jwettroth's post re MX170

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Volhout Guru Joined: 05/03/2018 Location: Netherlands Posts: 4809	Posted: 02:53pm 11 Mar 2025         phil99 said     Quote   The zero is not breadboard friendly Though it isn't too hard to make it so. Use longer headers on the sides and run wires from the pads on the end to the extra pins. Here the price is about the same as a standard Pico so not really worthwhile unless desperately short of space, which is unlikely on a breadboard. Likewise with the RP2350-Zero and Pico 2. For the power supply I am designing I use the zero, becuase it has 4 ADC's, and a linear regulator. This allows the use PWM to set the power supply output voltage/current. For the frequency counter I use the regular Pico, since it has more pins, I need. And with its buck/boost switcher I can run the whole counter of 2xAA batteries. It is all in system design.... Volhout Edited 2025-03-12 00:55 by Volhout