In times of IoT I do not get why they do not offer a version with Bluetooth and WiFi. However a nice product that may be able to push the whole microcontroller hobby space forward.
They don't directly, but Arduino are apparently making an RP2040 board with Bluetooth and WiFi. The accompanying blog post [1] mentions the Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect [2], which includes "a highly efficient power section, a powerful WiFi/Bluetooth module, and the ECC608 crypto chip, enabling anybody to create secure IoT applications with this new microcontroller".
Adding Bluetooth and WiFi would be an order of magnitude more complicated, and not just from a technical point of view - you also have licensing and compliance to deal with. Silly to try and do that on the first version. There's a reason the firs RPis didn't have WiFi.
Bluetooth and Wifi add to cost, size, and power consumption and are actually not needed for many applications, including when a wireless link is needed (for decent range and battery-powered devices there are better options if your device is mostly for remote control/sensing).
So I think it's actually good to strip these out. There can be added as external modules or you can choose a board better suited for the job at hand.
m01|5 years ago
[1] https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-silicon-pico-n...
[2] https://blog.arduino.cc/2021/01/20/welcome-raspberry-pi-to-t...
IshKebab|5 years ago
mytailorisrich|5 years ago
So I think it's actually good to strip these out. There can be added as external modules or you can choose a board better suited for the job at hand.
theshrike79|5 years ago
hh3k0|5 years ago
hhh|5 years ago
tehbeard|5 years ago
This is a good first version to validate if their customer base is interested in such a product from them, WiFi/Bluetooth can be on V2.