Raspberry Pi Foundation, the company responsible for the famous homonymous microcomputer, has just launched an exciting new product: Pico, a microcontroller board in the mould of the well-known Arduino.
The difference is that this launch is much cheaper: while an Arduino Micro (simpler version) costs US $ 18.40 (about R $ 98 in the direct quotation and without fees), the Raspberry Pi Pico was launched for the modest US $ 4 (or R $ 21).
Alternative to the Raspberry Pi is so cheap and better than the original.
The idea is that the maker and DIY community (“do it yourself”, in English) can have fun with the device in their electronics, robotics and IoT projects. Again, Pico is not a computer, but a “brain” designed to control other devices – LED lights, sensors, LCD screens, etc. – from a code programmed by the user. In this case, this sign works with C and MicroPython languages, which are very friendly for beginners.