Raspberry Pi Pico 2 RISC-V Project

Tinkering with the new Raspberry Pi Pico 2 and using it's RISC-V CPU cores with MicroPython to scroll images and text on a small OLED screen.

[@mr.coolio4321]

Wow, that was quick!

[@garycroftsmicroscopy]

Nice I always call it risc five

[@blathablather]

risc-five, how was your experience in using the pico 2? Any different to pico 1?

[@LesPounder]

Thanks. Pico 2, for basic GPIO stuff with MicroPython, feels the same as Pico 1. The extra RAM and CPU power will be more useful for the more complicated / exotic projects like emulation.

[@fizipcfx]

@@LesPounder i heard pico 2 has better power usage.

[@LesPounder]

@@fizipcfx It supposedly has better power usage. I've yet to test that aspect. Jeff Geerling has made some progress testing that.

[@Steven-vo4ee]

V = 5

[@Ying-yang6969]

Ia that micro usb or type c?

[@LesPounder]

Micro USB to keep compatibility with the older Pico range.

[@4mb127]

I wish it wasn't sold out everywhere :(

[@mr.coolio4321]

Try pimoroni

[@LesPounder]

Most retailers are taking pre-orders. Eben Upton states in the launch blog post that there aren't many in the sales channels right now. Pre-orders should be honored from August 19.

[@adrimathlener8008]

I'll just take my time and I'm not in a hurry to get one.