Getting Started with Multicore Programming on the Raspberry Pi Pico

This video covers how to create a simple multicore program which uses both cores on the Raspberry Pi Pico. We use a Visual Studio Code project to program the brand-new Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller board. We created a program where one core uses the analogue to digital converter in the Pico to read the internal temperature of the RP2040 and sends this data to another core to output the temperature of the chip to a windows machine over a USB serial interface. This video provides a conceptual overview of multicore (dual core) operation on the Raspberry Pi Pico. It also explains how to configure interrupts to correctly handle the sending and receiving of data between cores. We briefly discuss how to set up the analogue to digital converter (ADC) to read the onboard temperature of the RP2040 chip. The source code for this project (and a written article version) is available here: https://learnembeddedsystems.co.uk/basic-multicore-pico-example Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction 00:33 - Why use a Multicore Program? 01:46 - How do Multicore Programs Work? 03:40 - Creating a Visual Studio Code Project 04:29 - Writing CMakeLists File 05:30 - Writing C File 09:45 - Conclusion If this video helped you, please consider leaving a like and subscribing, thank you! To see my other videos on the Raspberry Pi Pico, check out the playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEB5F4gTNK68IlRIJtcJ_2cW4dSdmreTw You can find more embedded systems tutorials and projects on my website https://learnembeddedsystems.co.uk -- Equipment I use regularly -- The following links are affiliate links where I may make a small percentage on qualifying sales through these links. Use the respective UK or US links listed. Budget Soldering Iron: UK: https://amzn.to/3pQpvUu US: https://amzn.to/3bBawIJ Breadboards: UK: https://amzn.to/3solZCe US: https://amzn.to/3dGsHiS Jumper Cables: UK: https://amzn.to/37JfToi US: https://amzn.to/3r384S9 Camera: UK: https://amzn.to/3qKLwFr US: https://amzn.to/3pK0V7C Lens: UK: https://amzn.to/380lQxp US: https://amzn.to/3knH3WL Tripod: UK: https://amzn.to/37H0Nzw US: https://amzn.to/3byKHsV All videos and tutorials on this channel and mentioned websites are for educational purposes only.