With the announcement of the powerful RP2040 in early 2021, Raspberry Pi shifted its focus from (only) single-board computers (SBCs) to the world of custom microcontroller silicon. They followed this up in August 2024 with the new and improved RP2350, making RPi arguably the most exciting chipmaker in the microcontroller sphere. In this online training session, presenter Jeremy Cook will introduce the Raspberry Pi microcontroller family–along with their corresponding Pico and Pico 2 dev boards–outlining its features and drawbacks, and whether or not you should use one in your next project.
Jeremy Cook is a freelance tech journalist who spent over a decade in manufacturing automation. In conjunction with writing, he loves to experiment with electronics and creative fabrication, using those skills to create everything from