Month: February 2023

The Arduino Mini Camera OV2640 2MP Plus And The Pico

The Arduino Mini Camera OV2640 2MP Plus And The Pico

I’m starting to realise that “compatible with the Pico” might have as much meaning as “sure it’s possible to ride a tiger”: “compatible” is not the same as “conducive” in the same way that “possible” is not the same as advisable. Perhaps I was boosted by the “ease” with which I got the Pico and …

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The Final E-ink Weather Display

The Final E-ink Weather Display

Pico project number one is finally “shipped” with the addition of a badly made wooden frame to hold the thing and let me stick it to the wall, plugged into a USB power socket. Let’s face it: the frame is not it’s strong point, but just putting the raw components on the wall would look …

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