A Sampling of Resources for the Maker Community

Sept. 17, 2024

A wide array of kits and tools are available for Makers and others interested in tinkering and creating electronic systems.

Alix Paultre

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The Raspberry Pi Pico 2 delivers a performance boost while retaining compatibility with earlier versions of the series.

Next-Gen Raspberry Pi Pico 2 MCU Board Boosts Performance, Retains Compatibility

Offering a higher core clock speed, double the memory, more powerful Arm cores, optional RISC‑V cores, as well as new security features, the Raspberry Pi Pico 2 improves performance while retaining compatibility with earlier versions of the series. Providing upgraded interfacing capabilities, it's programmable in C/C++ and Python, and uses the RP2350 high-performance secure microcontroller. Features include a comprehensive security architecture built around Arm TrustZone for Cortex-M, with package options to expand the range of addressable applications.

The novel dual-core dual-architecture of RP2350 allows you to choose between a pair of standard Arm Cortex-M33 cores or a pair of open-hardware Hazard3 cores, enabling the use of a RISC‑V architecture in a well-supported environment. The MicroPython language lets you write programs and connect hardware using PIO, SPI, and I2C interfaces. The security architecture includes secure-boot ROM, is extensively documented, and available to all users without restriction

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About the Author

Alix Paultre | Editor-at-Large, Electronic Design

An Army veteran, Alix Paultre was a signals intelligence soldier on the East/West German border in the early ‘80s, and eventually wound up helping launch and run a publication on consumer electronics for the US military stationed in Europe. Alix first began in this industry in 1998 at Electronic Products magazine, and since then has worked for a variety of publications in the embedded electronic engineering space. Alix currently lives in Wiesbaden, Germany.

Also check out his YouTube watch-collecting channel, Talking Timepieces.