“This makes life so easy when I order new Pimoorni Breakouts. I just plug them in, run some code, and verify all is good. No having to solder headers on first, or actually wire them up in circuit to test them. This was money very well spent. =-)”
“If you want to undertake a project using several sensors, screens etc, but also want to avoid a rat's nest of jumper cables plugged into a breadboard then the Pico Breakout Garden is for you. There is already a decent variety of sensors and, presumably, more will follow. A breakout board with a micro SD card reader/writer would be a welcome addition - either that or more detailed documentation that would allow users to create their own plug in breakouts. The only minor criticism is over the placing of the mounting holes. The two holes at the left of the board are too close to the left hand mounting header for the Pi Pico, which makes securing mounting pillars very difficult.”
“Pimoroni products are my go-to for small projects that need high-quality components: fast international shipping and outstanding customer service. My only complaint is that there isn't a store based in the US so I could buy more of their products. If you are a maker or educator of STEM, you need to support this company and benefit from its innovation.”
“I'm a big fan of both the pico / rp2040 and the breakout garden range. The breakout garden stuff makes trying things out and prototyping ideas very quick and simple. This base makes doing it all on a pico an almost plug and play affair.”
“Makes it easy to build interfaces for the RP Pico. Though it lacks the built in display of the Explorer, it is fitted with SPI sockets that can take higher speed displays.
The Breakout Garden I2C sockets make it easy to use existing Breakout Garden I2C boards, and the breakout Garden to Qwic connectors allow use of other break out boards.”
