# PI Day, DOOM on the RP2040, Pockit Modular Computer, and more!

- Show: [The Electromaker Show](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show)
- Published: 2022-03-17
- Length: 23m
- Episode: 75
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show/2022-03-17-pi-day-doom-on-the-rp2040-pockit-modular-computer-and-more
- Listen: https://electromaker.libsyn.com/pi-day-doom-on-the-rp2040-pockit-modular-computer-and-more

## Summary

The host of The Electromaker Show reviews several maker projects, including Kevin's Pi Day synthesizer, Graham Sanderson's DOOM port on the RP2040, and Daniel Bell's DIY Spacemouse. The episode also covers crowdfunding updates for the Halo TD-XPAH Wi-Fi 6 board and the SoCORAD32 amateur radio, alongside a deep dive into Ben Vallack's custom ergonomic keyboard and Neil's Pockit modular computer with its new CM4 upgrade.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show/2022-03-17-pi-day-doom-on-the-rp2040-pockit-modular-computer-and-more#t=0) Introduction and Blues Wireless Giveaway

## Topics

- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Crowdfunding & preorders](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/crowdfunding)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Blues Wireless (company)
- RP2040 (chip)
- Pimoroni (company)
- Arduino (company)
- Halo TD-XPAH (product)
- SoCORAD32 (product)
- ESP32 (chip)
- Pockit (product)
- Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (product)

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- [Ep 150: Blackberry Runs Out of Juice, NODE has your pinouts, Rats learn DOOM, and 2021 is Done](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-01-07-ep-150-blackberry-runs-out-of-juice-node-has-your-pinouts-rats-learn-doom-and-20) (Hackaday Podcast)
- [Ep 261: Rickroll Toothbrush, Keyboard Cat, Zombie Dialup](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-03-08-ep-261-rickroll-toothbrush-keyboard-cat-zombie-dialup) (Hackaday Podcast)
- [Ep 353: Fantastic Peripherals, Fake or Not Fake Picos, and Everything on the Steam Deck](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-01-16-ep-353-fantastic-peripherals-fake-or-not-fake-picos-and-everything-on-the-steam) (Hackaday Podcast)
- [Ep102: Raspberry Pi Microcontroller, Microphone Killswitch, and a 45-Degree 3D-Printer](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-01-22-ep102-raspberry-pi-microcontroller-microphone-killswitch-and-a-45-degree-3d-prin) (Hackaday Podcast)
- [Ep 208: Hallucinating Robots, Floppy Cartridges, and a Flexure Synth French Horn](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-03-03-ep-208-hallucinating-robots-floppy-cartridges-and-a-flexure-synth-french-horn) (Hackaday Podcast)

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