Your challenge, Chris, is quite clear; creating a Pico controlled tea-making network.

This is me officially letting you know I’d like to see more videos on raspberry pi picos and microcontrollers. Thanks, from The States

My first thought when you started that board was "Oh look, a Cylon." Then having your By Your Command title straight afterwards really tickled my funny bone. Small things amuse small minds I guess. Good episode, as always.

I'm starting to think I was lucky there weren't these kinds of toys when I was a kid. If there had been, I would have never left my room... except maybe for a monthly visit to an electronics store.

Yes, I think another video on various use cases of the Pico would be cool. Maybe invite viewers to submit their working set ups to show and tell? Or anyway just to get a flavor of the different ways it can be used.

I dont comment often, but just wanted to say - love the channel, you make fantastic videos!

I’ve never used a micro controller but I appreciate their simplicity in doing a single job well. No lengthy boot times, updates or antivirus to worry about. I’m thinking of all sorts of home automation ideas.

Got my Pico PIO counting at 62.5 Mhz and not missing a count. It will output square wave at 125Mhz with less than 200 picosec jitter! Hope to use it in the lab to do fpga style functions at fraction of cost. Much potential in robots and science hardware. Thanks for a great video!

The Sunday ritual: Crossword puzzle from the NY Times, The Puzzle on NPR, ExplainingComputers. Sundays are amazing!

it´is so satisfying when one test a new hardware and see the LEDs turning on for the first time.

I am impressed. You've done it again. My experience with Micro Python has just doubled. Thank you for taking the time to educate us.

Another great video. Really appreciate your efforts, and the continued excellence of your work. Look forward to your program each Sunday morning.

I am an experienced amateur programmer, having programmed PICs, Arduinos, BBC Micro:bits etc for years. I have bought two Picos along with 3rd party experimenting boards and struggled for a while adjusting my thinking to programming the Pico. I have read some very wordy documents from these suppliers, possibly too quickly, and missed one or two crucial bits of information before starting my experimenting. Having watched your very clear video this morning I immediately discovered where I was going wrong and all is now well. You have done it yet again Chris, do keep producing your excellent videos! There are lots of us out here that will watch everything you produce because we will always learn something new and very useful from them. More tutorials on using the Pico itself would be most welcome. Many thanks to you!

That's the best intro to the Pi Pico I have seen.

There's some fantastic macro filming in this episode. Really clean soldering job and all in focus. And yes, would love to see more microcontroller videos!

Oh yeah, been waiting for raspberry pico from my favorite UKpostsr

Fantastic episode, Chris - an incredibly clear explanation of the difference between the Pico and 'full fat' Pi. Please please do some more videos exploring the possibilities. The speed it started your running your code when you switched on the powerbank was just jaw-dropping!

That was a very simple and elegant demonstration of the Pico's capabilities and got me thinking about the possibilities. Thanks very much as always! I can't believe it starts immediately after power on!

I've learned more about this in a few minutes on your video than in hours of struggling with it other places on the net. Well done.

yes please .. take a look at micro:bit and the likes .. love your content, your voice, your editing .. sooo much effort

Chris - thank you for another fun and informative video. I appreciate your dry humor. As I sit in now unfrozen Texas on Sunday mornings, I tell my wife it is time to listen to my favorite Brit. Personally, I would appreciate more microcontroller videos, especially looking at communications between the microcontroller and a single board computer using, say, SPI. However, I will comment that, with the advent of the Pico, there is more overlap with another of my favorite channels - Dronebot Workshop. In an ideal world, the two of you could collaborate on some videos, but who knows? Again, thank you for another enjoyable Sunday morn!

Chris, I always enjoy your content as it is so well produced and “explained”. You might need to start another channel called Explaining Microcontrollers. :-)

The single best introduction and explanation of the Pico on the entire internet. Definitely would like to see follow-ups with some practical applications. Including how to use that onboard temperature sensor.

The best explanation and demo I've come across since purchasing my Picos. Thanks for making this such a breeze and easy to follow!

Chris, yet another entertaining, informative video with the added easter egg of including Glen A Larson's ground breaking work of using flashing LED's in Battlestar Galactica and Knightrider. As always you have made my day and by extension the world a brighter place. Many thanks. P.S. It would be great to see the Pico being used to control a motor.

Another popular microcontroller is the ESP32-PICO-KIT, or any number of variants of the ESP32. It would be nice to see a comparison between the RP PICCO and the ESP32 PICCO. Great content as always and thanks for sharing.

I could listen to you explain stuff all day Chris. 👍 The soldering part... "40 Shiney, molten, metal connections later..." 😂 That kind of silly dry humour cracks me right up. I love it. Also, thanks for all the time you put in helping us plebs. 👍👍

the cup of tea joke hit me so hard because of the dead air between the joke and the transition. so good.

I’m looking forward to a day when I have time to tinker with things such as this again. Teaching remotely has kept me away from being able to explore how I could use something like this. I know I’d enjoy seeing what you’d do with it, if you’re so inclined. Cheers!

Yes, I would like to see more microcontroller videos, maybe a comparison of an arduino uno to the pi pico

As always, a very well done video. The practical demonstrations provided are always much appreciated. I would love to see more videos on the Pico and other microcontrollers.

Chris your well presented videos have opened up a whole new world of exciting computer project ideas, I for one would be grateful should you decide to include further micro controller projects like this one. Many thanks for your inspiration.

On the brighter side, I used to run 'Doom', 'Dark Forces', X-Wing/Tie Fighter' and 'Rise of the Triad' on my 133MHz Pentium. (Hehehe)

Great video Chris! I am wanting to teach a younger family member some electronics / programming and the format of this video will be nice start to get the ball rolling. Would be very excited to see some 2 wheel robot motor control examples and some examples of using sensors. Much love from Sheffield, 8-bit.

Please, sir, I want more. Your explanations of this brave new world of SBCs and micro-controllers are quite facinating.

I've never seen any explanation like that ever, I even paused the video to say THANK YOU!

When the Pico was released , I didn't buy it as I thought I didn't need it as I have many other micro-controllers , But as soon as i saw your video and satisfying electronic imagery ,I feel I should buy one....

great video , yes i would love to see other micro controllers being featured , eg esp32 etc , even using a pi to read data from them

Yes Chris, after that introduction to a Pico controller I am keen to see where you want to go with it. Another top video for a Sunday's evening viewing. Thanks.

I just bought a Raspberry pi pico on a whim while I was ordering some other components. This was absolutely the introductory video I needed, thanks for the work you put in to making it.

That was.. illuminating. I'd had no idea how those things worked. Now I have my first clue! :D

Your mind reading skills have reached god mode 😊

Just got a raspberry pi and found this channel and have been binge watching videos since 2016 apparently. Really great channel that deserves more subs!

Just received my pico''s yesterday and exciting times are ahead! Looking forward to what you come up with using the pico! Well done!

So that's what a Pico is all about! Thanks Sir Chris.

I bought a couple of pico:s the same day as the release. A Pico Explorer Base is the next thing I'm going to "invest in". It has been sold out for a long time at Pimoroni but seems to be in stock again. 😀 Didn't know about Thonny. Great tip and excellent video as always. Thank you.

Excellent video. Extremely clear and to the point. For a guy that grow-up with Spectrums, 2068s, C64, C128s this channel makes me feel like I'm on my game.

I like your channel with dry English humor and great tutorials. You are a great teacher so keep it up!

Pico is one of the best codenames for the PI.

A Pentium running at 133 mhz was the pride and joy of our family once. Obviously we also had a 3dfx Voodoo card with 4 mb. YES! Really! That was the stuff dreams were made of and made our house where we all played, much to the despair of my mum who provided us with crisps and lemonade.

Great set of videos, have been binge watching them in the last days, THANK YOU so much for taking the time to make such good content.

Much appreciated. You explained the basics of getting the Pico up and running very simply and clearly. Yes - please do go ahead with a further video on additional I/O tasks.

Hi chris , i'm Christian. (CD) I can't help waiting for next pico video !!

I watch the contents very well, I wish you continued success.

I really appreciate your channel! Even seasoned geeks can learn a lot from you!

Thanks Chris. I particularly enjoyed the "cup of tea" comment! I could do with a good reason to learn python, so please do take us into the world of microcontrollers. Anything which can get processing jobs done quicker and cheaper is worth looking at, and this tiny controller looks like a great introduction to the genre

I was waiting for this from the launch if it!!!

Now I want to make my own gamepad controller and use the Pi Pico as the brains.

Awesome job, Chris! I might pick one of these up for home automation tasks! I’d love for you to do a video on using the GPIO pins and the breadboard and resisters in more detail!

Awesome ! I got one of these in a Kit with accessories in a bundle when I bought my pi400. When it arrived I had no ruddy idea what it was, now I do, thanks Chris !

Hi, useful to see. Be interested in seeing it compared with Arduino and/or Teensy etc to see why one would choose them over it or vica versa.

😂 awesome reference to Knight Rider and Battlestar Galactica! 👍

Thanks Chris, I'd very much appreciate to see more controller videos from you Chris.

More videos on pico and micro controllers please. Any content from you is always good content.

Yes more detail. I need some help with getting started training myself and my homeschooled daughter

My day is complete :)

I love your videos. I would like to see more Pico videos, perhaps using them in conjunction with the regular pi's. Looking forward to more of your videos.

It's been pretty great in my experience. I just finished a project with serial bluetooth, hid, and basic inputs. The C++ library space is fairly thin at the moment, so a lot of it had to be done by hand, but once I programmed it, everything just kinda worked as expected which was nice. And the best part is that it's fast with lots of memory despite being only $4. I've already got another project in the works.

The Pico became self-aware about 30 seconds after the video was recorded and ever since... Mr. Screwdriver has been missing.

Nice video bro 👍👍

What a great little device! I would definitely like to see you do more with it in the future.

Great video for people like me who bought a Pico entirely on the basis of it being $4 and being familiar with Raspberry Pi as a computer but with no programming experience. I now have a $4 flashing LED, the world is my oyster!

Remember those times when electronic toys have a black solid tar to protect the chipset?

It would be great to see more Pico. As always enjoyed the video.

I love your videos! I've caught the microcontroller bug and now I need all the resources I can find!

You made me buy my first Raspberry Pi, and now i'm ordering my first Pico because of this video. Thank you.

Yes, More!

Fourth? In any case I’m very glad to see you take a look at the Pico! By popular demand I assume?

That british wit of yours, Chris. This microcontroller has everything; this is the first one I see with an onboard temperature sensor. I'm sure you got a lot of exciting ideas. I'm looking forward to see what you got in mind for it. Now I have my own Pi 400. Guess who is responsible for tempting me to buy one. And now I want this microcontroller to go with it.

I appreciate both this video and the Glen A. Larson reference.

"a whole career out of running lights" - gee, hadn't thought of it like that

11:45 ~ Blu-Tack again EC?

Loving this video Chris with your efforts getting the soldering iron and breadboard out!

Excellent timing -- my Pico arrived a day ago. Coming from Arduino/ESP32 and C, your intro was spot on informative. I would look forward to another Pico project.

"No tea making facilities..." Well! That's a deal-breaker for me, I'm out! 😝

Raise your hand if you saw Monty Python instead of Micro Python when it appeared on the screen.

I somehow missed the releasing the Pico, I'm really amazed by it and it has honestly rekindled my love for micro-controllers!

Great video! Now I understand the basics of what a micro controller is vs a computer. Thank you!

Raspberry Pi Foundation may have been concerned that including tea making functionality would have caused users to defenestrste themselves... (Father Ted reference)

Or telling computers / phones we DON'T want to accept cookies!!!

I'm a new sub and your level and pace of explaining things is perfect . Love your channel .

I wasn't sure where you were going at the beginning of the video, but I liked how it all concluded. This is really interesting especially if you want to build props that light up, Proton Pack anybody?

No tea making facilities? NO TEA MAKING FACILITIES?!?!???? This is where I draw the line. The Pi team has gone too far.

Great video Chris, i would love to see more on the Pico and other micro controllers

very interesting, I have long left my hobby in microcontrollers because I have complicated ports and programming, after seeing your video, the technology has changed a lot, it seems simpler, I want to start again

Cheers Chris. Thanks for another video demonstrating the latest addition to the Raspbery Pi ecosystem. I am sure there are many interesting projects that you could embark upon with this neat piece of kit. I am always interested in learning more about electronics and micro controllers and how to make things that interact with the physical rather than the digital world. As always stay well.

Thanks, Chris, a good introduction to the Pico. My Pico doesn't pull sufficient current to keep my USB power bank switched on. If you have the same problem, I suggest a 3xAAA battery pack connected to pins 38 & 39. My partner's car recently took to flattening it's battery while parked, so my first project will be a data logger to measure voltage and discharge current of a car's battery.

Thanks for the informative and well presented vid, CB! Really appreciate your time!

Excellent explanation, sir. Having never worked with microcontrollers, this video sparked some interest for me as it doesn't seem as complicated as I thought it was for all of these years.

Yes please, more microcontroller goodness would be very much appreciated. Nice use of the soldering iron BTW, I think it's the first time I've ever seen you brandishing one.