W5500-EVB-Pico

The W5500-EVB-Pico is a dynamic microcontroller evaluation board, a fusion of the Raspberry Pi RP2040 and the hardwired TCP/IP controller W5500. This board functions similarly to the Raspberry Pi Pico board but is enhanced with an additional Ethernet feature via the W5500.

The board's pinout is directly linked to the RP2040's GPIO, mirroring the Raspberry Pi Pico board's pinout. However, it's important to note that GPIO16, GPIO17, GPIO18, GPIO19, GPIO20, and GPIO21 are connected to the W5500 within the board, facilitating SPI communication for Ethernet use. Consequently, these pins are unavailable for other uses when the Ethernet function is active.

Features:

• RP2040 microcontroller with 2MByte Flash, including:
  • Dual-core cortex M0+ with a maximum speed of 133MHz
  • 264kByte multi-bank high-performance SRAM
  • External Quad-SPI Flash with eXecute In Place (XIP)
  • High-performance full-crossbar bus fabric
  • 30 multi-purpose General Purpose IO (4 can be used for ADC), with 1.8-3.3V IO Voltage (Note: Pico IO voltage is fixed at 3.3V)
  • 12-bit 500ksps Analogue to Digital Converter (ADC)
  • Various digital peripherals including 2 UART, 2 I2C, 2 SPI, 16 PWM channels, 1 Timer with 4 alarms, 1 Real Time Counter
  • 2 Programmable IO (PIO) blocks, totaling 8 state machines
  • Flexible, user-programmable high-speed IO, capable of emulating interfaces such as SD Card and VGA
• Incorporates W5500, featuring:
  • Hardwired Internet Protocols support: TCP, UDP, ICMP, IPv4, ARP, IGMP, PPPoE
  • Support for 8 independent hardware SOCKETs simultaneously
  • Internal 32 Kbytes Memory for TX/ RX Buffers
  • Support for High-Speed Serial Peripheral Interface(SPI MODE 0, 3)
• Micro-USB B port for power, data, and Flash reprogramming
• 40 pin 21x51 'DIP' style 1mm thick PCB with 2.54mm through-hole pins and edge castellations
• 3-pin ARM Serial Wire Debug (SWD) port
• 10 / 100 Ethernet PHY embedded
• Supports Auto Negotiation for Full / Half Duplex and 10 / 100 Based
• Built-in RJ45 and LDO

The W5500-EVB-Pico is perfect for users who require a powerful microcontroller with the added benefit of Ethernet connectivity. Whether it's for home automation projects, IoT devices, or any application that requires a robust and flexible microcontroller, the W5500-EVB-Pico is an excellent choice.

It's worth noting the unique properties of the W5500-EVB-Pico. Its combination of the Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller and the W5500 TCP/IP controller sets it apart from other evaluation boards. This blend of technology allows for high-speed, user-programmable IO and the ability to emulate interfaces such as SD Card and VGA, making it a versatile tool for a wide range of applications.