Welcome back to the latest updates from my world of embedded systems, maker culture, and remix-friendly innovation. Here’s what’s been happening across projects, tools, and some community events.
🔧 News & Community
Pico VSCode Extension Updates
Exciting developments for embedded firmware: you can now build with Rust or Zephyr directly in VSCode for the Raspberry Pi Pico. Read the full announcement.
I’ve done a little work with Rust on the P ico 2 and shared that on my YouTube channel. I’ve also talked to the great Jonathan Pallant, guru of all things embedded Rust on the channel. Go check them out.
Pico is Community
I’m delighted to have supported two community meetups this month. Firstly Potten PI and Pints run by the CamJam team. Run around the Cambridgeshire area of the UK. It was great to meet some of the Cambridge Hack Space team and others to talk about all our projects.
Secondly Breaking Breadboards Brighton UK event. A community group I helped to create and run. Brilliant community of builders and developers. Always so much fun to hear about the projects.
🛠️ New Tool Spotlight
New section to chat about what tools I’m investing in.
Minted Heat Insert Press Kit Perfect for when you need a reliable insert to connect bolts to your 3D prints. Explore the Nutopress Pro kit.
🎥 Featured Projects
What projects have I been working on?
- Waveshare RP2350 AMOLED Display Review A spectacular 1.64″ screen for your next project. Watch the review.
- 3D Ghost on a 2D Screen A playful experiment in visual trickery. See it in action.
- RP2350 Board Outputs Video Without GPU or OS Hardware magic at its finest. Check it out.
- Serving Static Web Pages From a Pico W Using Mongoose Lightweight web serving made simple. Tutorial video.
- Pico W WiFi Scanning – Productization Leap Forward A big step for IoT applications. Watch the update.
💡 Black Friday & Course Promotions
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- Introduction to C Development Environment for Raspberry PICO
- Raspberry PI PICO Micro Projects (C++)
- FreeRTOS on Raspberry PI PICO
- Web Service Clients on Raspberry Pi Pico W (C++)
- IoT with Raspberry PI Pico W (C++)
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🌐 Stay Connected
For more updates, tutorials, and community projects, visit drjonea.co.uk. Let’s keep building, remixing, and sharing knowledge together!
