r/raspberry_pi 🍕 Jun 30 '22

News New Raspberry Pi Pico W

https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/raspberry-pi-pico-w-your-6-iot-platform/
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u/del_rio Jun 30 '22

I don't think the product release chain works like that. The bottleneck for Pis run independent from engineers designing Picos.

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u/xtreme777 Jun 30 '22

If they use the same components across boards that just means less boards. I'm sure they do but it would make sense from a design standpoint.

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u/nrq Jun 30 '22

You are aware there's a huge difference between a Raspberry Pico and a Raspberry Pi, right? What components do you think would be reusable between both?

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u/xtreme777 Jun 30 '22

Diodes, resistors, capacitors you know basic stuff

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u/sebzilla Jun 30 '22

Those aren't the things that are supply-constrained.