Review on OSOYOO Raspberry Programming MicroPython Pre Soldered by Robert Long

It includes a Pi Pico with pre-soldered side connectors (they also give you a 3-pin debugger connector that's unsoldered so it doesn't get in the way when you plug it into the breadboard) along with a really good collection of parts that you can do pretty fun things with. There's a nice LCD display, an RFID reader module with two RFID tags to play with, a bag full of resistors (with a color code table), a couple of LEDs, photo sensors, and a PID (infrared) motion detector. an alarm with motion sensor, a mini servo, POT, five buttons and a breadboard (with male to male and male to female cable bundles to connect) and a short A-micro USB cable, all nicely packaged . antistatic bags in a small box. You only need a computer as everything else you need is included. Documentation and tutorials are available online (there's a brochure in multiple languages, it basically just directs you to a webpage to get started), but they're actually pretty good. There are about five microPython tutorials (using the free cross-platform Thonny IDE), a setup example using the Arduino IDE, and a few using Piper (similar to Scratch) that cover the same topics as the first. Micropython Tutorials. All this is interesting and easy to understand. There are videos on YouTube for each of them, although they are made with a synthetic voice, which I find uncomfortable to hear, and you really don't need them, since everything is described in the text. You can explore on your own and they give you a lot more detail than the tutorials use. So if you want to do something with more LEDs, a different potentiometer, or more buttons, you're already set. Pi Pico and microPython are very deep and interesting systems that you can learn a lot if you want to. The Pi Pico sells for $4 (through the Pi Foundation), so don't worry if you manage to damage it in any way. This is one of the most complete "starter kits" I've seen, with some really good examples to get you started. I began to appreciate the RP2040 Pi Pico microcontroller and the microPython implementation for it much more. Ideal for those who love to craft. All stars, recommended.