“Brilliant brilliant brilliant brilliant!
This is a lovely little device with a quality aluminium case, nice bright display and quality pad and buttons. I’ve used both MicroPython and C++ (which was much easier to setup than I had expected).
The SDK is in source, so you can see how things are implemented, as well as very usable for starting projects.
Raspberry Pi foundation have great resources too; I never thought that I would be able to learn PIO to drive the screen! Everything seems understandable and learnable. No OS hiding all the glorious details!
It really has made me as excited about programming as when I had a BBC micro as a child.”
“The picosystem arrived promptly which was great the device itself is quite new but from the games available so far I was impressed. The build quality of the device is where it excels great quality metal premium finish a great job. New games are trickling slowly but some great stuff is being worked on I have my hopes high for this one thanks once again to the team behind it :)”
“Pros:
- The build quality is great. The metal chassis, buttons etc. all feel amazing.
- If you're familiar with working with other Pi devices or microcontrollers you should be able to just jump right in.
Cons:
- MicroPython library is still under work and not much documentation.
- The screen isn't flush with the case so you're going to get dirt, dust etc inside eventually.”
“Pico is the keyword here, small it is. I love all tiny electronics, although I'm gettin up in age where my eyesight no longer appreciates my mind on these things. LOL. I can barely see what is happening on this tiny thing but I love it.”
