Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect

The Arduino with a Raspberry Pi filling - available with or without headers pre-soldered (select above).

The Nano RP2040 Connect fits the Arduino Nano form factor, making it a small board with BIG features. The brain of the board is the Raspberry Pi RP2040 silicon; a dual-core Arm Cortex M0+ running at 133MHz. It has 264KB of SRAM, and the 16MB of flash memory is off-chip to give you extra storage.

But what’s really exciting is the onboard connectivity options. The hugely popular and highly adaptable u-blox NINA-W102 radio module is on there to make this a true IoT champion. This also means you can harness the power of the cloud, with fully Arduino Cloud compatibility.

It’s got onboard, built-in sensors to turn your builds into powerhouse projects, too. Microphone and motion-sensing add a depth of possibilities that’s almost impossible to find in a board of this size.

The Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect is the premium choice for RP2040 devices, and the perfect option for upgrading your projects and unlocking the potential of new ones.

Get Connected

The u-blox NINA-W102 radio module makes this the only connected RP2040 option. It gives you full WiFi 802.11b/g/n connectivity, along with Bluetooth® and BLE v4.2

Sensor Overload

Packed onto this tiny board are a couple of very useful sensors. A built-in mic is there for sound activation, audio control and even AI voice recognition. The six-axis smart IMU with AI capabilities tells the board which way it’s moving and adds fall sensing and double-tap activation.

Hard Working Hardware

It might be a small board, but the Nano RP2040 Connect packs a hardware punch. It matches the established Arduino Nano form factor, making it the perfect upgrade for projects of all sizes.

More Memory

With 16MB flash memory that’s external to the microprocessor, there are bags of room for your code and storage needs.

Power Pins

The programmable I/O pins have functions that bigger boards only dream of; 22 digital, 20 with PWM and 8 analogue.

Raspberry Pi Compatible

Smart software options for a very smart device. It has full support for the entire RP2040 software ecosystem.

Arduino Lover

Supports the Arduino programming language, the IDE 2.0 and all those awesome libraries.

Python Power

Full support for MicroPython. Get a Nano RP2040 Connect, and it comes with a FREE OpenMV license for machine vision.

Arduino Cloud Ready

Program and operate the Nano RP2040 Connect directly from your browser. Fully compatible from day one. Upload your sketches remotely over the air with instant remote control from the free Arduino IoT Remote smartphone app. The Arduino Nano RP connect is also available without headers mounted

Features

• Raspberry Pi RP2040 Microcontroller
  • 133MHz 32bit Dual Core Arm® Cortex®-M0+
  • 264kB on-chip SRAM
  • Direct Memory Access (DMA) controller
  • Support for up to 16MB of off-chip Flash memory via dedicated QSPI bus
  • USB 1.1 controller and PHY, with host and device support
  • 8 PIO state machines
  • Programmable IO (PIO) for extended peripheral support
  • 4 channel ADC with internal temperature sensor, 0.5 MSa/s, 12-bit conversion
  • SWD Debugging
  • 2 on-chip PLLs to generate USB and core clock
  • 40nm process node
  • Multiple low power mode support
  • USB 1.1 Host/Device
  • Internal Voltage Regulator to supply the core voltage
  • Advanced High-performance Bus (AHB)/Advanced Peripheral Bus (APB)
  • Arduino® Nano RP2040 Connect
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• U-blox® Nina W102 WiFi/Bluetooth Module
  • 240MHz 32bit Dual Core Xtensa LX6
  • 520kB on-chip SRAM
  • 448 Kbyte ROM for booting and core functions
  • 16 Mbit FLASH for code storage including hardware encryption to protect programs and data
  • 1 kbit EFUSE (non-erasable memory) for MAC addresses, module configuration, FlashEncryption, and Chip-ID
  • IEEE 802.11b/g/n single-band 2.4 GHz WiFi operation
  • Bluetooth 4.2
  • Integrated Planar Inverted-F Antenna (PIFA)
  • 4x 12-bit ADC
  • 3x I2C, SDIO, CAN, QSPI
• Memory
  • AT25SF128A 16MB NOR Flash
  • QSPI data transfer rate up to 532Mbps
  • 100K program/erase cycles
• ST LSM6DSOXTR 6-axis IMU
  • 3D Gyroscope (±2/±4/±8/±16 g full scale)
  • 3D Accelerometer (±125/±250/±500/±1000/±2000 dps full scale)
  • Advanced pedometer, step detector and step counter
  • Significant Motion Detection, Tilt detection
  • Standard interrupts: free-fall, wakeup, 6D/4D orientation, click and double-click
  • Programmable finite state machine: accelerometer, gyroscope and external sensors
  • Machine Learning Core
  • Embedded temperature sensor
• ST MP34DT06JTR MEMS Microphone
  • AOP = 122.5 dBSPL
  • 64 dB signal-to-noise ratio
  • Omnidirectional sensitivity
  • -26 dBFS ± 1 dB sensitivity
• RGB LED
  • Common Anode
  • Connected to U-blox® Nina W102 GPIO
• Microchip® ATECC608A Crypto
  • Cryptographic Co-Processor with Secure Hardware-Based Key Storage
  • I2C, SWI
  • Hardware Support for Symmetric Algorithms:
    • SHA-256 & HMAC Hash including off-chip context save/restore
    • AES-128: Encrypt/Decrypt, Galois Field Multiply for GCM
  • Internal High-Quality NIST SP 800-90A/B/C Random Number Generator (RNG)
  • Secure Boot Support:
    • Full ECDSA code signature validation, optional stored digest/signature
    • Optional communication key disablement prior to secure boot
    • Encryption/Authentication for messages to prevent onboard attacks
• I/O
  • 14x Digital Pin
  • 8x Analog Pin
  • Micro USB
  • UART, SPI, I2C Support
• Power
  • Buck step-down converter
• Safety Information
  • Class A

Documentation

• Pinout
• Datasheet

FAQ

• Can I power the Nano RP2040 with a battery?
  • Batteries: the Nano RP2040 Connect has no battery connector, nor charger. You can connect any external battery of your liking as long as you respect the voltage limits of the board.
• Does the Nano RP2040 have I2C pins? / Can I use I2C communication with the Nano RP2040?
  • I2C pins: Pins A4 and A5 have an internal pull-up and default to be used as an I2C Bus so use as analogue inputs is not recommended.
  • Operating voltage: The operating voltage for Nano RP2040 Connect is 3.3V
• What is the 5V pin for?
  • 5V: This pin outputs 5V from the board when powered from the USB connector. Note: for it to work, you need to short the VBUS jumper on the back of the board. If you power the board from the VIN pin, you won’t get any regulated 5V and even if you do the solder bridge.
• Does the Nano RP2040 have PWM pins?
  • PWM: All pins except for A6 and A7 are available for PWM.
• How can I use the embedded RGB LED?
  • RGB: The RGB LEDs are connected through the Wi-Fi module, so it is required to include the WiFiNINA library to use it.

Technical Specifications