{"id":117,"date":"2023-09-27T02:39:34","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T02:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fatblogs.lcsc.com\/blogs\/?p=117"},"modified":"2023-10-07T05:35:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T05:35:07","slug":"rp2040-vs-esp32videofaq-which-one-is-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fatblogs.lcsc.com\/blog\/rp2040-vs-esp32videofaq-which-one-is-better\/","title":{"rendered":"RP2040 VS ESP32[Video+FAQ]: Which one is better?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

2.4GHz~2.5GHz Bluetooth, WiFi -40\u00b0C~85\u00b0C 2.7V~3.6V ADC, GPIO, I2C, I2S, PWM, SDIO, SPI, UART 150Mbps 20.5dBm 802.11b\/g\/n, Bluetooth v4.2 + EDR, Class 1, 2 and 3 -97dBm Module<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RP2040 and ESP32 are all microcontrollers. This article is going to talk about the differences between them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Raspberry pi pico vs esp32<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overview of RP2040<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Raspberry Pi RP2040<\/strong>  is the company’s first microcontroller. It brings to the microcontroller arena <\/strong>our distinctive values of great performance, low cost, and ease of use. It provides professional users with unrivaled power and flexibility because of its huge on-chip memory<\/strong>, symmetric dual-core processing complex<\/strong>, deterministic bus fabric, and comprehensive peripheral set reinforced with our innovative Programmable I\/O<\/strong>  (PIO) subsystem. It provides the lowest possible barrier to entry for beginning and amateur users, with thorough documentation, a polished MicroPython <\/strong>port, and a UF2<\/strong>   bootloader <\/strong>in ROM<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The RP2040 is a stateless device with external QSPI<\/strong>   memory <\/strong>cached execute-in-place functionality. This design option allows you to select the right density of nonvolatile storage for your application while also taking advantage of commodity Flash<\/strong>‘s low pricing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The RP2040 is built on a cutting-edge 40nm process node <\/strong>that delivers great performance, low dynamic power consumption, and low leakage, as well as a range of low-power modes to facilitate extended battery operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overview of ESP32<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

ESP32<\/a> is a low-cost, low-power system on a chip<\/strong>  (SoC) series with Wi-Fi <\/strong>and dual-mode Bluetooth features developed by Espressif Systems<\/strong>! The chip <\/strong>s ESP32-D0WD<\/strong>  Q6 (and ESP32-D0WD<\/strong>  ), ESP32-D2WD<\/strong>, ESP32-S0WD<\/strong>, and the system in package (SiP) ESP32<\/strong>  -PICO-D4 are all part of the ESP32<\/strong>  family. A dual-core or single-core Tensilica<\/strong>   Xtensa LX6<\/strong>   microprocessor <\/strong>with a clock rate of up to 240 MHz is at its heart. Antenna switches<\/strong>, RF baluns<\/strong>, power amplifiers<\/strong>, low-noise receive amplifiers<\/strong>.  filters, and power management modules are all included in the ESP32<\/strong>,  ESP32<\/strong>  is designed for mobile devices, wearable electronics, and IoT applications, and it uses power-saving technologies including fine resolution clock gating, numerous power modes, and dynamic power scaling to achieve ultra-low power consumption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RP2040 Features<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • Dual ARM Cortex<\/strong>  -M0+ @ 133MHz<\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 264kB on-chip SRAM<\/strong>  in six independent banks<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Support for up to 16MB of off-chip Flash memory<\/strong>  via dedicated QSPI<\/strong>  bus<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • DMA controller<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Fully-connected AHB crossbar<\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Interpolator and integer divider peripherals<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • On-chip programmable LDO<\/strong>  to generate a core voltage<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 2 on-chip PLLs<\/strong>  to generate USB<\/strong>  and core clocks<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 30 GPIO<\/strong>  pins, 4 of which can be used as analog inputs<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Peripherals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    ESP32 Features<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Processors:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • CPU: Xtensa<\/strong>   dual-core<\/strong>  (or single-core) 32-bit LX6<\/strong>   microprocessor<\/strong>, operating at 160 or 240 MHz and performing at up to 600 DMIPS<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Ultra-low-power (ULP) co-processor<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Memory: 320 KiB RAM<\/strong>, 448 KiB ROM<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Wireless connectivity:<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Wi-Fi: 802.11 b\/g\/n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Bluetooth: v4.2 BR\/EDR and BLE<\/strong>  (shares the radio with Wi-Fi<\/strong>  )<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Peripheral interfaces:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • 34 \u00d7 programmable GPIOs<\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • 12-bit SAR ADC<\/strong>  up to 18 channels<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • 2 \u00d7 8-bit DACs<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • 10 \u00d7 touch sensors<\/strong>  (capacitive sensing GPIOs<\/strong>  )<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • 4 \u00d7 SPI<\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • 2 \u00d7 I\u00b2S interfaces<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • 2 \u00d7 I\u00b2C interfaces<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • 3 \u00d7 UART<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • SD\/SDIO\/CE-ATA\/MMC\/eMMC host controller<\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • SDIO\/SPI slave controller<\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Ethernet MAC<\/strong>  interface with dedicated DMA and planned IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol<\/strong>  support[4]<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • CAN bus 2.0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Infrared remote controller (TX\/RX, up to 8 channels)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Motor PWM<\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • LED PWM<\/strong>  (up to 16 channels)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Hall effect sensor<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Ultra-low-power analog pre-amplifier<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Security:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        • IEEE 802.11 standard security features all supported, including WPA, WPA2, WPA3 (depending on the version)[5] and WAPI<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Secure boot<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Flash encryption<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • 1024-bit OTP, up to 768-bit for customers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Cryptographic hardware acceleration: AES, SHA-2, RSA, elliptic curve cryptography (ECC), random number generator (RNG)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          Power management:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          • Internal low-dropout regulator<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Individual power domain for RTC<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • 5 \u03bcA deep sleep current<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Wake up from GPIO interrupt, timer<\/strong>, ADC measurements, capacitive touch sensor interrupt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            RP2040 VS ESP32 Features<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
            <\/td>RP2040<\/td> ESP32<\/td><\/tr>
            Core count<\/td>Dual-core<\/td>Single\/dual-core<\/td><\/tr>
            Microcontroller<\/td>RP2040<\/td>Tensilica Xtensa LX6<\/td><\/tr>
            Clock frequency<\/td>48MHz\/133MHz<\/td>80Mhz\/160MHz\/240MHz<\/td><\/tr>
            SRAM<\/td>264 KB in 6 banks<\/td>520 KB<\/td><\/tr>
            Interna Flash Memory<\/td>2 MB<\/td>4 MB<\/td><\/tr>
            External Flash Support<\/td>Up to 16 MB<\/td>16MB<\/td><\/tr>
            SPI<\/td>2<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
            I\u00b2C<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
            PWM<\/td>16<\/td>16<\/td><\/tr>
            ADC<\/td>3(12-bits)<\/td>18(12-bits)<\/td><\/tr>
            GPIO(total)<\/td>26<\/td>36<\/td><\/tr>
            UART<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
            RTC memory<\/td>Not Specified<\/td>16 KB<\/td><\/tr>
            MCU Voltage<\/td>3.3 VCD<\/td>3.3 VCD<\/td><\/tr>
            Programming Language<\/td>C, C++ MicroPython<\/td>C, C++ MicroPython<\/td><\/tr>
            Operating Voltage<\/td>3.3 VDC<\/td>3.3 VDC<\/td><\/tr>
            Temperature Sensor<\/td>Yes<\/td>Yes<\/td><\/tr>
            Touch Sensor<\/td>No<\/td>Yes<\/td><\/tr>
            WIFI<\/td>Not Supported<\/td>802.11 b\/g\/n<\/td><\/tr>
            Wi-Fi Mesh<\/td>Not Supported<\/td>Up to 1000 nodes<\/td><\/tr>
            Bluetooth<\/td>Not Supported<\/td>V4.2 (Supports both Classic Bluetooth and BLE)<\/td><\/tr>
            Bluetooth Mesh<\/td>Not Supported<\/td>BLE Mesh<\/td><\/tr>
            Ethernet<\/td>Not Supported<\/td>10\/100 Mbps<\/td><\/tr>
            Onboard LED<\/td>1 programmable LED(GPIO 25)<\/td>1 programmable LED(GPIO 2)<\/td><\/tr>
            SD\/MMC slot<\/td>Yes<\/td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

            Differences between the RP2040 and ESP32\u2019s Features<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

            On the spec sheet, both microcontroller boards <\/strong>are excellent. The RP2040<\/strong>  is the Raspberry Pi Pico <\/strong>is an ARM Cortex<\/strong>  -M0+ Dual-core CPU<\/strong>, while the Tensilica<\/strong>   Xtensa LX6<\/strong>  in the ESP32<\/strong>  is a 32-bit dual-core CPU<\/strong>,  Though an option to get a Single-core variant of ESP 32<\/strong>  is also available. The Pico’s CPU<\/strong>  runs at 133 MHz, while the ESP32<\/strong>  runs at 240 MHz. As a result, the Arm Cortex<\/strong>  -M0+ CPU<\/strong>  is significantly slower than the ESP 32<\/strong>  ‘s 32-bit LX6 CPU<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            The Pi Pico has 2 MB<\/strong>  of Flash memory<\/strong>, while the ESP 32<\/strong>  has 4 MB<\/strong>. A board’s flash memory <\/strong>is the location where the program is stored. ESP 32<\/strong>  has double the flash memory of Pico, but it also has wireless connectivity, so the 4 MB<\/strong>  storage difference is negligible. If we don’t have any WiFi <\/strong>or Bluetooth-based programs, 2 MB<\/strong>  of storage should be plenty. The SRAM<\/strong>  on the ESP 32<\/strong>  is 520 KB<\/strong>, while the SRAM<\/strong>  on the Raspberry Pi Pico <\/strong>is 264 KB<\/strong>,  The SRAM<\/strong>  size is sufficient because the Raspberry Pi Pico <\/strong>uses MicroPython <\/strong>projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            RP2040 VS ESP32 Pinout<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

            RP2040 Pinout<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            ESP32 Pinout<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            RP2040 VS ESP32 Block Diagram<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
            \"RP2040<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

            RP2040 Block Diagram<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            \"ESP32<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

            ESP32 Block Diagram<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            RP2040 VS ESP32 Specifications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
            <\/td>RP2040<\/td> ESP32<\/td><\/tr>
            CPU<\/td>Arm Cortex-M0+ Dual-core @133MHz<\/td>Tensilica Xtensa LX6
            32 bit Dual-Core @ 160 \/ 240Mhz<\/td><\/tr>
            Programmable pins<\/td>30<\/td>38<\/td><\/tr>
            Supply Voltage<\/td>1.8-5.5V<\/td>2.2-3.6V<\/td><\/tr>
            RAM<\/td>264 KB<\/td>520 KB<\/td><\/tr>
            ROM (Flash)<\/td><\/td>448 KB<\/td><\/tr>
            UART<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
            SPI<\/td>2 (OSPI)<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
            Deep sleep consumption<\/td>18 \u00b5A (Dormant) 39 \u00b5A (Sleep)<\/td>10 \u00b5A<\/td><\/tr>
            DAC<\/td><\/td>8 bit up to 2 channels<\/td><\/tr>
            I2S<\/td>1<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
            ADC<\/td> x4 12-bit<\/td> 12 bit SAR ADC up to 18 channels<\/td><\/tr>
            Temperature sensor<\/td>\u00d7<\/td>\u221a<\/td><\/tr>
            Hall effect sensor<\/td>\u00d7<\/td>\u221a<\/td><\/tr>
            GPIO<\/td>30<\/td>32 (up to)<\/td><\/tr>
            Touch sensors<\/td><\/td>10<\/td><\/tr>
            External SPIRAM<\/td><\/td>16 MB up to<\/td><\/tr>
            RTC Memory<\/td><\/td>16 KB<\/td><\/tr>
            Ethernet (LAN, RJ45)<\/td><\/td>10\/100Mbps<\/td><\/tr>
            Height<\/td>0.27559 in (7 mm)<\/td>0.23622 in (6 mm)<\/td><\/tr>
            Width<\/td>0.27559 in (7 mm)<\/td>0.23622 in (6 mm)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

            Differences between the RP2040 and ESP32\u2019s Specifications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

            There are 30 programmable pins on the Raspberry Pi Pico <\/strong>and 38 on the ESP32<\/strong>. External flash is present on both boards. Both boards, on the other hand, feature a sufficient number of pins for IoT <\/strong>development and projects. Except for I2S<\/strong>  and CAN<\/strong>, the Raspberry Pi Pico <\/strong>supports practically all conventional Analogue to Digital Converter<\/strong>  (ADC) interfaces. These two interfaces are not necessarily required, however they are included with the ESP 32<\/strong>. Direct Memory Access<\/strong>  (DMA) is available on both boards. The Raspberry Pi Pico <\/strong>has standard USB support<\/strong>, however, the ESP 32<\/strong>  is missing this most fundamental and useful capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            For debugging<\/strong>, both the Raspberry Pi Pico <\/strong>and the ESP 32<\/strong>  provide a Serial Wire Debug interface<\/strong>. Wireless communication, such as WiFi or Bluetooth<\/strong>, is not supported by the Raspberry Pi Pico<\/strong>,  The ESP32<\/strong>  board, on the other hand, supports WiFi and Bluetooth <\/strong>communication. The power consumption <\/strong>of the two boards is drastically different. With WiFi switched off, the Raspberry Pi Pico <\/strong>consumes only 18mA<\/strong>  of current, whereas the ESP 32<\/strong>  board consumes a massive 53 mA. Raspberry <\/strong>has done a fantastic job here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            When it comes to an input supply voltage, the Raspberry Pi Pico <\/strong>can run between 1.8 and 5.5 volts, whereas the ESP32<\/strong>  can operate between 2.2 and 3.6 volts. This means that a Li-Ion <\/strong>battery (3.3-4.2V) or two AA batteries<\/strong>  (2.0-3.2V) can be directly connected to the Raspberry Pi Pico<\/strong>.  but the ESP 32<\/strong>  will not accept either of these primary batteries. Both microcontroller boards <\/strong>are the same price, $4, making them both reasonably priced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            RP2040 VS ESP32 Datasheet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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            • RP2040 Datasheet<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • ESP32 Datasheet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

              Conclusion:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

              The Raspberry Pi Pico <\/strong>is a beginner-friendly microcontroller board <\/strong>that uses MicroPython <\/strong>to provide a warm introduction to the IoT <\/strong>branch and microcontrollers<\/strong>. The RP2040<\/strong>  is a well-designed microprocessor that may be used in practically any IoT <\/strong>project. It has sufficient power to get the job done efficiently. ARM M0+<\/strong>  is the CPU type for the dual-core processor<\/strong>. All of these capabilities for about $4 is a fantastic price, especially for students who want to board for a variety of projects that do not require wifi access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              The ESP 32<\/strong>, on the other hand, is a small but powerful microcontroller board<\/strong>. It is a very well-developed microchip that may be utilized in a variety of IoT <\/strong>applications because of its low cost, low power consumption, and small size. This microcontroller board<\/strong>.  on the other hand, has earned a reputation as one of the best boards for IoT <\/strong>developers because of its wireless connectivity <\/strong>and other fascinating features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              RP2040 VS ESP32 Package information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
              \"RP2040<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

              RP2040 Package information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

              \"ESP32<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

              ESP32 Package information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

              ESP32 Manufacturer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

              PIC Programming Software. The cost of developing the Microchip PIC has been reduced thanks to the EPIC family of in-circuit emulators. The first EPIC was released in May 1995, and since then, over 10,000 units have been shipped, making the ICEPIC the most popular emulator on the planet. Microchip Technology has chosen to offer the product as well as integrate it into their own MPLAB operating system. They also sell programmers, C compilers, BASIC compilers, a variety of reference books, tutorials, and project boards, making them a one-stop-shop for PIC microcontroller development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Parts with Similar Specs<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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