WiFi Station 2023 Model B

Team Compute mesh station
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Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W

The WiFi Station 2023 Model B (WS23b) is based on the Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W.

rpiz2w

The physical form factor is similar to WS23a but the processor is much more powerful.

Headers

RPi-Zero-2-WH
source: cytron

The Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W image shown above with headers is an exception rather than the rule, so far NO official header version of Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W exist, those that comes with headers are normally soldered on by other parties.

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Comparison with Raspberry Pi Zero W

MS24d (Zero 2 W) replaces MS24c (Zero W), although MS24c is still being supported, it should NOT be used for new deployments anymore.

Similarities

  1. Memory size (512MB)
  2. Physical size (65mm x 30mm)
  3. WiFi Frequency (2.4GHz)
  4. Connectors (2 micro-USB, 1 mini-HDMI, 1 CSI-2)

Differences

  1. Zero 2 W has a 64-bit 4-core processor
    Zero W has a 32-bit 1-core processor

  2. Zero 2 W has Bluetooth 4.2
    Zero W has Bluetooth 4.1

  3. Zero 2 W has improved antenna
    Zero W has older antenna design

  4. Zero 2 W has no microSD limit
    Zero W has 256GB microSD limit

  5. Zero 2 W produced until at least Jan-2028
    Zero W produced until at least Jan-2026

Note both the dimension and antenna patterns are similar to MS24c