+ "description": "<p>An electronic adventure playground for physical computing, built around the high-performance RP2350B chip.</p><p>Pimoroni Explorer is designed for playing with circuits, building science experiments, and prototyping tiny robots. It features a large <strong>2.8” IPS LCD screen</strong> surrounded by <strong>six tactile buttons</strong>, making it easy to monitor and control your projects. With an integrated speaker, <strong>mini breadboard</strong>, <strong>servo headers</strong>, and <strong>analog-friendly crocodile clip terminals</strong>, it’s a self-contained workstation for tinkering without the mess of loose wires.</p><h2 id=\"features\">Features</h2><ul> <li>Powered by RP2350B (Dual Arm Cortex M33 running at up to 150MHz with 520KB of SRAM)</li> <li>16MB of QSPI flash supporting XiP</li> <li>2.8” IPS LCD screen (320 x 240 pixels, ST7789V driver)</li> <li>USB-C connector for power and programming</li> <li>Mini breadboard for circuit prototyping</li> <li>Piezo speaker for audio feedback</li> <li>6x user-controllable tactile switches, plus reset and boot buttons</li> <li>2x Qw/ST (Qwiic/STEMMA QT) connectors for I2C breakouts</li> <li>4x 3-pin servo outputs</li> <li>6x crocodile clip terminals (3x ADCs, plus 3.3V and Ground)</li> <li>2-pin JST-PH connector for adding a battery (input voltage 3V to 5.5V)</li> <li>Fully-assembled (no soldering required)</li> <li>Programmable with C/C++ or MicroPython</li></ul><h2 id=\"getting-started\">Getting Started</h2><p>See <a href=\"https://adafruit-playground.com/u/tyeth/pages/circuitpython-on-the-pimoroni-explorer\">this Adafruit Playground note</a> to help you begin your journey!</p><h2 id=\"about-rp2350\">About RP2350</h2><p>The RP2350 chip is the “Double Quarter Pounder & Fries” to the RP2040’s “Double Cheeseburger.” It features upgraded dual-core Arm Cortex-M33 processors and introduces optional RISC-V cores for specialized development.</p><p>In addition to the modern M33 ARM cores, you get a significant boost in PIO capability, lower power states for battery-efficient projects, and a robust security architecture.</p><p>Performance-wise, you can expect “real world” MicroPython tests to run up to 2x faster than on the RP2040, while floating-point math in C/C++ is up to 20x faster. The extra on-chip RAM and external PSRAM support make a massive difference when working with memory-intensive operations like driving the Explorer’s high-resolution display.</p><p>The Pimoroni Explorer uses the <strong>RP2350B</strong> variant, which features 48 usable GPIO pins, enabling the dense integration of the screen, servos, and expansion headers all on one board.</p><h2 id=\"purchase\">Purchase</h2><ul> <li><a href=\"https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/explorer\">Pimoroni</a></li></ul>"
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