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wokwi / rp2040js

rp2040js

A Raspberry Pi Pico Emulator in JavaScript

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3Mentions
0Explicit recommenders
537GitHub stars
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What it is

A Raspberry Pi Pico Emulator in JavaScript

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This week on Hacker News

Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 5:04:57 PM UTC.

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Mentions over time

HN mentions by month3 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2021-03-12 02:26:06 UTC to 2023-03-12 14:57:34 UTC.

012021-03-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-04-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 1 submissions, 0 commentsMar 20212021-04-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-05-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-05-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-06-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-06-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-07-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-07-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-08-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-08-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-09-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-09-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-10-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-10-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-11-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-11-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-12-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-12-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-02-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2022-02-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-03-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2022-03-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-04-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 commentsMar 20222022-04-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-05-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2022-05-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-06-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2022-06-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-07-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2022-07-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-08-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2022-08-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-09-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2022-09-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-10-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2022-10-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-11-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2022-11-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-12-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2022-12-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-02-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-02-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-03-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-03-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-04-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 commentsMar 2023

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Mar 20212021-03-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-04-01 00:00:00 UTC110
Apr 20212021-04-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-05-01 00:00:00 UTC000
May 20212021-05-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-06-01 00:00:00 UTC000
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Jul 20212021-07-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-08-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Aug 20212021-08-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-09-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Sep 20212021-09-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-10-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Oct 20212021-10-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-11-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Nov 20212021-11-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-12-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Dec 20212021-12-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Jan 20222022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-02-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Feb 20222022-02-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-03-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Mar 20222022-03-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-04-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Apr 20222022-04-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-05-01 00:00:00 UTC000
May 20222022-05-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-06-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Jun 20222022-06-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-07-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Jul 20222022-07-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-08-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Aug 20222022-08-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-09-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Sep 20222022-09-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-10-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Oct 20222022-10-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-11-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Nov 20222022-11-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-12-01 00:00:00 UTC101
Dec 20222022-12-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Jan 20232023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-02-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Feb 20232023-02-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-03-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Mar 20232023-03-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-04-01 00:00:00 UTC101

What Hacker News says

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> - RS232 RS232: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RS-232 Serial Port: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_port > - UART UART: Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_asynchronous_receive... > - USB-TTL w/ configurable (3.3v/5v) voltage levels USB-to-serial adapter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB-to-serial_adapter > Most commonly the USB data signals are converted to either RS-232, RS-485, RS-422, or TTL-level UART serial data. - SunFounder Thales Pi Pico Kit > Components > Slide Switch, Resistor, : https://docs.sunfounder.com/projects/thales-kit/en/latest/co... Kepler has the 2040W: https://docs.sunfounder.com/projects/kepler-kit/en/latest/ /? how to limit voltage to 3.3v: https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+limit+voltage+to+3.3v - Zener diode > Voltage shifter: https://en.wikipedia.org
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/wiki/Zener_diode#Voltage_shifter - Voltage regulator > DC voltage stabilizer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltage_regulator#DC_voltage_s... - TIL electronics.stackexchange has CircuitLab built-in: https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/241537/3-3v-... . Autodesk TinkerCAD is a neat, free, web-based circuit simulator, too; though it supports Arduino and bbc:micro but not (yet?) Pi Pico like Wokwi. There is at least one RP2040 JS simulator: Wokwi appears to support {MicroPython, CircuitPython,} on {Pi Pico} and also Rust on ESP32: Wokwi > New Pi Pico project: https://wokwi.com/projects/new/pi-pico Wokwi > New Pi Pico + MicroPython project: https://wokwi.com/projects/new/micropython-pi-pico wokwi/rp2040js : https://github.com/wokwi/rp2040js https://www.hackster.io/Hack-star-Arduino/raspberry-pi-pico-... > - (optional) WiFi/Bluetooth (RP2040W Pi Pico W) /? "pi pico" bluetooth 5.2 [BLE] https://www.google.com/search?q=%22pi+pico%22+bluetooth+5.2 : - From https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/02/11/raspberry-pi-pico-w-... : >> The Raspberry Pi Pico W board was launched with a WiFi 4 and Bluetooth 5.2 module based on the Infineon CYW43439 wireless chip in June 2022 bluekitchen/btstack is the basis for the Bluetooth support i Pi Pico SDK 1.5.0+: https://github.com/bluekitchen/btstack > MicroPython awesome-micropython: https://github.com/mcauser/awesome-micropython https://github.com/pfalcon/awesome-micropython : - There is a web-based MicroPython REPL, and it only works over HTTP due to WebSockets WSS, so it's best to clone that file locally: http://micropython.org/webrepl/ https://github.com/micropython/webrepl/ awesome-circuitpython: https://github.com/adafruit/awesome-circuitpython - microsoft/vscode-python-devicesimulator lacks maintainers and Pi Pico Support: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-python-devicesimulator/w... https://vscode.dev/ is the official hosted copy of VSCode as WASM in a browser tab. YMMV with which extensions work after compilation to WASM and without WASI (node/fs,) in a browser tab. From "MicroPython officially becomes part of the Arduino ecosystem" (2022) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33699666 : > [in addition to the Arduino IDE support for Pi Pico now] For VSCode, there are a number of extensions for CircuitPython and MicroPython: > joedevivo.vscode-circuitpython: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=joedeviv... > Pymakr https://github.com/pycom/pymakr-vsc/blob/next/GET_STARTED.md > Pico-Go: https://github.com/cpwood/Pico-Go https://scratch.mit.edu/ has bbc:microbit (and LEGO Boost) extensions when you click plus at the lower left; but not (yet?) Pi Pico support: https://github.com/LLK https://github.com/LLK/scratch-gui/commit/421d673e714a367ff2... https://github.com/microbit-more/mbit-more-v2
In Show HN: PicoVGA Library – VGA/TV Display on Raspberry Pi Pico
Thonny has MicroPython support. "BLD: Install thonny with conda and/or mamba" https://github.com/thonny/thonny/issues/2181 Mu editor has MicroPython support: https://codewith.mu/ For VSCode, there are a number of extensions for CircuitPython and MicroPython: joedevivo.vscode-circuitpython https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=joedeviv... Pymakr https://github.com/pycom/pymakr-vsc/blob/next/GET_STARTED.md Pico-Go: https://github.com/cpwood/Pico-Go /? CircuitPython MicroPython: https://www.google.com/search?q=circuitpython+micropython Aurdino IDE now has support for Raspberry Pi Pico. arduino-pico: https://arduino-pico.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html Rshell and ampy are CLI tools for MicroPython: rshell: https://github.com/dhylands/rshell ampy: https://github.com/scientifichackers/ampy Fedora MicroPython docs: https://de
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veloper.fedoraproject.org/tech/languages/python/mi... awesome-micropython: https://github.com/mcauser/awesome-micropython#ides awesome-arduino: https://github.com/Lembed/Awesome-arduino KiCad (ngspice) is an open source tool for circuit simulation. Tinkercad is another. TIL about Mecanum wheels. wokwi/rp2040js: https://github.com/wokwi/rp2040js: > Raspberry Pi Pico Emulator for the Wokwi Simulation Platform. It blinks, runs Arduino code, and even the MicroPython REPL! What are some advantages of Arduino IDE? (which is cross-platform and now supports MicroPython and Pi Pico W (a $6 IC with MicroUSB and a pinout spec))
In MicroPython officially becomes part of the Arduino ecosystem

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