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.
raspberry pi
Add LoRa Long-Range Radio to Your Raspberry Pi Pico This Weekend
Send sensor data up to 15km from a Raspberry Pi Pico with a plug-in LoRa module and a LiPo battery. A cheap weekend build…
raspberry pi
Name-Your-Price Raspberry Pi Press Bundle: 16 Pico & HAT Books
Raspberry Pi Press put 16 Pico, HAT, and AI e-books on Humble Bundle at name-your-price. Here is what each title teaches and where to…
diy projects
Build a Keychain Game Console with a Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W
Ronald Nelson crammed a 13-game retro console, Wi-Fi, and a custom 52KB OS into a keychain-sized shell built on the Raspberry Pi Pico 2…
diy projects
Raspberry Pi Pico Turns a Koi-Pond Guitar Into a MIDI Controller
Monique Evette's Koi-Tar pairs a Raspberry Pi Pico with capacitive lily-pad touch sensors to turn a resin sculpture into a runway-ready MIDI instrument.
microcontrollers
Clintech Pico Board: All 48 RP2354B GPIOs in a Pico 2 Footprint
Ran out of pins on your Pico 2? Clintech's new board exposes all 48 RP2354B GPIOs in the same footprint, with room for every…
3d printing
Build a 3D-Printed Fallout Laser Tag Blaster With a Pico 2 W
A maker spent a year turning a 3D printer and a Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W into an arcade-grade, Fallout-themed laser tag system. Here's…
diy projects
Acid Drip: Build a Portable RP2040 TB-303 Acid Synth Clone
Maker Marcus Dunn cloned the legendary Roland TB-303 around an RP2040 and Mozzi - a portable acid synth with a drum machine you can…