Raspberry Pi Pico SDK
None observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
88/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 67
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 160
- age_days: 2051
- days_rel: 61
- days_push: 9
- n_releases_24m: 4
Adoption not part of the score
4940 stars · 1270 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
The official C/C++ SDK for Raspberry Pi Pico and other RP-series microcontrollers, providing headers, libraries, and a CMake-based build system. It exposes hardware APIs including PIO, USB, multicore, timers, and Wi-Fi/Bluetooth without requiring direct register access.
Use cases
- write firmware for raspberry pi pico in c or c++
- program rp2040 microcontroller hardware
- use pio programmable io on pico
- build usb devices with pico
- add wifi and bluetooth to pico w projects
- flash multicore applications on rp2350
When to choose
- you want official, well-documented support for RP-series chips
- you need low-level hardware access with high-level library conveniences
- you are building C/C++ firmware for Pico boards
When to avoid
- you prefer MicroPython or CircuitPython for rapid prototyping
- you target non-RP microcontrollers like AVR or STM32
- you want an Arduino-style ecosystem with library managers
Facets
framework · maturity stable
embedded build-tool sdk concurrency networking embedded-systems hardware developer-tools iot embedded cpp c cross-platform raspberry-pi rp2040 rp2350 microcontroller pio firmware cmake
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/raspberrypi/pico-sdk · fetched 2026-08-28 · 946448f7bf71
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| raspberrypi/pico-sdk | main | 88 |
| raspberrypi/pico-examples | examples | 73 |
For agents
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