Engineer shows RP2040 microcontroller in LEGO minifigure form

An engineer has created a circuit board with an RP2040 microcontroller that is shaped like a LEGO astronaut, complete with RGB suit. In addition to the Raspberry Pi chip and RGB LEDs, the design contains multiple Stemma connectors and a USB-C port.

FigPI, like engineer Ben Shockley’s development board mentions, has a set of nine RGB lights on the LEGO astronaut’s right leg. Below that there is a reset button. The left leg contains a ‘boot’ button that is also programmable, so users can assign it a different function. On the back there are two Stemma connectors and a USB-C port. The board is programmable in CircuitPython, which makes it possible, among other things, to control the lighting, sensors and motors that can be connected to the board.

Shockley previously made a similar design, called the Mini SAM M4. This is powered by an Atmel SAMD51G19A processor and also has RGB leg lighting. The Mini SAM also contains 26 GPIO pins. It is unclear whether the FigPi also contains such pins, as they are not visible in the photos. The engineer offers the SAMD51G board for sale in five different colors on its website, for prices ranging from $25 to $30. It is unclear whether the FigPi will also be offered for sale, and how much it will cost.

Mini SAM M4 (left) and FigPi