Pimoroni Badger 2040 Review: RP2040 Powered E-Ink Display

Thank you to PCBWay for sponsoring this video. Check out PCBWay at the following referral link: https://www.pcbway.com/setinvite.aspx?inviteid=478547 The Badger 2040 from Pimoroni is a Raspberry Pi RP2040 powered board featuring a 2.9 inch E-Ink display. This is a really interesting board that comes in at an affordable price of $12. It features plenty of user input in the form of buttons but does lack some expansion options as it only really includes a Qwiic connector. It has options for a battery connector but no LiPo charging functionality built in which is a disappointment. There is 2MB of onboard flash storage for your programs. The board comes in at 85.6mm x 48.7mm x 10mm. The RP2040 chip supports 4 12-bit ADC channels (4 are user inputs and one measures internal temperature), two UARTs, two SPI and I2C controllers. It also has 8 PIO state machines, USB 1.1 host and device support and 16 PWM channels. Programming any of these Waveshare RP2040 boards is exactly the same as programming the Pico. It can be programmed using the Raspberry Pi RP2040 SDK. Just press the boot select button whilst plugging the USB-C cable in and drag and drop the UF2 file onto the KB2040. It will then reboot and run your program! It can also be programmed in MicroPython and CircuitPython. You can purchase the Badger 2040 at the following link: https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/badger-2040?variant=39752959852627 Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:41 Pricing 01:22 PCBWay 02:10 Dimensions 02:40 Features 05:32 Display Demo 07:05 Documentation 07:50 Thoughts and Conclusions Take a look at some other RP2040 boards covered here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEB5F4gTNK69qQvB2R7Kc3uC8k6kzGBuX You can find more embedded systems tutorials and projects on my website https://learnembeddedsystems.co.uk -- Equipment I use regularly -- The following links are affiliate links where I may make a small percentage on qualifying sales through these links. Use the respective UK or US links listed. Budget Soldering Iron: UK: https://amzn.to/3pQpvUu US: https://amzn.to/3bBawIJ Breadboards: UK: https://amzn.to/3solZCe US: https://amzn.to/3dGsHiS Jumper Cables: UK: https://amzn.to/37JfToi US: https://amzn.to/3r384S9 Camera: UK: https://amzn.to/3qKLwFr US: https://amzn.to/3pK0V7C Lens: UK: https://amzn.to/380lQxp US: https://amzn.to/3knH3WL Tripod: UK: https://amzn.to/37H0Nzw US: https://amzn.to/3byKHsV All videos and tutorials on this channel and mentioned websites are for educational purposes only.