The Raspberry Pi Zero W is a lightweight version of the always popular Raspberry Pi Single Board Computer. The Pi Zero W is perfectly suited for IoT and automation applications with its smaller form factor and lower power consumption. It is best used where a Pi Pico W microcontroller doesn’t have the processing power, but a conventional Pi is too large or requires too much power.

The Zero W features a single core 1GHz processor with 512MB of RAM, 2 USB micro ports (1 for USB, 1 for power), a micro-HDMI for video output, and an unpopulated 40 pin GPIO compatible with all HATs. There is also a mini camera connector which can be used to connect any compatible Raspberry Pi Camera. On top of all that, the board also has integrated WiFi and Bluetooth LE.

Please Note: The camera port on this version of the Raspberry Pi does require an adapter cable to fit the smaller form factor header used on the Pi Zero / Pi Zero W.