On 2021-02-16 1:55 p.m., Giles Orr via talk wrote:
I think when you said "Raspberry Pi" above you were referring to the SBC, but they have very recently issued their own microcontroller board, "the Raspberry Pi Pico:"
https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/pico/getting-started/
In fact they don't seem to have shipped yet, but they're going to be selling for $5.25CA each.
I snagged two of them already, purchased two weeks ago (at launch) from the usual local supplier. https://elmwoodelectronics.ca/products/raspberry-pi-pico Of course, who know when the re-stock will happen. On that note, we can expect short supply and rising prices for electronics for the next year or two. The fabs that actually produce all the chips are swamped. Labor was initial constrained due to the pandemic, followed by heavy increase in demand from the consumer market. This couple with no new capacity. The auto makers are making noises about this because they tended not to keep much stock on hand. The buffer of which has been draining out of the wholesalers for the last year. -- Scott Sullivan