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Adafruit Feather RP2040 specs, pinout & datasheets

Microcontroller board · Adafruit · Released January 2021

The RP2040 in Adafruit’s Feather format, with 8 MB of flash, a LiPo charger, a STEMMA QT connector and an RGB NeoPixel.

CPU
2 × Arm Cortex-M0+
Clock
Up to 133 MHz
RAM
264 KB SRAM
Flash
8 MB QSPI
I/O voltage
3.3 V
Released
January 2021
Status
In production

Draft entry: these specs were compiled from the linked sources and are waiting for a second check. Spotted a mistake? Use the form at the end of the page.

Specifications

8 specs
Chip / SoC
Raspberry Pi RP2040[1]
CPU
2 × Arm Cortex-M0+[1]
Clock
Up to 133 MHz[1]
RAM
264 KB SRAM[1]
Flash
8 MB QSPI[1]
I/O voltage
3.3 V[1]
USB
USB-C[1]
Expansion
Feather headers; STEMMA QT (I2C) connector[1]

Can I still use it?

3 platforms
MicroPython
Supported[5]
CircuitPython
Supported[4]
Zephyr RTOS
Supported[3]

As published by each project, checked weekly. A platform not listed has no published information here, which is not the same as no support.

Datasheets and documents

2 documents

Pinout

23 pins
Pin names in firmware (23 pins)
From the firmware’s board definition[6]
Chip pinBoard names
GPIO0D1, TX
GPIO1D0, RX
GPIO2SDA
GPIO3SCL
GPIO4BUTTON, BOOT
GPIO6D4
GPIO7D5
GPIO8D6
GPIO9D9
GPIO10D10
GPIO11D11
GPIO12D12
GPIO13LED, D13
GPIO16NEOPIXEL
GPIO18SCK
GPIO19MOSI
GPIO20MISO
GPIO24D24
GPIO25D25
GPIO26A0
GPIO27A1
GPIO28A2
GPIO29A3

Power and battery

1 facts
Battery
JST-PH connector for a 3.7 V LiPo, charged over USB[1]

History and use today

Editorial

History

One of the first third-party RP2040 boards, launched alongside the Pico in January 2021.[2]

Still useful for

A convenient RP2040 for battery projects and CircuitPython, with the large FeatherWing accessory range.

Sources

6 sources
  1. Adafruit Feather RP2040, Adafruit
  2. Adafruit Feather RP2040 guide, Adafruit Learning System
  3. Zephyr board definition (adafruit_feather_rp2040) at 3c61a12bdd
  4. CircuitPython board definition (adafruit_feather_rp2040) at 83b54473a1
  5. MicroPython board definition (ADAFRUIT_FEATHER_RP2040) at 19e685eca9
  6. CircuitPython pin definitions (adafruit_feather_rp2040) at 395b187017

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