Raspberry Pi 5
“Do not grow old no matter how long you live. Never cease to stand like curious children before the great mystery into which we were born.” — Albert Einstein
About the size of a credit card, the Raspberry Pi is what's called a single-board computer. Once you hook up a keyboard, mouse, and monitor, it works just like a regular computer. I'm using the Pi 5.
Guides
Laboratories
- 📷 Camera Module 3 6/21/26
- 🕹️ Joystick 5/29/26
- 🎩 Sense Hat 5/22/26
- 🎮 Reactor Game 5/20/26
- 🚦 Traffic Light Simulator 4/29/26
Pico Laboratories
About the size of a stick of gum, the Raspberry Pi Pico is what's called a microcontroller development board. I'm using it alongside the Pi 5
to experiment with physical computing projects (such as a burglar alarm) that need components like lights, buttons, and sensors.
The Pi 5 has 40 built-in pins you can use similarly for prototyping. However, it's not ideal to use as the pins are packed
really close together and likely already has peripherals connected (monitor, power cable, etc.).
I'm using the Pico 2 W
which adds built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. See the Pi Pico 2 W Pinout
for pinout diagram.