These aren’t meant for complex things or even to install a full operating system kernel on or for moving data files. These are more for controlling electronics directly. Something you’d find inside a very specialized device like maybe controlling the speed of an air filter fan based on information from a few environmental sensors.
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JustARaccoon@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Can someone fill me in on the intended usecases for something like this? If I wanted to make a personal cloud storage with a bunch of HDDs for example, would this be ok or underpowered to manage that?
irotsoma@lemmy.world 5 months ago
wjrii@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I run all of my DIY keyboard builds (here’s the latest) off of Pi Picos or clones with USB-C.
solrize@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Yes, way too underpowered. This is for controlling your 3D printer or stuff like that.
fubarx@lemmy.ml 5 months ago
I just posted a link to a review by someone who has been playing with it for a while and talks about a lot of use-cases: lemmy.ml/post/18938549
fin@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
I think it’d be easier to use the normal raspberry pi instead
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
The Pico is a microcontroller board more like an Arduino. it’d be great as the motherboard of a weather station or something.