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Dr Jon Durrant
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Creator, Maker, YouTuber, Tutor and Tinkerer.
https://youtube.com/@drjonea
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Can you secure Wifi Credentials on a Pico W? My first thought was NO, but then I had some ideas on how to take some measures.
Is it enough to be worth the effort?
https://youtu.be/qOkzCmtx8Pc
#rp2040 #raspberrypipico #iot #microcontroller #clang #cpplang #rpipico
November 29, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Pico W Wifi Scanning Takes a BIG Productization Step Forward!
https://youtube.com/shorts/DIXiUdJE5-U
#rp2040 #rp2350 #raspberrypipico #raspberrypipico2 #pico2 #iot #microcontroller #clang #cpplang #picow
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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November 2025: Getting Cozy with Pico and Projects

Welcome back to the latest updates from my world of embedded systems, maker culture, and remix-friendly innovation.
November 2025: Getting Cozy with Pico and Projects
Welcome back to the latest updates from my world of embedded systems, maker culture, and remix-friendly innovation.
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November 23, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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New Video
Pico W Wifi Scanning Takes a BIG Productization Step Forward!
https://youtu.be/2VogAUkyPps
#rp2040 #rp2350 #raspberrypipico #raspberrypipico2 #pico2 #iot #microcontroller #clang #cpplang #picow
November 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Serving Static Web Pages From A Pico W Using Mongoose. This is really so easy.
https://youtube.com/shorts/56_CBZCZtVM?feature=share
#rp2040 #rp2350 #raspberrypipico #raspberrypipico2 #pico2 #iot #microcontroller #clang #cpplang #mongoose #web
November 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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New Video:
Serving Static Web Pages From A Pico W Using Mongoose
https://youtu.be/mzu4uYkV5os
#rp2040 #rp2350 #raspberrypipico #raspberrypipico2 #pico2 #iot #microcontroller #clang #cpplang #mongoose #web
November 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Driving DVI video from a RP2350 using Waveshare RP2350 PIZero board.
https://youtube.com/shorts/RTYQPI2WLRI?feature=share
#rp2040 #rp2350 #raspberrypipico #raspberrypipico2 #pico2 #iot #microcontroller #clang #cpplang #dvi
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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New Video.
Review of the #Waveshare RP2350 PIZero. Focusing on DVI output.
https://youtu.be/dD2MwySR0Pc
#rp2040 #rp2350 #raspberrypipico #raspberrypipico2 #pico2 #iot #microcontroller #clang #cpplang #wavesahre #dvi
November 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Happy Halloween.
A Nazgul with Pepper's Ghost illusion from a Waveshare RP2350 Amoled screen.
See full build build video on my YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/XocV3snvBCo
#rp2040 #rp2350 #pico2 #iot #microcontroller #clang #cpplang #waveshare #halloween
October 31, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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🎃 Halloween Hack-tacular!

 👻 Treat yourself to a limited-time discount on my Raspberry Pi Pico courses—no tricks, just serious tech magic.
🎃 Halloween Hack-tacular!
 👻 Treat yourself to a limited-time discount on my Raspberry Pi Pico courses—no tricks, just serious tech magic.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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Waveshare RP2350 Touch Amoled 1.64. Check out the review of this amazing screen.
3min summary: https://youtube.com/shorts/hB-LidhrxFE?
#rp2040 #rp2350 #raspberrypipico #raspberrypipico2 #pico2 #iot #microcontroller #clang #cpplang #Waveshare #display #amoled
October 29, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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New YouTube Video:
Waveshare RP2350 Touch Amoled 1.64. Check out the review of this amazing screen.
https://youtu.be/fcmS99_Hi64
#rp2040 #rp2350 #raspberrypipico #raspberrypipico2 #pico2 #iot #microcontroller #clang #cpplang #Waveshare #display #amoled
October 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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🎃 October 2025: Tricks, Treats & Tinkering

Hey friends — spooky season is here, but the real magic? New releases, clever hacks, and community brilliance. Let’s dive in
🎃 October 2025: Tricks, Treats & Tinkering
Hey friends — spooky season is here, but the real magic? New releases, clever hacks, and community brilliance. Let’s dive in
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October 25, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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USB Host: Enabling Pico to Pico communication over USB! Raspberry Pi Pico engineers, you need this technique in your toolbox.
https://youtube.com/shorts/XpdbW-05EZA?feature=share
#rp2040 #rp2350 #raspberrypipico #raspberrypipico2 #pico2 #iot #microcontroller #clang #cpplang #tinyusb #usbhost
October 22, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Watchout for my October Livestream. Pico Stories and Pico Project, perhaps some seasonable spookyness too.
YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/4dNiADWyw_M
#rp2040 #rp2350 #raspberrypipico #raspberrypipico2 #pico2 #iot #microcontroller #clang #cpplang #livestream #halloween
October 20, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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New YouTube Video
USB Host: Enabling Pico to Pico communication over USB! Raspberry Pi Pico engineers, you need this technique in your toolbox.
https://youtu.be/LO_Z90jQUKw
#rp2040 #rp2350 #raspberrypipico #raspberrypipico2 #pico2 #iot #microcontroller #clang #cpplang #tinyusb #usbhost
October 18, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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VSCode from GitHub to Pico for a complex C/C++ Project. This used to be so hard, but not anymore.
#3Min Summary: https://youtube.com/shorts/NnhScXNVQ-Y?feature=share
#rp2040 #rp2350 #raspberrypipico #raspberrypipico2 #pico2 #iot #microcontroller #clang #cpplang #vscode
October 15, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Watchout for my October Livestream. Pico Stories and Pico Project, perhaps some seasonable spookyness too.
YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/4dNiADWyw_M
#rp2040 #rp2350 #raspberrypipico #raspberrypipico2 #pico2 #iot #microcontroller #clang #cpplang #livestream #halloween
October 13, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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New YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/Od3Vo0d_bVo
VSCode from GitHub to Pico for a complex C/C++ Project. This used to be so hard, but not anymore. T
#rp2040 #rp2350 #raspberrypipico #raspberrypipico2 #pico2 #iot #microcontroller #clang #cpplang #vscode
October 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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New real: Inspired by #TonyStark my Robot Arm Camera. A #RaspberryPi Camera, #HiWonder xArm, and the Robotics Toolbox Python library.
https://youtube.com/shorts/8tg26bFuvpo?feature=share
#robotics #embeddedsystems #inversekinematics
October 8, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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New Video. #IronMan inspired me to create a Robotics Camera Person. Raspberry PI Camera and Robotics Toolbox Python code. Check it out: https://youtu.be/xK9ItBoReDE
#raspberrypi #robotics #embeddedsystems #hiwonder
October 6, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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September 2025: RPI 500+, YouTube Magic & Maker Momentum

A catch up on news and projects for September.
September 2025: RPI 500+, YouTube Magic & Maker Momentum
A catch up on news and projects for September.
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October 2, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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New in Pico SDK 2.2.0: Status LED Lib
🔦 It’s simple, slick, and surprisingly flexible. Here’s what worked and what glitched
🎬 Watch the full demo + breakdown https://youtu.be/bHF4bFINAfk

#rp2040 #rp2350 #raspberrypipico #pico2 #iot #microcontroller #clang #cpplang #remixfriendly #DrJonEA
September 29, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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I took Waveshare’s RP2350 Touch 2.8C for a spin—here’s my hands-on review and demo project. 💡 LVGL in action ⚡️ Real performance, real quirks 🎬 Watch the full breakdown https://youtu.be/-u2XIbHQjew

#rp2040 #rp2350 #iot #microcontroller #lvgl #waveshare #remixfriendly #DrJonEA
September 22, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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How fast can you extract user credentials from a Pico or RP2040? Faster than you can read this—and now I’ll show you how to lock them down with #WolfSSL and #wolfcrypt.

Security for devs who care. ▶️ Watch now https://youtu.be/UvrbCZSUje8

#rp2040 #raspberrypipico #remixfriendly #DrJonEA
September 15, 2025 at 7:00 AM