Molecule_RP2350B_PICAN2B_v1

Molecule RP2350B PICAN2B contains the minimum viable circuit for the "Raspberry Pi Pico" RP2350B microcontroller, along with a full 16MB of flash memory. PICAN adds an MCP251863 CANBUS controller and transceiver directly onboard, which makes it an excellent all-in-one board for Peripheral devices, where there is a Controller elsewhere sending commands over CAN BUS. The MCP251863 and RP2350B interface via hardware SPI and several other control pins connect directly within the board, however every single GPIO pin of the RP2350B microcontroller and control pin of the MCP251863 is broken out to a Machine Contact along the perimeter of the Molecule, for maximum functionality.

NSF Relevance

This molecule provides a complete CANBUS-enabled microcontroller subsystem for rapid prototyping and integration into any embedded systems project. A key example of its use is in the XRP robot, where it enables seamless peripheral communication and testing, allowing students to experiment with control logic and device integration in a modular, real-world environment.

Science Drivers

xrp_platform, component_testing

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