Pi pico mpu6050-light

Muditha-Kumara·pi-pico-mpu6050-light·PCB/pico.kicad_pcb

About the Pi pico mpu6050-light PCB

Pi pico mpu6050-light is an open source RP2040/RP2350 PCB design by Muditha-Kumara, published on GitHub under the MIT license. It is a 2-layer board measuring 40 × 75 mm, with 14 components from 12 distinct parts.

Its main chip is the RaspberryPi_Pico, from the RP2040/RP2350 family. Other key parts include the MPU-6050. By type, the board carries 5 capacitors, 4 connectors, 3 resistors, 1 IC and 1 module.

It belongs with the sensors designs in this gallery.

From the project

Motion-controlled LED strip animation (water flow) using a Raspberry Pi Pico and MPU-6050 sensor. The project features dual-core C++ programming and ASCII visualization for hardware-independent testing.

An interactive dual-core LED "water flow" and tilt simulation for the Raspberry Pi Pico / Pico 2 using a WS2812B LED strip and an MPU-6050 IMU (or a built‑in software tilt simulator when the sensor is absent). The project demonstrates:

- Dual-core coordination on RP2040 (Core 0: sensor / simulation; Core 1: LED rendering + serial output) - Smooth physics-like motion (velocity, damping, bounce) converted to a glowing LED blob that shifts and reflects within the strip - ASCII real-time visualization in the Serial Monitor for debugging without LEDs - Seamless fallback to simulated tilt if the…

Pi pico mpu6050-light, from the project README — From the project README

Main components on the Pi pico mpu6050-light

MPU-6050 RaspberryPi_Pico

Pi pico mpu6050-light bill of materials (BOM)

14 components, 12 distinct parts.

Qty	Part	Footprint	Refs
1	MPU-6050	HVQFN-24-1EP_4x4mm_P0.5mm_EP2.1x2.1mm	U1
1	RaspberryPi_Pico	RaspberryPi_Pico_Common_SMD	A1
1	Barrel_Jack_MountingPin	BarrelJack_CUI_PJ-063AH_Horizontal	J1
1	Conn_01x03	JST_PH_S3B-PH-K_1x03_P2.00mm_Horizontal	J2
1	Conn_01x04	JST_PH_S4B-PH-K_1x04_P2.00mm_Horizontal	J3
1	Conn_01x02_Pin	PinHeader_1x02_P2.54mm_Vertical	J4
1	10nf	C_0805_2012Metric	C1
2	.1uf	C_0805_2012Metric	C2, C3
1	2.2nf	C_0805_2012Metric	C4
1	470uf	CP_Radial_D8.0mm_P2.50mm	C6
1	300	C_0805_2012Metric	R1
2	10k	C_0805_2012Metric	R2, R3

Pi pico mpu6050-light design files

The KiCad project lives in the Muditha-Kumara/pi-pico-mpu6050-light repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

LayoutPCB/pico.kicad_pcb
SchematicPCB/pico.kicad_sch

Pi pico mpu6050-light: common questions

What microcontroller does the Pi pico mpu6050-light use?

The Pi pico mpu6050-light is built around the RaspberryPi_Pico, from the RP2040/RP2350 family.

How big is the Pi pico mpu6050-light PCB?

The Pi pico mpu6050-light measures 40 × 75 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the Pi pico mpu6050-light?

14 components, from 12 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.

Where can I download the Pi pico mpu6050-light design files?

From the Muditha-Kumara/pi-pico-mpu6050-light repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout and the schematic; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the Pi pico mpu6050-light design in my own project?

Yes, under the terms of its MIT license, which Muditha-Kumara chose for the repository.

Can I test firmware for the Pi pico mpu6050-light without the hardware?

Yes. HardLabs builds a simulation of the board from its netlist and BOM, so you can run and debug RP2040/RP2350 firmware against it before you order a PCB.