Materials List
Please Note: If you have the right components that are included in the recommended kits please use them and do not spend more money purchasing additional kits. Also, any Raspberry Pi model from Pi3 Model B and newer will work for our purposes.
Raspberry Pi Pico Kit
These recommended Raspberry Pi Pico Kits are designed to work with the Get Started with MicroPython on Raspberry Pi Pico book from Raspberry Pi Press. (Pick One)
Raspberry Pi Starter Kit
PLEASE NOTE: Raspberry Pi Kits are ridiculously expensive currently (05/2022) due to worldwide chip shortages and in short supply making them hard to find. Prices are nearly double what they should be.
These recommended Raspberry Pi Kits are probably not my normal recommendations and are based on what I could find available at the moment. (Pick One)
Extra Parts that make everything work nice...
Some of the links in this section, and on the entire website, may be affiliate links. These links do not cost you anything to use but help support the website by providing a small percentage of a referral fee for their use. Essentially you are helping to fund my Raspberry Pi habit, which I in-turn share with the participants in my workshops, etc.
Raspberry Pi Pico Kit
These recommended Raspberry Pi Pico Kits are designed to work with the Get Started with MicroPython on Raspberry Pi Pico book from Raspberry Pi Press. (Pick One)
- UCTRONICS Raspberry Pi Pico Starter Kit for Official Starter Book (Get Started with MicroPython on Raspberry Pi Pico), Pre-soldered Pico, Beginner Friendly
- Vilros Raspberry Pi Pico Ultimate MicroPython Project Kit
- waveshare for Raspberry Pi Pico Basic Starter Kit with Rich Tutorials and Resources, Fast Getting Started with Raspberry Pi Pico and MicroPython Programming for Raspberry Pi Beginners
Raspberry Pi Starter Kit
PLEASE NOTE: Raspberry Pi Kits are ridiculously expensive currently (05/2022) due to worldwide chip shortages and in short supply making them hard to find. Prices are nearly double what they should be.
These recommended Raspberry Pi Kits are probably not my normal recommendations and are based on what I could find available at the moment. (Pick One)
- Raspberry Pi 3 B+ Model B Plus Starter Kit w/Mini Wireless Keyboard 5v3a Charger HDMI Cable Heat Sink
- Vemico Raspberry Pi 4 Model B 2GB Set RAM 2GB Base Starter Kit with SD Card, Heatsinks, Cooling Fan, Power Supply, White Case, Reading Card Device, Screwdriver
- Vemico Raspberry Pi 4 Model B 4GB Set RAM 4GB Base Starter Kit with SD Card, Heatsinks, HDMI Cable, Power Supply, Black Case, Reading Card Device, Screwdriver
- Raspberry Pi 400 Kit
Extra Parts that make everything work nice...
- Transcend TS-RDF5K USB 3.1 SDHC/SDXC/microSDHC/SDXC Card Reader, Black
- TP-Link USB to Ethernet Adapter (UE306), Foldable USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet LAN Network Adapter
- Silicon Power 3D NAND 32GB 2-Pack MicroSD Card with Adapter
- Arducam Raspberry Pi Camera Module 8 Megapixel, 1080P IMX219 Camera Module Compatible with Raspberry Pi 4 Model B, Pi 3/3B+, and Pi Zero 2W (RPI-CAM-8MP + 20"/500mm Flex Cable + Pi Zero Cable
- EDGELEC 120pcs Breadboard Jumper Wires 10cm 15cm 20cm 30cm 40cm 50cm 100cm Wire Length Optional Dupont Cable Assorted Kit Male to Female Male to Male Female to Female Multicolored Ribbon Cables
Some of the links in this section, and on the entire website, may be affiliate links. These links do not cost you anything to use but help support the website by providing a small percentage of a referral fee for their use. Essentially you are helping to fund my Raspberry Pi habit, which I in-turn share with the participants in my workshops, etc.