Overclocking to 250MHz #CircuitPython2022 Moderators: adafruit_support_bill, adafruit

[blakebr]

#CircuitPython2022
I would like to see overclocking added to CircuitPython for the RP2040.

My search shows it can be run up to 420MHz, however 250MHz looks to be the least problematic.
There would need to be some adjustments to UART, I2C, USB REPL, etc. timing.

There is a .uf2 available, firmware.250MHZ, to play with. I don't know if UART, etc. has been addressed in this file.

Why? 'Because you can' is the most obvious. A possible solution when 133MHz is just a bit too slow. A sales point (CP can they can't). If you can overclock, you can underclock for those battery operated situations requiring lower power consumption. Imagine a QT Py RP2040 or an ItsyBitsy RP2040 running at 50MHz The best reason may be it is fun to mess with this little 7mm by 7mm powerhouse!

Bruce

[mikeysklar]

Bruce,

There is an open thread on the CircuitPython github repo about adding overclocking as a boot.py option would be a lot easier than custom builds of CircuitPython with different CPU frequency settings. You can chime in on the thread and in the mean time do a custom build with whatever overclocking frequency you are interested in.

https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpyth ... -857351719

[blakebr]

Thank you for the link. Very interesting.