/products/raspberry-pi/b/blog/posts/raspberry-pi-s-rp2040-in-house-chip-brings-high-performance-at-low-cost---inspiration-abounds(Image credit: Raspberry Pi ) Microcontrollers have brought about a new era of low-cost development boards that allow developers and makers to create everything from autonomous robots to home automation projects. Some of those chips can be had for $5en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/products/raspberry-pi/b/blog/posts/raspberry-pi-s-rp2040-in-house-chip-brings-high-performance-at-low-cost---inspiration-aboundsSat, 31 Dec 2022 02:38:33 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:e9378fce-c8f1-4443-8279-eb93245fdd62baldengineer0<p>The top two RP2040 features to me are:<br /><br />a) the PIO. I&#39;ve found so many clever uses for them. Like all resources, I wish they had a little more capability, but I have found ways to implement everything I wanted using them.<br /><br />And B) they are actually available to buy. ;)</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=24997&AppID=86&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">