# Can you run makecode arcade on a raspberry pi pico (rp2040) **URL:** https://forum.makecode.com/t/can-you-run-makecode-arcade-on-a-raspberry-pi-pico-rp2040/18305 **Category:** Arcade **Tags:** make **Created:** [March 6, 2023, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/can-you-run-makecode-arcade-on-a-raspberry-pi-pico-rp2040/18305 "2023-03-06T17:47:36Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 4
### Author: ![Vegz78](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/vegz78/32/1201_2.png) [@Vegz78](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Vegz78) #### Post date: [March 14, 2023, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/can-you-run-makecode-arcade-on-a-raspberry-pi-pico-rp2040/18305/4 "2023-03-14T16:21:41Z")
Then, again, @technonux, I stumbled upon a new hardware, RP2040 when downloading files from MakeCode Arcade today: ![Screenshot 2023-03-14 at 04.08.30](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/3/314fffc3481be22714aa674777ceae40a61b5eab.png) Since this was the regular production version and not beta, it is definitely _official_. But how it is _supported_ and works is unknown to me and I can not find any documentation. Maybe it is connected to this post somehow, where they discuss with the @MakeCode team some new hardware based on the RP2040 for MakeCode Arcade?: > [@New Board with RP2040 - Adding pins, multi-processor, and other questions](https://forum.makecode.com/t/new-board-with-rp2040-adding-pins-multi-processor-and-other-questions/15609): > > HI All, I’m hoping to get through to some folks who know a lot more than me. I am working on a project for a big client (not to mention the name). We have a new board with an RP2040 chip (Cortex-M0+) and so far, with some help from the core team, I’ve gotten it kind of working. But to do some operations using GPIO I had to jump through hoops: Use the Edge Connector extension for Micro:bit to expose “pins” blocks in Arcade (even though this board is clearly NOT a micro:bit) Add some manual t… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.makecode.com/t/can-you-run-makecode-arcade-on-a-raspberry-pi-pico-rp2040/18305)._