“The Pico Explorer Base is a real treasure! It brings together the Pi Pico, a neat little 240 by 240 LCD, and a TI motor driver which is capable of supplying over an amp. The breadboard is dinky, but is big enough to take two 14 pin DIL chips end for end. I am seriously thinking of using this board to teach my second year students about DC motor control using PWM and feedback from tachometers, replacing some older hardware which has been in use for a while. At 22 pounds (OK 26 pounds if you buy a Pi Pico at the same time) this is a bargain! All the remaining pins of the Pi Pico are brought out on convenient header pins, all clearly labelled. I have yet to explore the "breakout" connectors but have already cut some stripboard to make my own plug-in modules (contacts are on 0.1 inch pitch).”
“The Pico Explorer is pretty good for prototyping but really should have had a reset button on-board. The display is really nice but there is no control of the backlight - not a massive deal on a prototyping board unless you have issues with bright lights. I would happily give this product 5 stars if these two issues were addressed.”
“A nice quality test card for a small price. It works perfectly except for the buzzer which is mute (it receives the signal but doesn't emit anything, so it's dead). I did not find in the documentation the acceptable power to control a motor. It's a pity, I'll have to test it and I hope not to set it on fire!”
“Well packed , but colud do with a link to how to operate the unit and ways of using it to carry out projects. That withstanding a very good built unit.”
“Lovely little board for getting my head around how the pico works. Had my own project sorted a few hours after starting with this. It will come in handy for prototyping future projects.”
