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circuitrocksOct 22 · 2 min read

Run an SSH Server on an RP2040 Pico with Ethernet

Picture a lab bench at 11 PM, a thesis demo due in the morning, and a board that only talks over a USB cable you keep unplugging by accident. Ricardo Marques went the other way: he made an RP2040 answ

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circuitrocksOct 20 · 2 min read

Raspberry Pi Pico Halloween Builds: Motion-Triggered Spooky Props

Here is a short parts list for a spooky prop that reacts to people: one Raspberry Pi Pico, one HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensor or PIR motion sensor, a hobby servo, and a store-bought Halloween decoration to

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circuitrocksOct 13 · 2 min read

Nokia 3310 Pico Mod: Go Game Engine on an 84x48 Screen

Can a 2000-era phone with an 84x48 monochrome screen and a single buzzer still run new games? Developer Hoani Bryson says yes, and his entry won the eighth Nokia 3310 Jam out of 51 submissions. What B

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circuitrocksOct 10 · 2 min read

Build an '80s Brick Phone with a Raspberry Pi Pico and Bluetooth

Your phone buzzes mid-soldering, and suddenly the iron is cold and you are reading a group chat. Kevin Noki's fix is a chunky brick handset that rings only when approved callers get through, with the

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circuitrocksSep 28 · 3 min read

Animate a Halloween Skeleton with a Raspberry Pi Pico and Servos

A ₱200-ish Pico can make a cheap plastic skeleton wave, kick, and stare at trick-or-treaters with glowing eyes. That is why this Halloween build from the Raspberry Pi team is worth a look before Octob

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circuitrocksSep 27 · 2 min read

Flip-Dot Display Turns Fluid Physics Into Sound on a Pi Pico 2 W

Most fluid simulations on LED matrices look great and say nothing. The whole effect is visual, and the moment you look away it goes silent. Maker Tim Alex Jacobs, who goes by Mitxela, wanted the oppos

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circuitrocksSep 26 · 2 min read

Raspberry Pi Pico Revives a Discontinued Heathkit Packet Radio Modem

The Heathkit HK-21 Pocket Packet modem hasn't been made since the 1980s, and a working used unit now sells for more than most hobbyists spent on the original kit. Maker btech skipped the hunt for a de

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circuitrocksSep 22 · 2 min read

Overclocked RP2350 Pushes 1080p DVI Video With No Framebuffer

To try this at home you need a Raspberry Pi Pico 2 or any other RP2350 board, a DVI breakout (or a hand-wired resistor ladder across four differential GPIO pairs), a short HDMI cable, and a monitor th

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circuitrocksSep 5 · 3 min read

Someone Squeezed a Generative AI Image Model Onto a $1 RP2350

Edge AI has meant roughly one thing for the past two years: a Jetson, a Coral stick, or at minimum a Raspberry Pi 5 doing the heavy lifting. The quieter, more interesting work is happening a tier belo

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circuitrocksAug 29 · 3 min read

A Parody Apple Laptop Reborn: The RP2350 Mactini Actually Works

Joke hardware keeps turning into a serious way to learn embedded firmware. Makers have spent the last few years rebuilding gadgets that only ever existed in ads, films and cartoons, and the results ke

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Run an SSH Server on an RP2040 Pico with Ethernet

Raspberry Pi Pico Halloween Builds: Motion-Triggered Spooky Props

Nokia 3310 Pico Mod: Go Game Engine on an 84x48 Screen

Build an '80s Brick Phone with a Raspberry Pi Pico and Bluetooth

Animate a Halloween Skeleton with a Raspberry Pi Pico and Servos

Flip-Dot Display Turns Fluid Physics Into Sound on a Pi Pico 2 W

Raspberry Pi Pico Revives a Discontinued Heathkit Packet Radio Modem

Overclocked RP2350 Pushes 1080p DVI Video With No Framebuffer

Someone Squeezed a Generative AI Image Model Onto a $1 RP2350

A Parody Apple Laptop Reborn: The RP2350 Mactini Actually Works