Ya do but some how they manage to give you just as much at the same time
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Mini 2MP SPI Camera Module for Raspberry Pi Pico
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@CAProjects yeah I saw this recently, pretty impressive! Haven’t seen that camera module before though - what’s the max frame rate?
It does not say, it’s by arducam and they have no specified
So I got another 3 pico delivered today as well as the Tiny 2040 too along with a bunch of sensors for the weather station project 
just need to get the Amphenol mezzanine connector thing at some point to do the wake up the pi-top thing and do data transfer too
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@CAProjects you move at a crazy pace with these projects, keep it up as it’s awesome to see and hear about all the cool stuff you’re getting to work on! 
lego case for the Raspberry Pi Pico
https://www.robmiles.com/journal/2021/2/26/raspberry-pi-pico-cases-at-adafruit
RPi pico overclocking
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I enjoyed your video - very good.
By chance did you record the temperature increase while making the changes?
It’s not my video, I’m just posting the interesting information on the pico.
I really like the testing process if the person that made the video tho
The Feather RP2040 has now being released
https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/adafruit-feather-rp2040
The issues i have with this board is that there is only official support for CircuitPython which means you cannot even use both cores and no timeframe on when that will be added, same with asyncio and other built in features that MicroPython supports. This is one issue i have with Adafruit stuff, if you want support, your going to have to add it or wait, and using thier products on full python, you have to use thier blanka library as they refuse outright to natively support the full python or you can convert the libraries if your up for that chalange.
while its based on the RP2040, they have made some changes that makes coding even in C/C++ dificult because of lack of official support.
I will buy it but dont think i will ever use it
Just received my Feather RP2040 today
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this one will stay in the bag for the now, will be a CircuitPython only board but waiting for them to actually add more support for the RP2040 like threading etc
More interesting news on the Pico front
Arduino IDE adds official support for RPi Pico, Now this raises some questions, are they testing the Arduino core on the Pico to bug test? (well really smart move to do this now to get core components fleshed out) How long before the Arduino RP2040 Connect is released?
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Edited my original post adding the current and announced boards for the rp2040
good news eInk fans, there is eInk shields for the RPi Pico by waveshare in 2 sizes, 2.19 inch (250x122) and 2.9 inch (296x128) B&W Or tricolor (red)
https://www.waveshare.com/product/raspberry-pi/boards-kits/raspberry-pi-pico-cat/pico-epaper-2.9.htm
https://store.arduino.cc/nano-rp2040-connect
So the Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect has now been released. to be honest, i think it’s too late to the party and i really do not think that the nano layout was the best thing for it.
I have a Nano 33 IOT and a MKR WiFi 1010, both are 3.3v boards BUT i think the MKR series boards are more hobbyist/maker friendly witht he built in battery connector /charger
This is the Nano layout
This is the MKR layout - also has a 5pin I2C connector, odd that its 5 pin and not 4 (5th pin is an alarm)
Question: which layout would you prefer
Specs
- USB Micro B
- 3.3v Logic
- Board Power Supply (USB/VIN): 5V/5-21V
- 16MB SPI Flash
- u-blox-Nina Wifi W102 (BLE 4.2 and WiFi 2.4GHz)
- Bluetooth supports SSP DUN PAN GATT
- WiFi supports 802.11 BGN
- Microphone
- 6 axis IMU
- 22 digital, 20 with PWM and 8 analog
- full support for the entire RP2040 software ecosystem
- Supports MicroPython
- Arduino IOT Cloud Compatible
I am a little disappointed that they went with USB Micro B and not USB-C as micro B has its issues with breaking compared to USB-C
Price : £24 at ThePiHut, $24.50/€21.00 at arduino.cc
I have ordered 2 
