Rasperry pi zero is a Rasperry pi pico tiny alternative leverging the powerful dual core RP2040 that is Compatible with Arduino C/C++ sdk, micro python and supported on platformio
Features
RP2040 microcontroller chip officially designed by Raspberry Pi
Dual-core ARM Cortex M0+ processor, flexible clock running up to 133 MHz
Built-in 264KB SRAM and 2MB Flash
Type-C connector, keeps it up to date, easier to use
Castellated module allows soldering directly to carrier boards
USB1.1 host and device support
Low-power sleep and dormant modes
Drag-and-drop programming using mass storage over USB
29 GPIO pins of RP2040 (20 can be led out through pin headers, the rest can be led out only by soldering)
Multiple hardware peripherals
SPI × 2
I2C × 2
UART × 2
12-bit ADC × 4
Controllable PWM channel × 16
Accurate clock and timer on-chip
Temperature sensor
On-chip accelerated floating-point library
8 × Programmable I/O (PIO) state machines for custom peripheral support