
Intrigued by the possibilities of VGA Demo Base but no longer own a D-sub cable? No problem! This board is an all-digital conversion of Raspberry Pi's VGA reference design, great if you want to start hacking on video and/or audio output from a Raspberry Pi Pico and piping it…
USB-C / Pico VBUS input on the Pico DV Demo Base board, labelled VBUS in the Pimoroni schematic.
Ground reference for the Pico DV Demo Base board, labelled GND in the schematic.
Raspberry Pi Pico 3.3 V output rail exposed on the board connector, labelled 3V3(OUT).
RP2040 GPIO 6 used as DVI red channel signal on the Pico DV Demo Base schematic.
RP2040 GPIO 7 used as DVI green channel signal on the Pico DV Demo Base schematic.
SPI · UART · 5V USB/VBUS per schematic net label · 0V
Verify supply voltage and logic levels before powering up.
Module pins: VBUS, 3V3(OUT), GND, GP6 / R, GP7 / G, GP8 / B, GP12 / A, GP13 / B. Schematik maps them to your board in the app.
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RP2040 GPIO 8 used as DVI blue channel signal on the Pico DV Demo Base schematic.
RP2040 GPIO 12 used as DVI TMDS/output signal A on the Pico DV Demo Base schematic.
RP2040 GPIO 13 used as DVI TMDS/output signal B on the Pico DV Demo Base schematic.
RP2040 GPIO 14 used as DVI TMDS/output signal X on the Pico DV Demo Base schematic.
RP2040 GPIO 15 used as DVI TMDS/output signal Y on the Pico DV Demo Base schematic.
RP2040 GPIO 20 labelled BL on the Pico DV Demo Base schematic.
RP2040 GPIO 21 labelled VS on the Pico DV Demo Base schematic.
RP2040 GPIO 17 labelled SCS on the Pico DV Demo Base schematic.
RP2040 GPIO 18 labelled SCK on the Pico DV Demo Base schematic, for the board SPI/audio peripheral connection.
RP2040 GPIO 19 labelled STX on the Pico DV Demo Base schematic.
RP2040 GPIO 16 labelled SRX on the Pico DV Demo Base schematic.
USB-C connector provides VBUS, D+, D-, ID and GND nets as shown in the schematic USB block.
| Pin | Position | Type | Function | Voltage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VBUS | power | USB-C / Pico VBUS input on the Pico DV Demo Base board, labelled VBUS in the Pimoroni schematic. | 5V USB/VBUS per schematic net label | |
| GND | ground | Ground reference for the Pico DV Demo Base board, labelled GND in the schematic. | 0V | |
| 3V3(OUT) | power | Raspberry Pi Pico 3.3 V output rail exposed on the board connector, labelled 3V3(OUT). | 3.3V output | |
| GP6 / R | signal | RP2040 GPIO 6 used as DVI red channel signal on the Pico DV Demo Base schematic. | ||
| GP7 / G | signal | RP2040 GPIO 7 used as DVI green channel signal on the Pico DV Demo Base schematic. | ||
| GP8 / B | signal | RP2040 GPIO 8 used as DVI blue channel signal on the Pico DV Demo Base schematic. | ||
| GP12 / A | signal | RP2040 GPIO 12 used as DVI TMDS/output signal A on the Pico DV Demo Base schematic. | ||
| GP13 / B | signal | RP2040 GPIO 13 used as DVI TMDS/output signal B on the Pico DV Demo Base schematic. | ||
| GP14 / X | signal | RP2040 GPIO 14 used as DVI TMDS/output signal X on the Pico DV Demo Base schematic. | ||
| GP15 / Y | signal | RP2040 GPIO 15 used as DVI TMDS/output signal Y on the Pico DV Demo Base schematic. | ||
| GP20 / BL | signal | RP2040 GPIO 20 labelled BL on the Pico DV Demo Base schematic. | ||
| GP21 / VS | signal | RP2040 GPIO 21 labelled VS on the Pico DV Demo Base schematic. | ||
| GP17 / SCS | signal | RP2040 GPIO 17 labelled SCS on the Pico DV Demo Base schematic. | ||
| GP18 / SCK | signal | RP2040 GPIO 18 labelled SCK on the Pico DV Demo Base schematic, for the board SPI/audio peripheral connection. | ||
| GP19 / STX | signal | RP2040 GPIO 19 labelled STX on the Pico DV Demo Base schematic. | ||
| GP16 / SRX | signal | RP2040 GPIO 16 labelled SRX on the Pico DV Demo Base schematic. | ||
| USB-C | connector | USB-C connector provides VBUS, D+, D-, ID and GND nets as shown in the schematic USB block. | USB VBUS 5V on VBUS net |