{"product_id":"pimoroni-pico-dv-demo-base","title":"Pimoroni Pico DV Demo Base","description":"\u003cp\u003eA demo board for exploring the digital video and audio capabilities of Raspberry Pi Pico, with HDMI connector, SD card slot, line level I2S audio and buttons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntrigued by the possibilities of \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/pimoroni-pico-vga-demo-base\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVGA Demo Base\u003c\/a\u003e but no longer own a D-sub cable? No problem! This board is an all-digital conversion of Raspberry Pi's VGA reference design, great for if you want to start hacking on video and\/or audio output from a Raspberry Pi Pico and piping it straight into a modern monitor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note that DV Demo Base is an experimental dev board for intrepid AV haxxors, which relies on third party software that we neither fully understand or maintain. You'll probably need \u003cspan\u003eprior experience with Pico projects and C++ to do anything useful with it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/raspberry-pi-pico\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRaspberry Pi Pico\u003c\/a\u003e is not included.\u003c\/strong\u003e Your Pico will need to have \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/pico-header-pack\" target=\"_blank\"\u003epin headers\u003c\/a\u003e soldered to it (with the pins pointing downwards) to attach to our add-on boards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHDMI connector\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePCM5100A DAC for line out audio over I2S (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/files\/pcm5100a_617130f1-79f1-45ac-96bc-a3752b4afa59.pdf?v=1611151321\" target=\"_blank\"\u003edatasheet\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSD card slot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReset button\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSocket headers to install your Raspberry Pi Pico\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree user-controllable switches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRubber feet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompatible with Raspberry Pi Pico*\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo soldering required (as long as your Pico has header pins attached)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProgrammable with C\/C++\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/files\/pico_dv_schematic.pdf?v=1636985340\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSchematic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Note that the pinout of this board doesn't align with the new HSTX peripheral on Raspberry Pi Pico 2.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSoftware\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've been using this board with Wren6991's nifty \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Wren6991\/PicoDVI\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePicoDVI\u003c\/a\u003e library, which you can use to output a bitbanged digital video signal from an overclocked RP2040 or RP2350 board. To demonstrate the additional functions of this board, we've put together an \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Wren6991\/PicoDVI\/pull\/22\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAV player example\u003c\/a\u003e that lets you read video files from the SD card and output video and audio simultaneously.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's now also possible to use this board with Pico and Pico W and CircuitPython's fancy new DVI stuff, thanks to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/forums.pimoroni.com\/t\/adding-circuitpython-support-for-pico-dv\/22012\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRetiredWizard on our forums\u003c\/a\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/circuitpython.org\/board\/pimoroni_pico_dv_base\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDownload CircuitPython for DV Demo Base + Pico\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerhaps you'd like to use it to play NES games? Check out this Adafruit Learn Guide:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.adafruit.com\/nes-emulator-for-rp2040-dvi-boards\/using-pico-dv-demo-base\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNES Emulator for RP2040 \u0026amp; RP2350 DVI Boards\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/fhoedemakers\/pico-infonesPlus\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePico-InfonesPlus\u003c\/a\u003e emulator by fhoedemakers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePair with a \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/pimoroni-pico-plus-2\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePimoroni Pico Plus 2\u003c\/a\u003e for added PSRAM!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Raspberry Pi Pico\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/raspberry-pi-pico\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRaspberry Pi Pico\u003c\/a\u003e is a flexible, low cost \u003cstrong\u003emicrocontroller development board\u003c\/strong\u003e from the folks at Raspberry Pi, based on their very own chip - the RP2040. It's easily programmable over USB with C\/C++ or MicroPython, and ideal for using in all sorts of physical computing projects, devices and inventions - we're so excited to see what you make with it!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've called our Pico-sized add-ons \u003cstrong\u003epacks\u003c\/strong\u003e, as they're designed to attach to the back of your Pico as if it were wearing a very stylish backpack (or a miniature jet pack, if you prefer). We've also got Pico \u003cstrong\u003ebases\u003c\/strong\u003e (larger add-on boards with a space to mount your Pico on top) and some other boards that let you do interesting hackerly things like using multiple packs at once - \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/collections\/pico\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eclick here\u003c\/a\u003e to view them all!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pimoroni","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39494203998291,"sku":"PIM588","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/products\/pico-dv.jpg?v=1655237757","url":"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/en-eu\/products\/pimoroni-pico-dv-demo-base","provider":"Pimoroni Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}