Arduino To Release Board Based on Raspberry Pi Silicon

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"Arduino also broke the news that they will be porting the Arduino IDE for use with the RP2040 chip. This is welcome news for C/C++ developers and embedded hobbyists alike.

Right now there are no indications of price or release data for the Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect Work on porting the Arduino IDE is already underway and we can expect something soon."


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https://www.tomshardware.com/news/arduino-rp2040
 
Why would they need to release their own when the pi foundation released it for $4... how much cheaper do they really think they can make it?
 
Why would they need to release their own when the pi foundation released it for $4... how much cheaper do they really think they can make it?
That's probably not what the purpose is. (Sparkfun, btw, already has their version listed on their site, but not available for order. It's $10). Different form factors, using Arduino vs MicroPython vs C/Assembly, etc.
 
Why would they need to release their own when the pi foundation released it for $4... how much cheaper do they really think they can make it?

RPI's board is very basic. Others can't make it cheaper (and there's really no incentive for them to make a like board), but they can add features and change up the form-factor. For example, from the OP's link:
The Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect shares a similar form factor to the Raspberry Pi Pico, but it includes extra functionality, chiefly WiFi and Bluetooth along with a 9-axis IMU sensor and microphone.

The Adafruit designs fit right into their Feather ecosystem, so all of those expansion boards, etc. should be directly compatible (plus the on-board LiPo circuit). Same with SparkFun and theirs.


Different form factors, using Arduino vs MicroPython vs C/Assembly, etc.

Nice thing is that the environment/IDE/SDK/etc. is independent of the board. If you wanted, you could run CircuitPython on the Arduino design, etc. The only barrier I can see is library availability for onboard features (e.g., can CircuitPython actually drive that Arduino's WiFi/BT?).
 
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