DeskPi PicoMate for Raspberry Pi Pico/Pico W, Learning Electronics and Programming Platform Based on Raspberry Pi Pico/Pico W, with 12 Detachable Modules

My son in law said it's great! Big Geek 🤓

Fun kit to learn the basics. Might even end up with some very useful projects.

The unit looks like a nice kit no soldering or assembly with a added RP Pico H. Good stops there.Every example in the manual and the DeskPi wiki is not right. They have spelling issues the one pictured tries to convert a tuple to an int.None sighted work out of the box.Instead of RP Micropython it uses Adafruit Circuit Python (7.1.X) if you care about that.Until deskpi goes through their wiki and corrects the examples just not worth buying.

For PCB's this is simply a stunning design from an aesthetic point of view, the laser cutting and soldering is precise, and its clear that visual organization was an important part of development.This is an add-on, expansion, or accessory to a 'Raspberry Pi Pico' system; without the Pico, it doesn't work.To make this expansion work you will have to have enough coding experience to add some entry-level python coding. (If you don't code or are new to coding, python is not a typically starting point).I added this to a Pico that will be controlling a 3D printer that I'm building. Everything fired up on the first try following the instructions. A lot of the features this offers I won't be needing, but I quickly found video tutorials that cover of the different components and how to use them together for different tasks.I don't have have enough electrical hardware expertise to evaluate any further than the current progress of my DIY journey.For those already familiar with this type of hardware, $40 is a more than a fair price for such a precise build as this product. The packaging is exactly what you'd hope for (comparable to a graphics card or smart phone).I am very pleased with this, times like these I wish I was an electrical engineer because this tech is the future.

Good sensors and great design of the PCB. Can test without wire jumpers then breakout sensors if needed.However the manual shows good examples but they are hard to read went they used a screen capture of dark mode. The photo looks much better than the actual book. The online version says you should cut&paste the sample code but each code sample is just the same dark image! The kit says it supports pico W and it does but the sample code for the LED demo doesn’t work as the GP pin is different.Links to required libraries aren’t links! Can’t use the RGB sensor without the library.This is not ready to be sold. Check all the first 10 reviews - free product.