The new Raspberry Pi Pico W is just $6

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The Pico W adds WiFi to the already-popular Pico, and the price is right.
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Contents:
00:00 - WiFi for $6
00:24 - My project idea
01:38 - A garage door sensor
03:39 - Take me to the...
04:04 - ESPHome for the Pico
04:32 - Testing Pico's WiFi
06:01 - Powered by RP2040
07:12 - Availability

КОМЕНТАРІ: 824

@Private-GtngxNMBKvYzXyPq Рік тому

To give you some idea of how valued you are by your viewers, I note that this edition was released before 4 AM and already has had 10K views an hour later. I think most of us feel your health and family come first, but glad you are feeling better. Thank you for all the great work.

@JeffGeerling Рік тому

Thank you, and yes they do! I had a lot more plans for this video-and was trying to wrap up work on another project by today, but I scrapped the latter project and had to cut back on this video substantially. Ah well, like you say, health+family first! I'm also considering taking a few weeks off in the coming months, to get some time for (book) writing, reading, and more relaxing!

@Private-GtngxNMBKvYzXyPq Рік тому

@@JeffGeerling you must put your own oxygen mask on first. If you don’t take care of yourself you will not be able to help anyone else. That includes respite breaks for rest and recuperation. Don’t deny yourself the care you would afford for others you care about. Respectfully suggested.

@BobHannent Рік тому

There are other time zones in the world, it's almost 11am here and I've been up four hours.

@Private-GtngxNMBKvYzXyPq Рік тому

@@BobHannent That was basically my point, that there are that many people, no matter what time or time zone, who eagerly and gladly choose to view his content immediately upon it being available. Sorry if I wasn’t clear about that. No slight against any particular time zone was intended. Of course the much more important point is that I believe we all want Jeff to be well and we will gladly wait knowing that he is taking care of his needs as he should. Respectfully submitted.

@JeffGeerling Рік тому

@@frederikkunze7209 Haha I knew someone would mention that. I'm actually planning on a few weeks off in October and will try to finish up the first entire draft of that book then!

@Axum73 Рік тому

Man, sorry you've been sick. I have a cousin who deals with that and flares are definitely not fun times for him. The Pico W, otoh, can be, so thanks for the heads-up on that!

@ScibbieGames Рік тому

RPi always amazes me, the RPi needed the GPU in the bootloader for booting the Pi. The Pico W controls the status LED through the WiFi chip. Whatever limitations, they sure are creative solving them lol

@HululusLabs Рік тому

There's actually a few of these chips that have Wi-Fi on board that do that

@gg-gn3re Рік тому

pretty standard to do these things.

@alexc4924 Рік тому

This sort of stuff is actually quite normal for these types of systems. The wifi chip has extra GPIOs on it so why not? And many systems boot from a custom system -specific chip when one exists

@sundhaug92 Рік тому

I mean historically PCs had the number of address bits be controlled by the keyboard controller

@jtsiomb Рік тому

@@sundhaug92 Not only historically, but currently. The A20 line is alive and well.

@excitedbox5705 Рік тому

The ESP32 has a hall sensor built in so you could use just a magnet to build a garage door sensor. I paid 4.50 for my ESP32 so that is not only cheaper but also eliminates the $20 door sensor.

@ttww1590 Рік тому

$20 avoids possible weather, vibration, and power issues door placement adds to use the built in sensor.

@dany08011 Рік тому

You're one of my favorite youtubers, you're a source of inspiration and unlike most tech youtubers you not only promote Foss and open hardware but actually contribute to the movement. Since I study electronic engineering and I'm a Linux enthusiast I find your videos simply perfect. Keep up the good work and thanks!

@johnglielmi6428 Рік тому

Hello Jeff, you always give us such informative and instructive videos. Thanks for all your hard work. I also hope you are feeling better soon.

@loldude0 Рік тому

Perfect timing! I was just about to sleep. Time to unwind and relax with this video.

@SimonTekConley Рік тому

I'm thankful you made the video, I didn't really grasp what was so good about the pico devices

@andrebotha7224 Рік тому

This was the first video I have seen of yours. Subscribed. Great content despite the hurdles. Respect from South Africa 👏

@towkukus Рік тому

love your comments about privacy, safety of the garage door and the video. Well done!

@viperjay1 Рік тому

Get better soon! Thanks for the videos!!

@ThePunkBuster Рік тому

Hey Jeff, hope you're feeling better! 🙂 Thanks for sharing the news.

@KC-nd7nt Рік тому

Glad to see your good . Thanks for the knowledge you share

@ygiagam Рік тому

I'm glad you're out of the hospital. Take care of yourself, as we need for you to continue to make these inspiring videos! I look forward to learning lots of new things from every video you make. THANKS!

@TheeDonMega1976 Рік тому

Because of your video coming out so early, I was able to grab one of these in time at $6. Thank you good sir!

@pietlego6328 Рік тому

I love your Videos. Every morning, at least for me it is morning, I'm watching your videos and if there is a new raspberry pi product, I go to my online seller and they will have it in stock so I can order it. This is how I was able to get a pi zero 2 w and I've ordered a few pi picos and now a pi pico w. Which is great because this is exactly what I needed for a project of mine where I need more pins than an ESP can spare. Can't wait for it to get shiped.

@timsarai Рік тому

They need to ramp up production on Zero 2 W, could potentially offset increased supply costs at the minute by increasing the price by $10 to the customer. It’s still preferable to the current climate.

@HighfireX Рік тому

Zero 2 W fulfills a bigger niche with it being a cheap linux board that can do things more than microcontroller. I agree there should be more stock for this.

@evanbarnes9984 Рік тому

Dude seriously! I've been trying to get a Zero 2 W for 6 months

@adamdewolfe Рік тому

Don't even bother. It seems they only care about supplying businesses with Pi's, and don't actually care about the hobbyist community they've built up to popularize said hardware. Otherwise they would at least have SOME product in stock, and wouldn't be releasing yet more new products that won't even be in stock for hobbyists to purchase.

@gammakay521 Рік тому

@@adamdewolfe what new hardware? there hasn't been a new revision of the original rpi since 2020

@adamdewolfe Рік тому

@@gammakay521 you know what I mean. The new revisions of the Zero, and now the Pico.

@DarkusObscurius Рік тому

You gave me an awesome idea for a project, i hope everything got better, Jeff, be well CRAZY GENIUS, we need you happy and healthy, mate!

@ianfree5987 Рік тому

Really enjoyed that like all your stuff. You’re interesting, informative and come across as a jolly nice chap. I’m just an engineer/ solar electrician from the UK who got an RP4 8GB a year ago and now think RPs are pretty much the best thing since sliced bead. Therefore I find your posts very inspirational. Take it easy.

@Credon59 Рік тому

Looking forward to the follow up.. really enjoy all your content, it makes me want to be a better tech guy =P Glad you’re feeling better.

@kwinzman Рік тому

I hope you are well! Looking forward to those power draw tests!

@hackdesigner Рік тому

Thanks, filed a back order with Farnell, they say it will become available on Jul 30. Perfect video just in time for my boiler remote temperature monitor project.

@jacobanderson5514 Рік тому

I've been wanting to get into building gadgets, looks like I found the perfect channel at the right time. Also good to see another creater from the Missouri area

@wimnanoe5887 Рік тому

Great to see you back in action. Can’t wait for the new videos

@zonderafspraak Рік тому

I just bought one of those garage door sensors a couple of weeks ago to do just this, but hadn't yet figured out how I wanted to integrate it. I'm probably going to do this now, thanks!

@muttboi11 Рік тому

Glad you are feeling better. I have chrons as well and feel your pain. Wish you the best and hope you stay well.

@mosesose6426 Рік тому

Glad to know you are fine and out of the hospital. great video again

@amcadam26 Рік тому

Excellent. Just yesterday I went out to find my garage door was open when it should have been closed. Perfect timing for this project.

@kelvin1316 Рік тому

I'd like to have a garage door to check to see if it is open or not LOL

@rasaskitchen Рік тому

I watched this video twice now. Very dense and informative. Thank you. I am glad you are feeling better now. :)

@imdonkeykonga Рік тому

glad to know happy to see you better

@tonymorris3935 Рік тому

I love working with the Pico, and can't wait to run one of these through the paces!

@renobodyrenobody Рік тому

Thanks a lot for your video. This is what I was waiting for the pico. Take care!

@lahmyaj Рік тому

Damn that PicoCart64 project looks awesome! Also can’t wait to watch your other videos on all this stuff and thanks so much for documenting all your work for our the community’s benefit 👏🏻👍🏻

@MichaelKlements Рік тому

Looking forward to your follow-up on power consumption. It would also be great if they had a sleep or low-power mode for these kinds of sensor projects that aren't doing much for most of the day. Take care and hope you're well again soon.

@0kk4p Рік тому

Thanks for everything m8, get well! Ciao from Italia

@jmlineb Рік тому

You are my favorite tech guy on UKposts, hands down. Sorry to hear about the physical challenges you are living with. Blessings!

@tropicaljupiter Рік тому

I was wondering the whole time thank you

@mme725 Рік тому

Glad your doing better (at the time of posting,I hope) and great video! Stay well and see you in the next one :D

@rmcdudmk212 Рік тому

Glad you are feeling better Jeff 👍

@-someone-. Рік тому

God bless. Hope you’re feeling better🙏👊

@Henchman1977 Рік тому

Hope you are feeling better!

@Sabotage_Labs Рік тому

Loooove ESP Home on Home Assistant! Happy to see the Pico support being added too!

@ashleighfarnham5586 Рік тому

This is an exciting new chip, keen to play with it. Sorry to hear you were in hospital. Hopefully you are feeling much better now.

@frame_by_frame Рік тому

Jeff hope you are doing well on the health front. Just a quick line to thank you for sharing your knowledge and insight, I really enjoy your channel. Be well, and keep coding.

@alchemyx Рік тому

How did you know I was wondering about the T-shirt? Magic. All the best dude!

@justanotherviewer4821 Рік тому

Great to see the upgrade but I am still team ESP... although when availability increases, I might get a few Pico Ws to try. Hopefully they will enable bluetooth by then!

@igordasunddas3377 Рік тому

Get well Jeff! I really enjoy your videos even though I am unlikely to do most of the stuff you do. It's awesome to learn new things though.

@danielb8197 Рік тому

yes i was wondering what the shirt said, cool shirt. Cheers for the ideas and inspiration.

@saj2694 Рік тому

I am looking forward to the next one in this series

@blevenzon Рік тому

I need that shirt!! Thank you Jeff I will def pick a few up. And I hope you’re feeling better

@JeffGeerling Рік тому

Shirt's on redshirtjeff.com! :)

@DKLHensen Рік тому

Good too see you back Jeff

@castform57 Рік тому

I've been thinking of a semi-automated garden planter watering system build some day, using some simple sensors and circuits, and I think something like the pico would probably be pretty fun to tinker with.

@jeo2222 Рік тому

Hope you are doing well, love the videos!

@RaspiPicoNoob Рік тому

Looking forward to picking up a couple of Pico Ws for some projects I have in mind.

@MauricioOtta Рік тому

Thanks for showing the shirt! Love your videos, just wish I had enough time to try everything!

@ronm6585 Рік тому

Thanks Jeff.

@LucaDev_ Рік тому

The ESP32-H2 is IMHO the most interesting microcontroller for home autmation to this date due to it's bluetooth, wifi and most importantly zigbee and thread connectivity

@LucaDev_ Рік тому

@@Batwam0 Well... the Pico W has integrated wifi. That's what this video is all about after all. And that's great but still imho not the connectivity standard that should be used for (small bandwidth) home automation devices.

@rdmkrns Рік тому

Sorry to tell you, but the ESP32-H2 doesn't have WiFi

@Jimmy_Jones Рік тому

ESP8266 is my favourite. NodeMCU specifically.

@unpersonableme1805 Рік тому

This is actually very helpful, thanks for the reference

@dumbstupidfalk Рік тому

I’m waiting for that one to drop too

@AudreyRobinel Рік тому

very nice! With this new board, the pico have replaced both arduino AND esps for teaching/school stuff. Esp32s still have lots of unique uses and capabilities, but for many projects, this will be perfect!

@JobStoit Рік тому

Sounds exciting to be able to make a mesh network with them. Like I'm invisioning a garden that just has a few sensors like soil humidity, (sun)light and temperature that you could monitor by having many of them mesh up pinging the stats to one another and eventually back to you.

@toastrecon Рік тому

Have you heard of “Farm Data Relay System”? LoRa, Wifi, ESPNow? ukposts.info/have/v-deo/bnp6aa2ReHiIznU.html

@k1zmt Рік тому

It is better to use Nordic controllers for this type of application. They are on a next level by power efficiency compared to RPi/ESP32. If you want to go industrial grade - there is SmartMesh from Analog Devices.

@D9ID9I Рік тому

@@k1zmt There is no "next level" in power efficiency. If you can write efficient firmware then your hardware is efficient. All up to how software developer is good. It is not about the hardware.

@xenn4985 Рік тому

@@D9ID9I you... you can't break through the efficiency floor with firmwear. If Nordics are built to be more efficient, they are. It's really simple.

@D9ID9I Рік тому

@@xenn4985 you can't really break own ignorance that simple. That's what I see. Because for example esp32 is created for ultra low power scenarios exactly. And only bad software or poor final product board design can make it work in power inefficient way.

@niske Рік тому

I WAS wondering, thank you :)

@wisteela Рік тому

Fantastic that they've come out with this.

@alexmasse2858 Рік тому

Feel better Geoff! Glad to see your at least looking better :)

@BillYovino Рік тому

This is great news. Thanks!

@hor4tio124 Рік тому

I really like the idea of having the pico in my homeassistant instance. In case of the garage door sensor... I would choose the esp01-S, a 2$ option, cause you just minor amonut of pins.

@avejst Рік тому

Wow, great applications Thanks for sharing your expirence with all of us:-)

@I4get42 Рік тому

That is awesome that you are feeling better today :-D

@chadmasta5 Рік тому

This is gonna be awesome for the recently released picoboot mod for the GameCube. Basically the pico can be wired in to boot homebrew easily on the system. With this you could even have it update the firmware automatically.

@lolslim690 Рік тому

Great video, and you're right about it being interfaced, which you may know I saw some 3d printed parts in this video, you can do resonance testing on 3d printers in klipper, and I heard reprap can too. But you are able to connect ADXL345 to a pico, and connect the pico to whatever MCU you are using with klipper, especially if GPIO pins aren't easily accessible.

@alonsofrias3944 Рік тому

Get well!!!

@zorabixun Рік тому

Jeff .. thanks for interesting video .. and good luck in the hospital .. 🥳

@laurentazzopardi4756 Рік тому

tnx for the great info, GWS & take care ;-)

@leepspvideo Рік тому

Great work Jeff. 👍

@martincregg Рік тому

I just received 5 from Pimoroni in the UK. I’ve soooo much to learn, but the adventure begins. Looking forward to watching more of your videos?

@KeelDudeRad Рік тому

Subbed. Due to the shortage of the zero 2w I am forced to go embedded. Thanks for showing us the ropes!

@user-bp8yg3ko1r Рік тому

Nice board, and great video!

@ArducamOfficial Рік тому

Every time Raspberry Pi drops a new board, Jeff's vid's a must-watch!

@whatthedeuce47d68 Рік тому

Great to hear you are ok otherwise, did not know you suffered from Crohn's, from personal experience I feel your pain and hope it was a scheduled procedure or check-up.. Great content as usual

@neilthomas6042 Рік тому

Shows what a versatile thr PI is, have to get one. I hope you are feeling better, after your hospita; stay.

@JLowe-uu8lr Рік тому

Stay well

@Hornet135 Рік тому

Will it actually be available or just unobtainium like most Pi stuff has been for the last couple of years? Update: Received a Pico W in the mail that I ordered last week, and I paid the standard price for it. Availability for this release much better it seems.

@JeffGeerling Рік тому

That's a good question. I guarantee it'll be hard to get for a few weeks, maybe months, but Raspberry Pi has had abundant supply of the components they're using here, so I wouldn't be surprised if it's well-stocked (in comparison to their SBC models).

@SnakebitSTI Рік тому

Picos and RP2040s were only hard to get around launch.

@MeTube3 Рік тому

I’ve just gone to my local pi reseller and ordered one without any problem.

@SprocketN Рік тому

In the UK the main suppliers are limiting to one per customer 🙁

@metatechnologist Рік тому

A $6 Pi that costs $30 if/when you can get it!!

@LamanodeManolo Рік тому

Thanks for showing the shirt! 😀

@kltr007 Рік тому

Yes, I was wondering what the shirt says, Thank You :-)

@VandersteenMark Рік тому

Thanks for the great review. And your t-shirt just shows that CPUs run on smoke, because if the smoke comes out they no longer work!

@toddbu-WK7L Рік тому

I've been playing with LoraWAN to solve my Pico connectivity issues. It still makes sense for stuff outside the house like my mailbox delivery detector (1/2 mile away), but wifi is awesome for my sump pump alarm. I hope to put together an order today!

@temyraverdana6421 Рік тому

My best wishes for a speedy recovery

@MikeKasprzak Рік тому

I saw new pi and immediately went to a shop and preordered. Take care of yourself man. 👍

@nathanielmoore87 Рік тому

This is so cool!! I hope I can get my hands on them before they sell out (Entire first batch purchased by Jeff presumably 😂). I have some vertical blinds on my sliding door and the WiFi on the Pico W would be just the thing to make them smart.

@bengerber4542 Рік тому

Just as a tip, power benchmarking using the nRF PPK2 is the way to go for embedded solutions. 1A max down to a fraction of a μA. It can do both power up States and deep sleep mode current draw to put together power profiles. It has enough RAM to hold 2 days of constant testing @ 100Sps, but also goes up to 10kSps. Best cheap embedded current meter I have used by far.

@MeTube3 Рік тому

RP2040 with WiFi was already available for months as other manufacturers used the component. I have Invector Challenger, but I’ve ordered one of these Raspberry ones as I suspect it will get more community backing longer term.

@JeffGeerling Рік тому

Yeah; that's the main thing-since it's the 'official' wifi model, I'm guessing more 3rd party software will incorporate support by default, whereas you might have to do extra work for other wifi-enabled boards like that Wio and RP2040 Connect.

@jan.tichavsky Рік тому

I doubt you can get other RP2040 board with WiFi for $6.

@berndkonemann5049 Рік тому

Excellent, thank you

@johandahlstrom5347 Рік тому

Get well soon! My son has Crones also, I it is not good!

@conrat2000 Рік тому

I too have Chrohn's disease. I hope you are doing well. Thank you for the great video.

@namgibau Рік тому

I love the low end RPi boards and this looks no different. The only issue is availability in my area of the world, so pricing tends to reflect that. It was funny that you mentioned the pull up resistor as for whatever reason as soon as you mentioned how you connected the wires my brain started screaming about floating inputs and I completely forgot about the pull up method until I read it in you initial code.

@anthonyrussano Рік тому

just got my hands on my first pico w this week

@bagorolin Рік тому

Thank you so much for the last second 😅

@JeffGeerling Рік тому

Haha, I almost cut it but I was like no, people will ask!

@ToniLahdekorpi Рік тому

I have 7 ESP8266 with most of them connected through ESPHome and have had for years and never had connectivity issues.

@peegee101 Рік тому

Loving it that you are going into the micropython space!

@HakAtIt Рік тому

Awesome. To make it a little more battery friendly you'll want to have it sleep and use interrupts. This is very exciting. Will be interesting to compare this to the esp32

@TheOleHermit Рік тому

Very relieved to know your Crones is better. This looks like a great series with the PICO W. A few years ago, I purchased a bunch of ESP devices for a WiFi environmental control network, but killed the project rather than become part of someone else's cloud. Any/all autonomous IoT solutions are very interesting, especially for most of us hermit makers (or am I a maker hermit?🤔).

@KarldorisLambley Рік тому

lol. i had trouble with a crone too. then I got divorced.

@kevinwhite9919 Рік тому

Just for prosperity, you can use a much cheaper reed switch (~$3) to sense door closed/not closed, or if you want to wire up more, door closed, door fully open, door in-between. i glue mine (with elastomeric caulk) between the drive track and the door drive arm/release clutch. super easy to install, much easier to use and less expensive than the sensor you have in the vid.