Espruino Pico 'Shims'

'Shims' for the Espruino Pico are small adaptor boards that you can solder to the Espruino Pico to make it easier to attach devices. For example:

ESP8266 WiFi

ESP8266

WIZnet W550io Ethernet

WIZnet W550io

Shim Collection

Shim Collection

The shim collection is a single 10cm x 10cm board, containing several different shims for your Pico that can be snapped out.

Unfortunately we no longer sell the shim collection, however all board designs are available to download at https://github.com/espruino/EspruinoBoard/tree/master/Pico/Adaptors and can be sent off for assembly at a company like OSHPark

It consists of:

ESP8266 ESP01 0.05" Shim

Eagle CAD board and schematic

See the ESP8266 page for more information (and videos) on soldering this shim.

NRF24L01P 0.05" Shim

Eagle CAD board and schematic

Solder this on to the end of your Pico like the ESP8266 shim. The NRF24 should be positioned such that it overlaps the Pico.

See the NRF24L01P page for more information on software.

Pico NRF24L01P
A10 CE
A0 CSN
A1 SCK
A2 MOSI
A3 MISO
A4 IRQ 
var spi = new SPI();
spi.setup({sck:A1, miso:A3, mosi:A2});
var nrf = require("NRF24L01P").connect( spi, A0, A10 );

ESP8266 ESP12 0.1" Adaptor

Eagle CAD board and schematic

This board may need an Espruino Pico rev 1v4 board (or an Espruino rev 1v3 with external power) to work reliably.

Note: on rev 1.0 adaptors, you need to short pins 9 and 10 of the ESP8266 together (the two pins on the edge, nearest the Pico's pin A8).

// make sure the Espruino console doesn't interfere with ESP8266 if we're not connected to USB
USB.setConsole();
// Start ESP8266
Serial1.setup(115200, { rx: B7, tx : B6 });
var wifi = require("ESP8266WiFi_0v25").connect(Serial1, function(err) {
  if (err) throw err;
  console.log("Connecting to WiFi");
  wifi.connect("WiFi_Name","WPA2_Key", function(err) {
    if (err) throw err;
    console.log("Connected");
    // Now you can do something, like an HTTP request
    require("http").get("http://www.pur3.co.uk/hello.txt", function(res) {
      console.log("Response: ",res);
      res.on('data', function(d) {
        console.log("--->"+d);
      });
    });
  });
});

See the ESP8266 page for more information on software.

Pico ESP8266
B6 ESP8266 RX
B7 ESP8266_TX
Component Function
R1 1206 4.7k Optional pullup for GPIO16 and RESET
R2 1206 4.7k Optional pullup for GPIO0
R3 1206 4.7k Optional pullup for GPIO2

Bluetooth 0.1" Adaptor

Eagle CAD board and schematic

This connects to HC-05, HC-06 or HM-10 bluetooth modules. See the Bluetooth and BLE pages for more information on software.

Pico Bluetooth
B6 Bluetooth RX
B7 Bluetooth TX
A8 Bluetooth Key PIO0 (if solder jumper on reverse is shorted)

Note: PIO1 on Bluetooth (the connection status LED) is connected to pads down the side of the Bluetooth module for an optional 0603 100 Ohm resistor and LED.

RFM69/RFM12B 0.1" Adaptor

Eagle CAD board and schematic

This adaptor lets you solder on a RFM69 or a RFM12B module

See the RFM69 page for information on software. There is currently no software for the RFM12B.

Pico RFM12B RFM69
A7 IRQ DIO0 (IRQ)
B1 - RST
B10 CS CS
B13 SCK SCK
B14 MISO MISO
B15 MOSI MOSI

Note:

Arduino Adaptor

Eagle CAD board and schematic

This adaptor has its own page

MicroSD 0.1" Adaptor

Eagle CAD board and schematic

Pico MicroSD
B1 CS
B13 SCK
B14 MISO
B15 MOSI

Note 2: On rev 1.0 of this board, GND is not connected. You will have manually to add a wire from GND of the Espruino Pico to pin 6 of the micro SD card connector. Adding a 0.1uF decoupling capacitor across the voltage rail is also a good idea.

Note: The resistor R1 is for a 1206-size 100k pullup resistor for the CS line. This should be added as it avoids unintentional SD card accesses that could occur before the Espruino Pico has set up the CS line properly.

SPI2.setup({mosi:B15,miso:B14,sck:B13});
E.connectSDCard(SPI2,B1);
console.log(require("fs").readdirSync());

0.05" Breakout Adaptor

Eagle CAD board and schematic

This adaptor simply converts the Pico's 0.05" pins to 0.1" pins that can be easily accessed. To use this properly you'll need to solder an unpinned Pico flat onto the board.

Note: The board is not handed and can be used any way up.

0.05" Breakout and Prototype Adaptor

Eagle CAD board and schematic

This adaptor converts the Pico's 0.05" pins to 0.1" pins that can be easily accessed, and also provides a prototype area on the end of the board. To use this properly you'll need to solder an unpinned Pico flat onto the board.

Note: There is the outline for a surface mount JST battery connector on the board.

0.1" Prototype Adaptor

Eagle CAD board and schematic

This adaptor provides a small prototype area either side of the Espruino Pico. It does not allow connections to any of the 0.05" pins, but can be used in conjunction with 0.05" shims like the ESP8266 or WiFi shims above.

Note: There is an outline for a surface mount JST battery connector that sits under the Pico. If soldering your Pico flat onto the board (without pin sockets) please cover this with tape first to avoid shorts.

Where can I get one?

Unfortunately we no longer sell the shim collection, however all the shims we've designed are Open Source.

You can view and download them here and can then send the designs (.brd files) to someone like OSHPark who will manufacture them to order for a very reasonable price.

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