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I got almost all of my wishes granted with RP2350

(dmitry.gr)
700 points elipsitz | 1 comments | 08 Aug 24 13:03 UTC | HN request time: 0.208s | source
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TheCipster ◴[09 Aug 24 12:14 UTC] No.41201065[source]▶
While I completely agree with the content of the post, I still think that QFN packages in general, and RP2350's in particular, are very hobbyist-averse.

Moving all GND pins to the bottom pad makes this chip usable only by people with a reflow oven. I really hoped to see at least a version released as (T)QFP.

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1. dgacmu ◴[09 Aug 24 12:42 UTC] No.41201296[source]▶
Isn't the hobbyist solution to just build a board to which you can attach an entire pico board? That does preclude some things and adds $3, but it makes for a pretty easy prototyping path.