# 52Pi Raspberry Pi Pico Basic Starter Kit (Pico Included)

**Type:** Product page · **SKU:** CE10323 · **Brand:** [52Pi](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/52pi-australia)
**Page:** https://core-electronics.com.au/52pi-raspberry-pi-pico-basic-starter-kit.html ([markdown](https://core-electronics.com.au/52pi-raspberry-pi-pico-basic-starter-kit.html.md))

Learn to code real hardware with MicroPython: build eight hands-on projects with displays, lights, motion sensing and a servo.

## Pricing

- **Price:** $51.70 (inc GST) — $47.00 AUD, exc GST

## Availability & dispatch

- Out of stock — the product page offers email notification when it returns.

## Description

A beginner-friendly kit for getting started with microcontrollers. It brings together a Raspberry Pi Pico, a breadboard and a handful of displays, lights, sensors and actuators so you can start building real circuits straight away.

Starting out with microcontrollers often means buying parts one at a time and hoping they work together. This kit puts tested parts in one box with a printed instruction booklet and ready-to-run MicroPython demo code, so you can go from a blinking LED to a motion-triggered alert without hunting for the next component.

The projects build up step by step: drive LEDs, sweep a servo with PWM, show live readings on an I2C character LCD, scroll text across an 8x32 LED matrix, detect movement with a PIR sensor, animate a 16-LED addressable RGB ring and play tunes on a buzzer. All the code is open source on GitHub, and Fritzing wiring files are available for every circuit.

Getting started is simple:

- Solder the supplied 20-pin headers onto the Pico
- Flash MicroPython by dragging the UF2 file onto the Pico in BOOTSEL mode
- Open the demo code in Thonny, wire the circuit on the breadboard and click Run
 
### Features

- Everything you need in one box: a Raspberry Pi Pico, half-size breadboard, jumper wires, resistors and a Micro-USB cable are included
- Learn by doing with eight guided MicroPython projects, from a blinking LED to motion detection and a CPU temperature display
- Uses only two GPIO pins for 16x2 text, thanks to the I2C backpack on the LCD1602 module
- Scroll text and graphics across an 8x32 LED dot matrix driven by a MAX7219, a common chip that's well supported in MicroPython
- Explore addressable lighting with a 16-LED WS2812 RGB ring, programmed from a single data pin using the Pico's PIO
- Add movement and sensing with a 9g 180° micro servo and a PIR motion sensor
- Room to grow: the Pico also supports C/C++, CircuitPython and the Arduino IDE once you're ready to move on
- Store and transport the kit easily in its reusable plastic case
 
### Specifications

 | Property | Specification |
|---|---|
| Microcontroller board | Raspberry Pi Pico (RP2040) |
| Processor | Dual-core Arm Cortex-M0+, up to 133 MHz |
| Memory | 264 KB SRAM, 2 MB onboard flash |
| USB connection | Micro-USB (cable included) |
| Headers | 2x 20-pin headers supplied loose (soldering required) |
| Character display | LCD1602 (16x2), I2C interface |
| LED matrix | 8x32 dot matrix, MAX7219 driver |
| Addressable LEDs | 16x WS2812 RGB LED ring |
| Sensor | PIR motion sensor |
| Actuator | 9g micro servo, 180° rotation |
| Audio | Active buzzer |
| Prototyping | Half-size solderless breadboard |
| Programming | MicroPython (demo code), C/C++ |
| Demo projects | 8 |

### Resources

- [52Pi Wiki: Raspberry Pi Pico Starter Kit (K-0582)](https://wiki.52pi.com/index.php/K-0582)
- [Demo code and libraries (GitHub)](https://github.com/geeekpi/picokit)
- [MicroPython firmware for Raspberry Pi Pico](https://micropython.org/download/rp2-pico/)
- [Raspberry Pi Pico documentation](https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/microcontrollers/)
- [Video: CPU temperature on the LED matrix](https://youtu.be/7L_B2MNJl_o)
 
### What's Included

- 1x Raspberry Pi Pico
- 2x 20-pin headers
- 2x 3-pin headers
- 1x LCD1602 I2C display module
- 1x 8x32 LED dot matrix module (MAX7219)
- 1x 16-LED WS2812 RGB ring
- 1x PIR motion sensor
- 1x 9g micro servo pack
- 1x Active buzzer
- 15x LEDs (5x red, 5x yellow, 5x blue)
- 15x 220 Ω resistors
- 1x Jumper wire pack (M-M, M-F, F-F)
- 1x Half-size breadboard
- 1x Micro-USB cable
- 1x Instruction booklet
- 1x Plastic storage case

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- [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/C/E/CE10323-1.jpg)