LEARN RP2040 RP2350 DEEP DIVE - Expanded Project Guides

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This folder contains deep-dive guides for each project in the learning path.

Overview

These guides expand each project into a full learning guide with theory, architecture, implementation phases, testing, and extensions.

Project Index

# Project Difficulty Time Key Focus
1 Bare-Metal Blinky (No SDK) Level 3: Advanced 1-2 weeks Bare-Metal Programming / ARM Architecture
2 PIO LED Strip Controller (WS2812B) Level 2: Intermediate 1-2 weeks PIO Programming / Protocol Implementation
3 USB HID Keyboard Emulator Level 3: Advanced 1-2 weeks USB Protocol / HID Devices
4 Logic Analyzer with PIO Level 3: Advanced 1-2 weeks PIO / DMA / Signal Capture
5 Dual-Core Audio Synthesizer Level 3: Advanced 1-2 weeks DSP / Multicore / I2S Audio
6 Multicore Real-Time Scheduler Level 4: Expert 1-2 weeks RTOS / Scheduling / Multicore
7 VGA Display via PIO Level 4: Expert 1-2 weeks PIO / Video Signals / Timing-Critical Systems
8 RP2350 Secure Boot Implementation Level 5: Master 1-2 weeks Security / Cryptography / Secure Boot
9 RP2350 RISC-V Bare Metal Programming Level 4: Expert 1-2 weeks RISC-V Architecture / Bare Metal / Dual Architecture
10 USB Host Mode (Keyboard/Mouse Reader) Level 4: Expert 1-2 weeks USB Host / Protocol Analysis
11 Custom Bootloader with OTA Updates Level 4: Expert 1-2 weeks Bootloaders / Flash Management / OTA Updates
12 PIO-Based I2C/SPI Analyzer Level 3: Advanced 1-2 weeks PIO / Protocol Analysis / Hardware Debugging

Prerequisites

  • Basic programming and system fundamentals
  • Comfort with command line tooling