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Raspberry Pi Pico Guitar Hero Controller Is Ready to Rock

Home News (Image credit: Arlan Prado) We’ve seen it time and time again—one maker’s old controller is another maker’s Raspberry Pi project. Such is the case with Arlan Prado‘s awesome Raspberry Pi Pico controlled Guitar Hero guitar! To pull this rockin’ project off, Prado modified an old Nintendo Wii Guitar Hero controller. In his upgrade,… Read more

Raspberry Pi Pico POV Display Spins Out a Dazzling LED Show

Home News (Image credit: Home Made Garbadge) We’ve seen makers develop some pretty cool Raspberry Pi Pico displays, but this is the first POV Pico display we’ve seen! POV stands for persistence of vision and refers to a technology that works by flashing LEDs on a rotating string. Through careful timings, the lights can flash… Read more

M5Stack Raspberry Pi RP2040 Board Could Be On The Way

Home News (Image credit: Future) The Raspberry Pi Pico is shaping up to be the most popular board of 2021 and while official partners are busy finishing off their range of RP2040 boards, other companies are starting development on their own. M5Stack, perhaps more notable for their modular ESP32 based M5Stick and M5Paper devices has… Read more

Adafruit Demos Tiny RP2040 Board Ahead of Release

Home News (Image credit: Adafruit) Adafruit’s smallest RP2040 board is still coming soon, but in a recent video, Adafruit founder Limor “Ladyada” Fried demonstrated the QT Py 2040, a tiny board powered by the same chip as a Raspberry Pi Pico, using a community Arduino core that enables any RP2040 board to be used with… Read more

How to Use CircuitPython With GPIO Pins on a PC

Thanks to the Raspberry Pi and Arduino, we are familiar with the GPIO (general purpose input/output) that enable these boards to interface with real-world electronic devices. PCs are devoid of a GPIO but boards such as Adafruit’s FT232H are available that provide that functionality via a USB port. CircuitPython Installation We’ll be using Python to… Read more

Maker Creates Adafruit Feather RP2040 Before Official Release

Home News (Image credit: Guido Burger) Waiting for new hardware to release can be a grueling process. But this maker, known as Guido Burger, took matters into their own hands by creating an Adafruit Feather RP2040 before it was officially released. The new board from Adafruit is available for sale as of now, but stock… Read more

How To Get Wi-Fi, Internet on Raspberry Pi Pico

Home News (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) The Raspberry Pi Pico is a marvellous bit of kit, but it is missing one key feature, Wi-Fi! We first stumbled upon the idea of adding Wi-Fi to the Raspberry Pi Pico while reviewing the Cytron Maker Pi Pico, which provided an ESP-01 interface for an ESP8266 variant board…. Read more

Raspberry Pi CM4 Handheld Project Resembles Pocket C.H.I.P.

Home News (Image credit: Diodes Delight) If you’re a fan of the Pocket C.H.I.P. Linux-based handheld, you’ll appreciate this new project from Diodes Delight featuring the Raspberry Pi CM4. Diodes Delight is run by the same Timon we featured on a December episode of Pi Cast, Toms Hardware’s very own Raspberry Pi-themed podcast. Even back… Read more

Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect ‘Pi Silicon’ Adds Computer Vision

Home News (Image credit: Arduino) Raspberry Pi Pico board partners are slowly releasing their RP2040 ‘Pi Silicon’ based boards. So far, we have seen boards from Pimoroni and Adafruit, but hot on their heels is the Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect. In a recent tweet, we see Arduino using this board in a computer vision carrier… Read more

Next Raspberry Pi CPU Will Have Machine Learning Built In

Home News (Image credit: Future) At the recent tinyML Summit 2021, Raspberry Pi co-founder Eben Upton teased the future of ‘Pi Silicon’ and it looks like machine learning could see a massive improvement thanks to Raspberry Pi’s news in-house chip development team. It is safe to say that the Raspberry Pi Pico and its RP2040… Read more

CircuitPython Could Become a Bootable OS for Raspberry Pi

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) CircuitPython, Adafruit’s enhanced fork of the MicroPython language, runs on nearly 200 different microcontroller boards, including the Raspberry Pi Pico, and it could soon become an operating system for regular (non-Pico) Raspberry Pis. While appearing as a guest on the Tom’s Hardware Pi Cast this week, CircuitPython Programming Lead Scott… Read more

Raspberry Pi’s Ninth Birthday: 9 Things You Might Not Know

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) One of the world’s most popular and innovative computers officially launched on February 29, 2012. Nine years and 38 million units sold later, the Raspberry Pi powers a huge community of makers, students and businesses. What started as a small project, meant to increase applications for Cambridge University’s computer science… Read more

Pimoroni Keybow 2040 Review: Programmable Keyboard with Pi Silicon Inside

Our Verdict The Keybow 2040 is a well made board that does exactly what it sets out to do. The CircuitPython library provides all of the functionality that we need in an easy to use manner. For Ease of use Compact size Clicky Keys Against Pricey Lacks MicroPython support Programmable keyboards are nothing new. Gamers… Read more

Raspberry Pi Pico ‘Pi Silicon’ Heading Out To Partners

Home News (Image credit: Future) In a tweet from Raspberry Pi co-founder Eben Upton, we see trays of RP2040 ‘Pi Silicon’ chips destined for board partners to build their own models of RP2040 boards. Each of these trays holds 1200 chips, but these latest chips are a little different to those that have come before…. Read more

With 200K Sold in 3 Weeks, Raspberry Pi Pico is Selling Out. Here’s Where to Buy.

Home News (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) While it’s not quite as hard-to-get as an RTX 3000 series graphics card or a Ryzen 5000 CPU, the $4 Raspberry Pi Pico is so popular that most U.S.-based retailers are currently out of stock, with units selling on eBay at 3x to 4x markups. According to Raspberry Pi… Read more