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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +layout: download |
| 3 | +board_id: "pimoroni_plasma2350w" |
| 4 | +title: "Plasma 2350 Download" |
| 5 | +name: "Plasma 2350" |
| 6 | +manufacturer: "Pimoroni" |
| 7 | +board_url: |
| 8 | + - "https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/plasma-2350-w" |
| 9 | +board_image: "pimoroni_plasma2350w.jpg" |
| 10 | +date_added: 2024-08-22 |
| 11 | +family: rp2350 |
| 12 | +features: |
| 13 | + - STEMMA QT/QWIIC |
| 14 | + - USB-C |
| 15 | + - Breadboard-Friendly |
| 16 | + - Wi-Fi |
| 17 | +--- |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +An all-in-one, USB-C powered controller for WS2812/Neopixel and APA102/Dotstar addressable LED strips. Now with added wireless connectivity! |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +Plasma 2350 W is **powered and programmable by USB-C** and, because USB-C is capable of drawing up to 3A of power, that's enough to power a healthy chunk of LEDs. There's a **useful button** that you could use to switch between effects, plus a reset button and an **onboard RGB LED**. We've also popped a **QW/ST connector** on there, to make it super easy to plug in [Qwiic](https://shop.pimoroni.com/collections/qwiic) or [STEMMA QT](https://shop.pimoroni.com/collections/stemma-qt) breakouts. |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +The 'W' version comes equipped with a Raspberry Pi RM2 module, which gives it **2.4 GHz** **wireless and Bluetooth connectivity**. Use it to control Plasma 2350 W remotely, hook it up to online APIs or integrate it with your home automation. |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +You can buy a Plasma 2350 W on its own, or in a kit with a USB-C cable and some super-cool LED stars, so you can get started lighting stuff up right away. |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +## Features |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +- Powered by RP2350A (Dual Arm Cortex M33 running at up to 150MHz with 520KB of SRAM) |
| 30 | +- 4MB of QSPI flash supporting XiP |
| 31 | +- Compatible with 5V WS2812/Neopixel/SK6812 and APA102/Dotstar/SK9822 LEDs |
| 32 | +- Screw terminals for attaching your LED strip. |
| 33 | +- USB-C connector for power and programming (3A max) |
| 34 | +- Raspberry Pi RM2 module ([CYW43439](https://www.infineon.com/cms/en/product/wireless-connectivity/airoc-wi-fi-plus-bluetooth-combos/wi-fi-4-802.11n/cyw43439/)), supporting IEEE 802.11 b/g/n wireless LAN, and Bluetooth |
| 35 | +- Qw/ST (Qwiic/STEMMA QT) connector |
| 36 | +- Reset, BOOT and a user button (the BOOT button can also be used as a user button) |
| 37 | +- RGB LED |
| 38 | +- Fully-assembled (no soldering required) |
| 39 | +- Measurements: approx 61 x 22 x 12mm (L x W x H, including connectors) |
| 40 | +- Programmable with C/C++ or MicroPython |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +## About RP2350 |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | +The RP2350 chip is the Double Quarter Pounder & Fries to the RP2040's Double Cheeseburger and can have one or more RISC-V burgers instead of either of the M33 ARMs, to stretch the metaphor. |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +In addition to the modern M33 ARM cores, there are sides of: more PIO capability, a variety of low power states for sipping electrons, a whole security system and some sprinklings of specialist digital video circuits to offload DVI/HDMI output. |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | +You can expect a tasty boost in performance - our "real world" MicroPython tests are running up to 2x faster compared to RP2040, and floating point number crunching in C/C++ is up to 20x faster. The extra on-chip RAM will make a big difference when performing memory intensive operations (such as working with higher resolution displays) and even more can be added thanks to external PSRAM support. |
| 49 | + |
| 50 | +RP2350 comes in two flavours - A (standard) and B (all the pins). The B chip has a stonking 48 usable GPIO pins, including 8 ADCs and 24 PWMs, and features on some of our new products. |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | +## Purchase |
| 53 | + |
| 54 | +* [Pimoroni](https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/plasma-2350-w) |
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