A smart interactive badge with four-level greyscale 2.7" E-Paper display, powered by Raspberry Pi RP2350.

Badger 2350 is an all-in-one badge wearable with a fast updating 2.7" electronic paper screen, built-in rechargeable battery and sturdy polycarbonate case. Hang it round your neck with the (included) Badger lanyard or prop it up on your desk - either way it's ready to go straight out of the box. It's way more than just a event badge too - the four-level greyscale screen would also be great for displaying charts, signage or QR codes.

Find out more at https://badgewa.re !

🌳 What is Badgeware?

Badgeware is a trio of all-in-one wearables designed to put customisable tech within everyone's reach.

Each species of badgeware is built around a different display, but they share the same common features - five sturdy front buttons, a translucent jewel-coloured polycarbonate case and a built-in LiPo battery with USB-C charging. They also have rear mounted mono lighting to illuminate the case. Under the hood is top notch Raspberry Pi hardware - a capable dual core RP2350 chip plus a RM2 radio module for wireless and Bluetooth connectivity.

They're easy and fun for beginners to get started with, yet powerful enough for experienced coders to really make their own. Connect your badge to any computer to quickly personalise our apps, or use MicroPython to develop new ones and add them to the BadgeOS launcher.

Click to view all Badgeware!

📦 What's in the box?

Every Badger 2350 comes fully assembled in a sturdy case with a built-in battery and a snazzy matching lanyard. You'll need a USB-C cable to charge the battery and program Badger (if you don't have one already, we stock USB-A to USB-C cables here).

The STEM Kit also includes a cute controller and some fun (but educational!) sensors to play with. It contains:

Badger 2350 (+ case and lanyard)
Qw/ST Pad (a tiny I2C game controller)
Multi-Sensor Stick (an all-in-one super sensor suite for environmental, light and movement sensing)
2x Qw/ST cables to connect everything up

👓 Features

Display: 2.7" four-level greyscale electronic paper (264 x 176 pixels)
Powered by RP2350A (Dual Arm Cortex M33 running at 250MHz with 520KB of SRAM)
16MB of QSPI flash supporting XiP
8MB of PSRAM
Raspberry Pi RM2 module (CYW43439), supporting IEEE 802.11 b/g/n wireless LAN, and Bluetooth
1000mAh LiPo battery:
- MCP73831 charger with 455mA charging current (datasheet)
- XB6096I2S battery protector (datasheet)
PCF85063A real-time clock for waking from sleep (datasheet)
Polycarbonate case with teal back
4-zone mono LED case lighting
Buttons:
- Five front user buttons
- Reset (and sleep) button
- Home (and boot) button
Connectors:
- USB-C connector for charging and programming
- I2C connector (Qwiic/STEMMA QT) for attaching breakouts
- SWD debug connector
Programmable with MicroPython
Comes fully-assembled (no soldering required)
Includes matching 2-clip lanyard
Dimensions with case: 84mm (W) x 76mm (H) x 20mm (D)

🌞 Connecting Breakouts

Badger 2350 has an I2C connector, so you can connect up Qwiic/STEMMA QT breakouts easily using a JST-SH to JST-SH cable.

View everything Qw/ST!
Breakouts currently compatible with our C++/MicroPython build

❓ Resources

Badgeware documentation
MicroPython firmware and examples

Pimoroni Raspberry Pi Accessories

Wide Input SHIM

Raspberry Pi Zero Adaptor Kit

VL53L1X Time of Flight (ToF) Sensor Breakout

Wide Input SHIM - 1.5m long power cable

Interstate 75 W (RP2350) - RGB LED Matrix Driver

Badgeware Badger - Badge + STEM Kit