diy projects
Build a Handheld Commodore 64 on a Raspberry Pi 3 and Pico
YouTuber Retro Dad crammed a full Commodore 64 into a Raspberry Pi 3 handheld, with a Pi Pico bridging authentic 9-pin joystick ports. No…
esp32 & esp8266
Get Full-HD Video From a Raspberry Pi Pico or ESP32 Over USB
A new library pushes full-HD 1920x1080 video at 60Hz from a Raspberry Pi Pico or ESP32 using a $20 USB display adapter and just…
microcontrollers
ChronoWatch X2040: An RP2040 Smartwatch That Just Tells Time
An RP2040 and a Waveshare round touchscreen become a distraction-free smartwatch, coded in C on the Pico SDK with custom touch handling and swappable…
diy projects
Build a Spinning Mechanical TV with a Raspberry Pi Pico
A Raspberry Pi Pico, an A4988 stepper driver, and five LEDs turn a spinning pin-holed disk into a real 20-row video display. Here is…
news & releases
AI Projects with Raspberry Pi: Run Local Models on a Pi 5
A new Raspberry Pi Press book walks you through running computer vision, local LLMs, and gesture recognition on a Pi 4, 5, Pico, and…
diy projects
Build a Handheld Commodore 64 With a Raspberry Pi 3 and Pico
A Raspberry Pi 3 and a Pi Pico turn a printed case, an Xbox Chatpad, and a VICE emulator into a pocketable, solder-free Commodore…
diy projects
Build a Palm-Sized POV TV with a Raspberry Pi Pico
A Raspberry Pi Pico, a stepper motor, and a spinning disk of holes turn five LEDs into a pocket-sized color TV you can build…
diy projects
Portable Commodore 64: A Raspberry Pi Retro Handheld
A YouTuber packed a full Commodore 64 into a pocketable Raspberry Pi handheld, complete with a real keyboard, joystick ports, and a Pi Pico…
diy projects
Raspberry Pi 3 Powers This Pocket-Sized Commodore 64 Handheld
A YouTuber squeezed a full Commodore 64 into a Raspberry Pi 3 handheld, using a Pi Pico to bridge 9-pin joysticks and VICE to…
diy projects
Build a Portable Commodore 64 Handheld With a Raspberry Pi 3
Retro Dad packed a full Commodore 64 into a handheld using a Raspberry Pi 3, a Pico joystick translator, and zero soldering. Here is…
microcontrollers
CircuitPython 10.3.0 Alpha 4 Brings Audio Effects to RP2040
CircuitPython 10.3.0-alpha.4 adds new audio effects to RP2040 and RP2350 boards, three settings.toml keys, and an SPI baudrate change worth knowing.
microcontrollers
Olimex PICO-EVB Turns a Raspberry Pi Pico Into a Mini-PLC
Olimex PICO-EVB turns a Raspberry Pi Pico into a real PLC: four 15A relays, optoisolated inputs, and Home Assistant support for about $17.