Build a Production-Ready Raspberry Pi Pico 2 Device from scratch

Turn your hardware ideas into reality.

Hardware isn’t just built, it’s designed with intent. In this one-day live workshop, you’ll go hands-on designing and building a production-ready Raspberry Pi Pico 2 development board. Guided step-by-step, you’ll move from datasheets and design review to schematic design, PCB layout and finish with files to a manufacturable PCB — no prior PCB experience required. You’ll learn your way around EasyEDA, apply professional board layout techniques, and gain the confidence to bring your own hardware ideas to life.

Led by André LaMothe, legendary hardware engineer, author of 30+ books, and instructor of Udemy’s bestselling Crash Course Electronics & PCB Design, this session makes complex board design simple, practical, and exciting for engineers, makers, and enthusiasts alike.

Walk away with a fully production-ready Raspberry Pi PCB Pico 2 (as shown below), complete with design files, fabrication outputs, and a clear path to building your next great hardware idea.

By the End You’ll Walk Away With:

• The skills to prepare your designs for manufacturing and assembly with professional standards.

• The confidence to interpret datasheets and design hardware based on real processor specs.

• The ability to design complete PCB layouts using EasyEDA.

• The know-how to program and test your custom board using MicroPython.

• All design and fabrication files used in the workshop to help you manufacture your own version later.

Who Should Attend

Job roles, seniority, industry, geography:

• Students and makers ready to go beyond breadboards and build real hardware.
• Embedded developers who want to bridge the gap to understanding the hardware running their firmware.
• Entrepreneurs and innovators exploring IoT, robotics, or custom device development.
• Electronics hobbyists ready to create their first professional-grade PCB.
• No prior PCB experience is needed — just a working knowledge of basic electronics and programming (Python, C/C++, or similar).

What You’ll Learn

✅ Install EasyEDA, a free tool that includes electrical CAD, PCB layout, and simulation features.

✅ Understand the basic circuit design of a microcontroller-based system (Raspberry Pi Pico),

✅Apply PCB routing strategies, I/O, and power supply design best practices for clean, reliable layouts.

✅ Explore advanced subjects such as EMI, differential signaling, and impedance matching.

✅ Design for manufacturing , ensuring your PCB can move smoothly from prototype to production.

✅ Learn to use open-source tools to program and flash your custom boards.

✅ Get hands-on with basic programming in MicroPython, and use tools like Thonny and Visual Studio Code to work with your project

What You’ll Need & Prerequisites

• A Windows, Mac, or Linux machine. The instructor will use Windows, but all the tools used in this workshop are supported on all three platforms, as well as web versions of the tools.

• Basic knowledge of electronics.

Basic-level programming skills in a high-level language such as C/C++, JavaScript, Python, or C#. The programming portion will use basic Python, so if you’re comfortable writing simple scripts or understanding programming logic, you’ll be able to follow along easily.

Datasheets

• Primary Raspberry Pi Site

• Hardware Design Guide for RP2350 (recommended to review)

• Datasheet for RP2350 (reference, peruse)

• Raspberry Pi Pico 2 Datasheet - (recommended to review)

Apps to Pre-install

• EasyEDA Standard Desktop Version (free) - https://easyeda.com/

• Thonny IDE for MicroPython (free) - https://thonny.org/

• Viewmate FREE Version Gerber Viewer

Why Now?

Small, high-powered embedded devices for edge computing are everywhere, and the market is exploding with new IoT and AI applications every day. Hence, the demand for engineers who can design the hardware behind them has never been higher. Learning the skills to design your own production-ready boards using modern microcontrollers and building complete products is a major upgrade to your technical toolkit and a valuable step forward in your career.

Call to Action

🎟️ Secure your seat and take your first step toward becoming a hardware designer. Build, manufacture, and program your own Raspberry Pi board — all in one live, hands-on session.