Challenger RP2040 WiFi/BLE by Invector Labs
The Challenger RP2040 WiFi/BLE is an Arduino/Micropython compatible Adafruit Feather format micro controller board based on the Raspberry Pico chip, equipped with an WiFi/BLE chip that provides both WiFi as well as BLE functionality on the board.
RP2040 is the debut micro controller from Raspberry Pi. It brings their signature values of high performance, low cost, and ease of use to the micro controller space. With a large on-chip memory, symmetric dual-core processor complex, deterministic bus fabric, and rich peripheral set augmented with our unique Programmable I/O (PIO) subsystem, RP2040 provides professional users with unrivaled power and flexibility. With detailed documentation, a polished Circuitpython port, and a UF2 boot loader in ROM, it has the lowest possible barrier to entry for beginner and hobbyist users
The Challenger RP2040 WiFi/BLE board is equipped with a powerful combined single chip solution that provides the WiFi and BLE connectivity of this board. The chip we are using is the ESP32-C3FN4 from Espressif and it is a complete WiFi subsystem that complies with IEEE 802.11b/g/n protocol and supports Station mode, SoftAP mode, SoftAP + Station mode, and promiscuous mode. It also implements A Bluetooth LE subsystem that supports features of Bluetooth 5 and Bluetooth mesh.
This solution is based on an RISC-V micro controller core and comes with 4MByte of internal flash and 408Kbyte of internal SRAM as well as the advanced 2.4GHz radio.
The ESP32-C3 device comes pre loaded with the ESP-AT interpreter already programmed into flash. This interpreter provides the system with everything from low level TCP/UDP functionality up to high level functions such as a on board integrated web server, MQTT server and client functions and much more.
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CircuitPython 9.2.6
This is the latest stable release of CircuitPython that will work with the Challenger RP2040 WiFi/BLE. Use this release if you are new to CircuitPython.
Modules included in this download
_asyncio _bleio _eve _pixelmap adafruit_bus_device adafruit_pixelbuf aesio alarm analogbufio analogio array atexit audiobusio audiocore audiomixer audiomp3 audiopwmio binascii bitbangio bitmapfilter bitmaptools bitops board builtins builtins.pow3 busdisplay busio busio.SPI busio.UART codeop collections countio digitalio displayio epaperdisplay errno floppyio fontio fourwire framebufferio getpass gifio hashlib i2cdisplaybus i2ctarget imagecapture io jpegio json keypad keypad.KeyMatrix keypad.Keys keypad.ShiftRegisterKeys keypad_demux keypad_demux.DemuxKeyMatrix locale math memorymap microcontroller msgpack neopixel_write nvm onewireio os os.getenv paralleldisplaybus pulseio pwmio qrio rainbowio random re rgbmatrix rotaryio rp2pio rtc sdcardio select sharpdisplay storage struct supervisor synthio sys terminalio tilepalettemapper time touchio traceback ulab usb usb_cdc usb_hid usb_host usb_midi usb_video vectorio warnings watchdog zlibFeatures: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth/BTLE, USB-C, Breadboard-Friendly, Feather-Compatible, Battery Charging
Absolute Newest
Every time we commit new code to CircuitPython we automatically build binaries for each board and language. The binaries are stored on Amazon S3, organized by board, and then by language. These releases are even newer than the development release listed above. Try them if you want the absolute latest and are feeling daring or want to see if a problem has been fixed.
Previous Versions of CircuitPython
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Older releases are useful for testing if you something appears to be broken in a newer release but used to work, or if you have older code that depends on features only available in an older release. Otherwise we recommend using the latest stable release.