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🌞 July Update — Recovering from Event Season Event season hit hard this year. Maker Central, Evolve26, Hardware Pioneers… all incredible, all exhausting, and all packed with inspiration. Add in a wave of new Pico ecosystem releases, and July arrived before I even noticed.

🌞 July Update — Recovering from Event Season

Event season hit hard this year. Maker Central, Evolve26, Hardware Pioneers… all incredible, all exhausting, and all packed with inspiration. Add in a wave of new Pico ecosystem releases, and July arrived before I even noticed.

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Three Minute story? 256x64 LVGL LED display using Hub75 panels and driven by the RP2350. Perfect for a #starwars inspired event screen. https://youtube.com/shorts/O2MtC0XbCtI #rp2040 #rp2350 #raspberrypipico #raspberrypipico2 #pico2 #iot #microcontroller #clang #cpplang

New Video: 256x64 LVGL LED display using Hub75 panels and driven by the RP2350. Perfect for a #starwars inspired event screen. https://youtu.be/Hx0dfWxntiw #rp2040 #rp2350 #raspberrypipico #raspberrypipico2 #pico2 #iot #microcontroller #clang #cpplang

Charging ReXP1 LiFePO4 Power Cells onboard. #StarWars inspired. https://youtube.com/shorts/vRxWJGNQjxI #rp2040 #raspberrypipico #iot #microcontroller #clang #cpplang #rpipico #ros2 #microros #robotics

New Video: LiFePO4 Charging onboard my droid! https://youtu.be/jzD1PqnGDvs #rp2040 #raspberrypipico #iot #microcontroller #clang #cpplang #rpipico #ros2 #microros #robotics

Three Minute review of the PIMORONI Interstate 75 W. 256x64 LED Screen driven by a RP2350! https://youtube.com/shorts/QIZ8m0hpb7g #rp2040 #rp2350 #raspberrypipico #raspberrypipico2 #pico2 #iot #microcontroller #clang #cpplang #pimoroni

New Video: 256x64 LED Screen driven by a RP2350! The PIMORONI Interstate 75 W has so many possibilities. Check out the full review here. https://youtu.be/wA4Y5RzLxes #rp2040 #rp2350 #raspberrypipico #raspberrypipico2 #pico2 #iot #microcontroller #clang #cpplang #pimoroni

Waveshare RP2350 Touch 7". This is a very different type of screen and that really confused me for a bit. Can I get stable LVGL demos to work, check it out. https://youtube.com/shorts/oOzSIKcCU24 #rp2040 #rp2350 #raspberrypipico #raspberrypipico2 #pico2 #iot #microcontroller #clang #cpplang

New Video: Why did the RP2350 Touch 7" confuse me and challenge my builds? Check out the review and demo projects. https://youtu.be/LBE8vA3Ne44 #rp2040 #rp2350 #raspberrypipico #raspberrypipico2 #pico2 #iot #microcontroller #clang #cpplang

Introducing BπBO my new droid projects, in Three Minutes or less. https://youtube.com/shorts/yb_jIXJMkc4 #rp2040 #raspberrypipico #iot #microcontroller #clang #cpplang #rpipico #ros2 #microros #robotics

May news for RPI Pico ecosystem, my projects and my YouTube channel. New Binge Mode launched.

May Newsletter — Event Season Is Here!

I tried to let AI do the maths… it couldn’t. So I built a 3‑DoF Stewart Platform myself — and it works beautifully. Full story inside.

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Template Project for this new Waveshare Screen. I do love an AMOLED screen and driven by RP2350. https://youtube.com/shorts/5X-J8wwJyFI?feature=share #rp2040 #rp2350 #raspberrypipico #raspberrypipico2 #pico2 #iot #microcontroller #clang #cpplang #waveshare

I do love an AMOLED screen and driven by RP2350. https://youtube.com/shorts/7GHmgmlOucE?feature=share #rp2040 #rp2350 #raspberrypipico #raspberrypipico2 #pico2 #iot #microcontroller #clang #cpplang #waveshare

New Video: I do love an AMOLED screen and driven by RP2350. Plus a DrJonEA code book to get started. On youTube Now: https://youtu.be/eblHK0M1Lzk #rp2040 #rp2350 #raspberrypipico #raspberrypipico2 #pico2 #iot #microcontroller #clang #cpplang #waveshare

VSCode can't tell the difference. A cheaper Debug Probe or when Raspberry Pi Debug Probes are not available. https://youtube.com/shorts/bXOYIJRK774?feature=share #rp2040 #rp2350 #raspberrypipico #raspberrypipico2 #pico2 #iot #microcontroller #clang #cpplang

Half Price Debug Probe! https://youtube.com/shorts/bXOYIJRK774?feature=share #rp2040 #rp2350 #raspberrypipico #raspberrypipico2 #pico2 #iot #microcontroller #clang #cpplang

New Video: A cheaper Debug Probe or when Raspberry Pi Debug Probes are not available. VSCode Can't tell the difference. On YouTube Now: https://youtu.be/k14vXFqOGqI #rp2040 #rp2350 #raspberrypipico #raspberrypipico2 #pico2 #iot #microcontroller #clang #cpplang

Stewart Platform, 3 Servos for Roll, Pitch and Z displacement. https://youtube.com/shorts/0zvVQ1Sgdw0 #robotics #stewartplatform #3dof #busservos #math

Stewart Platform, Experiments for a Robot head to Pitch, Roll and Height. https://youtube.com/shorts/Gi3hQbKVtR4 #robotics #stewartplatform #3dof #busservos #math

One week until Maker Central (16-May-2026 NEC). I'm sharing some space on the Maker Station stand with my friend and amazing maker @danmakesthings. Hope to meet you at the event. Do say hi.

New Video. Stewart Platform, I feared the Math and AI didn't help, but actually, one change to the model made this quite simple. On YouTube now: https://youtu.be/iaLedpMlEa4 #robotics #stewartplatform #3dof #busservos #math

🚀 A Busy Season of Builds, Releases & Events A new Droid project always means chaos — the good kind.

🚀 A Busy Season of Builds, Releases & Events

A new Droid project always means chaos — the good kind.

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Control a Relay over the internet on a Pico W. Circuit, PCB Design, Code. I tell you everything. https://youtube.com/shorts/G8FsRdTpMsY #rp2040 #rp2350 #raspberrypipico #raspberrypipico2 #pico2 #iot #microcontroller #clang #mqtt

Relay Control. Making my Pico W an IoT platform with MQTT. https://youtube.com/shorts/ofjkf9ACngM #rp2040 #rp2350 #raspberrypipico #raspberrypipico2 #pico2 #iot #microcontroller #clang #mqtt

New Video: Driving relays from a Raspberry PI Pico Q. The circuit and PCB design, just for you. Controlling stuff from anywhere (MQTT)! https://youtu.be/k14vXFqOGqI #rp2040 #rp2350 #raspberrypipico #raspberrypipico2 #pico2 #iot #microcontroller #clang #cpplang

LiFePO4 batteries give me more power, safer operation and the opportunity to charge in situ. ReXP1 moving forward. https://youtube.com/shorts/HyKo0l_rlBQ #rp2040 #raspberrypipico #iot #microcontroller #clang #cpplang #rpipico #ros2 #microros #robotics

ReXP1 LiFePO4 for a safer robot life https://youtube.com/shorts/6F-PsLN1LTM #rp2040 #raspberrypipico #iot #microcontroller #clang #cpplang #rpipico #ros2 #microros #robotics

New Video: Migrating ReXP1 droid to LiFePO4 batteries. Not exactly a straightforward project, a few zigs and zags. Learn more: https://youtu.be/IobU7D6pnlc #rp2040 #raspberrypipico #iot #microcontroller #clang #cpplang #rpipico #ros2 #microros #robotics