“Great combination. I use it with the Arduino IDE 2.x - no problems but it's worth noting that the standard Ethernet library functions don't include the necessary init pin for this HAT
Ethernet.init(17);
Add a PoE splitter. Perfect for embedded IoT in the engineering environment where low power and fully enclosed boxes are needed.”
“I thought it would be, more or less, plug 'n' play with the example/demo code. It is not.
Like most things RP2040 related, it will require an uncommercial investment of time to get anything working. This time I have decided NOT to invest that time as other activities have ended with sub-satisfactory results and I decided I could not afford to waste more time on another exercise yielding such results.
This is mainly thanks to an unbelievably insane lack of development tools and incomplete/inaccurate/unclear documentation.
I started my RP2040 journey full of enthusiasm for a cool new micro (power vs cost looks good), but that enthusiasm has dried up and now I just can't wait for the STM32 supply chain to improve so I can design those into my high volume designs.
You know the old clique - If it looks too good to be true... That applies to the world of RP2040 big time.”
