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[West Texas CEO]

The Raspberry Pi folks have announced a new model, the Pico:



This isn't a new RPi board, per se, but is rather a microcontroller (along the lines of the Arduino, ESP32, Teensy, etc.) that can be programmed in C and MicroPython. It's meant for students and electronics hobbyists -- think weather sensors, robots, flashing lights, mailbox monitors, etc. The feature set looks very interesting (fast processor, lots of memory and I/O pins) and the price is right.

It will likely be supported by the Arduino ecosystem very soon, and with MicroPython support built in as well, will likely become a popular option for schools (especially with the RPi documentation behind it).

Anyone have one on order yet?

 

[Themacabre]

Mailbox monitor you say hmmmm

 

[ReyBrujo]

Notto yetto, but saw Ben Heck's review, he kept complaining about the programming environment which I (as a professional programmer) found funny.

 

[M1chl]

Nah this is the king, it's cheaper, more powerful, has wifi and miriad of other stuff:

(Designed in Czech republic also)

Don't get into the brand hype.

 

[DESTROYA]

Nah this is the king, it's cheaper, more powerful, has wifi and miriad of other stuff:

(Designed in Czech republic also)

Don't get into the brand hype.

WTF is it? If your going to say it’s better at least let us know what it is.
Words mean nothing without context

 

[M1chl]

WTF is it? If your going to say it’s better at least let us know what it is.
Words mean nothing without context

ESP32, it's written on that ship, here is link:

ESP32 Wi-Fi & Bluetooth SoC | Espressif Systems

ESP32 is a feature-rich SoC with integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity for a wide-range of IoT applications.

www.espressif.com

And sorry, I thought that would be enough.

And here is for ~10USD

ESP32, ESP32S vývojová deska 2,4GHz WiFi+Bluetooth - 38 pinů : H A D E X , spol. s r.o.

www.hadex.cz

 

[M1chl]

Here is video outlining what I've said earlier

 

[UnNamed]

Is this more powerful than Pi Zero?

 

[M1chl]

Is this more powerful than Pi Zero?

It's microcontroller, not SBC. So no.

 

[West Texas CEO]

Is this more powerful than Pi Zero?

Nope.