Tools to aid with prototyping and product development
In this section, we will discuss tools that can aid prototyping and your general product development needs. We will start by discussing a breadboard from Simon Monk.
Breadboard with Pico's pinout labels
In Chapter 1, Getting Started with the Raspberry Pi Pico, we discussed the Pico's pinouts. It can be cumbersome to keep referring to the pinouts while you are trying to build your prototypes. We came across a breadboard from Simon Monk (MonkMakes) that carries the labels on the Pico's pinouts (as shown in the following figure). This allows you to wire up your connections easily during prototyping.
In the following figure, the blue letters refer to the GPIO pin numbers, while the ground pin is indicated with a G and the power pins are indicated in red letters. The labeling scheme assumes that the Pico is mounted onto the breadboard, as shown in the following figure:
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