International Research Journal of Education and Technology

This project presents the design and development of an open-source embedded hardware board tailored for educational purposes, utilizing the Raspberry Pi Pico RP2040 microcontroller as its core. With the ever-growing demand for affordable and accessible educational tools to foster learning in embedded systems and programming, this initiative aims to provide a versatile and customizable platform.

The Raspberry Pi Pico RP2040, known for its cost- effectiveness and powerful capabilities, servesas the foundation for our educational hardware board.

Open-source embedded hardware boards are a valuable tool for education, providing students with a hands-on learning experience in electronics, programming, and embedded systems design. By designing and developing their own open-source embedded hardware board, students can learn about the hardware and software components of embedded systems, as well as the process of taking a product from concept to prototype.

This project presents the design and development of a low-cost open-source embedded hardware board for education use. The board is based on a microcontroller with a variety of features and interfaces, including GPIO, ADC, DAC, I2C, SPI, and UART. It also

includes a built-in programmer and debugger, making it easy to develop and test software for the board.

The board is designed to be easy to use and assemble, with clear documentation and tutorials available online. It is also compatible with a wide range of open-source software, including Arduino and Raspberry Pi.

The board has been used in a variety of educational settings, including undergraduate and graduate courses in electronics, programming, and embedded systems design. Students have found the board to be a valuable learning tool, and they have enjoyed the challenge of designing and building their own embedded systems.