Raspberry Pi Pico Hardware and Software Overview

This video presentation of the Raspberry Pi Foundation Pico microcontroller from both hardware and software viewpoints provides a quick overview of what you need to use the device for a project. Both the Pico SDK and the Arduno-Pico SDK are demoed.

The Raspberry Pi Foundation has produced a new microcontroller that is becoming a popular addition to the embedded controller market. At a single unit price of $4 for the basic unit and $6 for a unit with WiFi and Bluetooth, the Raspberry Pi Pico is a cost-effective solution for the entrepreneur. In addition, the Pico is fabricated as a castellated PC board that can be surface mounted to custom printed circuit hardware for a fast product start. Raspberry Pi Pico has been designed to be a low cost yet flexible development platform for RP2040, with the following key features: • RP2040 dual-core ARM Cortex M0+ microcontroller with 2MB Flash and 263kB RAM • Micro-USB B port for power and data (and for reprogramming the Flash) • 40 pin 21×51 'DIP' style 1mm thick PCB with 0.1" through-hole pins (also with edge castellations) ◦ Can be surface mounted as a module ◦ 23 GPIO are digital-only and 3 are ADC capable • 8 Independent powerful I/O Co-Processors • 3-pin ARM Serial Wire Debug (SWD) port • Simple yet highly flexible power supply architecture ◦ Various options for easily powering the unit from micro-USB, external supplies or batteries • Comprehensive SDK, software examples and documentation The talk will cover the basics of the Raspberry Pi Pico architecture and some of the novel features of the product. The talk will include demonstrations of using the software development tools for Python and C/C++. It will include the following: Pico Basics, Pico PIO Processors, Powering the Pico, Programming Options,Python with Thonny IDE, Pico C/C++ Software Development Kit, Arduino IDE with Pico Board, Pico SDK on Raspberry Pi