Before the Raspberry Pi came out, one cheap and easy way to get GPIO on a computer with a real operating system was to ...

Framed Washington Metro map uses Raspberry Pi Pico W and WMATA departure API to light 144 LEDs live. Laser-cut matboard masks 144 LEDs; data refreshes so you can see every train's position from home.

VCC Power Connects to 3.3V on the Pico. GND Ground Common reference ground. MISO/DO Master In Slave Out SD → Pico data line. MOSI/DI Master Out Slave In Pico → SD data line. SCK SPI Clock Clock signal ...

This fork includes an enhanced RNG to transform a Pico onto a true hardware RNG. A basic random number generator that generates numbers from enviromental noise with the onboard DAC of the Raspberry Pi ...

What if you could transform your music experience with a device you built yourself? Imagine a sleek, compact touchscreen player on your desk, displaying vibrant album art, offering intuitive playback ...

The PicoCalc is a new handheld with a retro design. At first glance it looks more like a graphing calculator than a modern handheld device. But it sports a QWERTY keyboard, a 4 inch display, and a ...

For years, Raspberry Pi has been known for its budget-friendly single-board computers that can work as a simple desktop alternative. Then, in 2021, they introduced a new product to their lineup: The ...

[Abe] wanted the perfect portable computer. He has a DevTerm, but it didn’t quite fit his needs. This is Hackaday after all, so he loaded up his favorite CAD software and started designing. The ...

The Pico W5 is a Raspberry Pi RP2350 development board providing an alternative to the official Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W with dual-band (2.4GHz/5GHz) WiFi 4 and Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity through a B&T ...

The Pico 2 gets wireless networking for two bucks more. The Pico 2 gets wireless networking for two bucks more. is a former weekend editor who covered tech and entertainment. He has written news, ...

More often than not, an IoT master device uses the SPI (serial peripheral interface) and I 2 C (inter-integrated circuit) protocols to exchange data with EEPROMs or sensors that are operating in slave ...

The Raspberry Pi Pico 2 microcontroller is a significant advancement over its predecessor, the RP 2040, introducing a range of new features and improvements that make it a compelling choice for a wide ...