. The overlay for RPi Pico is based on L76B chip and supports satellite systems...NB-IoT GSM SIM7020E - communication module for Raspberry Pi Pico - Waveshare 19622
Pico-SIM7020E-NB-IoT is an NB-IoT (NarrowBand - Internet of Things) module compatible with Raspberry Pi Pico board, which is manufactured by Waveshare. It supports a wide...CAN Bus module for Raspberry Pi Pico - Waveshare 23775
Module from Waveshare enabling long-range CAN Bus communication for Raspberry Pi Pico . It is equipped with a CAN MCP2515 driver with an SPI interface and a SIT65HVD230DR...WiFi ESP8266 HAT with LCD 1,14'' 240x135px display for Raspberry Pi Pico - SB Components SKU21888
The overlay created by SB Components, allows to extend Raspberry Pi Pico module with wireless WiFi IEEE 802.11 b/g/n communication via ESP8266 chip. The chip can be...- Reduced price
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Pico Air WiFi Monitoring Expansion board - for Raspberry Pi Pico - SB Components SKU22342
Expansion board produced by SB Components, which allows you to create an application with WiFi communication that monitors air quality . It includes a high-quality...- Reduced price
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UHF Lite Expansion - RFID module expansion board for Raspberry Pi Pico - SB Components 26494
UHF Lite Expansion is an expansion board for Raspberry Pi Pico that is ideal for advanced tracking and identification projects. It contains a UHF RFID module and an OLED...See also
However, the huge differences between the various versions of devices signed with the Raspberry Pi logo do not mean that users of the "little Raspberry" have to give up the versatility and design flexibility provided by the Raspberry Pi Hat system - because a dedicated series of various functional overlays has been created for the Pico series boards. Importantly - a wide range of such modules can be found (as always) in the Botland store.
Raspberry Pi Pico Hat - a new ecosystem for embedded system developers
The Raspberry Pi Pico Hat offer includes a wide range of overlays, connected to the main modules of the Raspberry Pi Pico series via goldpin strips - a solution known not only from the main line of RPi minicomputers, but also from the popular Arduino environment. In this case, however, we are dealing not with four, rather non-standardly arranged connectors, but with two parallel strips of 20 pins each.
In this category you will find Raspberry Pi Pico Hat overlays, designed to communicate the RP2040 microcontroller with the outside world. Among others, we have ESP8266-based wireless communication modules (WiFi), extended GSM/GPRS/GNSS overlays, SPI-Ethernet converters, LoRa transceivers, and even - CAN Bus converter and ESP32-WROOM-32E-based modules.