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Full machine-readable index: https://core-electronics.com.au/llms.txt # Plasma 2350 – Board Only **Type:** Product page · **SKU:** PIM723 · **Brand:** [Pimoroni](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/pimoroni-australia) · **GTIN:** 769894025857 **Page:** https://core-electronics.com.au/plasma-2350-usbc-controller-ws2812-neopixel-apa102-dotstar-leds.html ([markdown](https://core-electronics.com.au/plasma-2350-usbc-controller-ws2812-neopixel-apa102-dotstar-leds.html.md)) An all-in-one, USB-C powered controller for WS2812/Neopixel and APA102/Dotstar addressable LED strips... ## Pricing - **Price:** $26.40 (inc GST) — $24.00 AUD, exc GST - **Quantity discounts:** 10+ $23.04 (exc GST) · 25+ $22.32 (exc GST) ## Availability & dispatch - Available with a lead time — expect dispatch between Aug 18 and Aug 24. ## How to buy - **Build a cart:** compose `https://core-electronics.com.au/cart/link?items=PIM723:1` (comma-separated SKU:qty pairs) and share the link. 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Share the cart link; checkout takes it from there. - **Search the catalogue:** `https://core-electronics.com.au/search/{query}.md` (URL-encode the query; pages 2-3 at `search/{query}/{page}.md`; `search.md?q=` also works) - **Payment methods, purchase orders, policies and contact details:** https://core-electronics.com.au/llms.txt ## Description An all-in-one, USB-C powered controller for WS2812/Neopixel and APA102/Dotstar addressable LED strips. Plasma 2350 is **powered and programmable by USB-C** and, because USB-C is capable of drawing up to 3A of power, that's enough to power a healthy chunk of LEDs. There's a **useful button** that you could use to switch between effects, plus a reset button and an **onboard RGB LED**. Pimoroni has also popped a **QW/ST connector** on there, to make it super easy to plug in [Qwiic or STEMMA QT](https://core-electronics.com.au/collections/qw-st) breakouts. You can buy a Plasma 2350 on its own, or in a kit with a USB-C cable and some super-cool LED stars, so you can get started lighting stuff up right away. **Features**- Powered by RP2350A (Dual Arm Cortex M33 running at up to 150MHz with 520KB of SRAM) - 4MB of QSPI flash supporting XiP - Compatible with 5V WS2812/Neopixel/SK6812 and APA102/Dotstar/SK9822 LEDs - Screw terminals for attaching your LED strip. - USB-C connector for power and programming (3A max) - Qw/ST (Qwiic/STEMMA QT) connector - Intriguing new SP/CE connector - Reset, BOOT and a user button (the BOOT button can also be used as a user button) - RGB LED - Fully-assembled (no soldering required) - Measurements: approx 61 x 22 x 12mm (L x W x H, including connectors) - Programmable with C/C++ or MicroPython **Pinout and Schematic**![](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/plasma2350_pinout_diagram_2045950b08e.png) - [Download a printable PDF version](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/plasma2350_pinout_diagram_220724004a9.pdf) - Schematic (coming soon) **Getting Started**- [RP2350 MicroPython builds and examples](https://github.com/pimoroni/pimoroni-pico-rp2350) **Connecting Breakouts**If your breakout has a Qw/ST connector on board, you can plug it straight in with a [JST-SH to JST-SH cable](https://core-electronics.com.au/piicodev-cable-100mm.html), which can be then coupled with a [Qw/ST to Breakout Garden adaptor](https://core-electronics.com.au/pimoroni-stemma-qt-qwiic-piicodev-to-breakout-garden-adapter.html). - [Breakouts currently compatible with our C++/MicroPython build](https://github.com/pimoroni/pimoroni-pico#breakouts) Pimoroni has also broken out the I2C, analog, UART and debug pins so you can solder things like breakouts or analog potentiometers directly to them (or solder on a strip of header and plug the whole shebang into a breadboard). **About RP2350**The RP2350 chip is the Double Quarter Pounder & Fries to the RP2040's Double Cheeseburger and can have one or more RISC-V burgers instead of either of the M33 ARMs, to stretch the metaphor. In addition to the modern M33 ARM cores, there are sides of: more PIO capability, a variety of low power states for sipping electrons, a whole security system and some sprinklings of specialist digital video circuits to offload DVI/HDMI output. You can expect a tasty boost in performance - our "real world" MicroPython tests are running up to 2x faster compared to RP2040, and floating point number crunching in C/C++ is up to 20x faster. The extra on-chip RAM will make a big difference when performing memory intensive operations (such as working with higher resolution displays) and even more can be added thanks to external PSRAM support. RP2350 comes in two flavours - A (standard) and B (all the pins). The B chip has a stonking 48 usable GPIO pins, including 8 ADCs and 24 PWMs, and features on some of our new products. [Click here to view all things RP2350!](https://core-electronics.com.au/collections/rp2350) ## Images - [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/P/I/PIM723-1.jpg)