A miniature device depicting the relative position of the planets in Solar System.

• Raspberry Pi Pico
• Precision RTC Module (DS3231)
• Pico Display Pack

The software is written in MicroPython 1.15 and uses a custom build from Pimorony which includes drivers for the display. Download it from the official Pimorony repository here.

1. Download the MicroPython UF2.
2. Push and hold the BOOTSEL button and plug your Pico into the USB port of your computer. Release the BOOTSEL button after your Pico is connected.
3. It will mount as a Mass Storage Device called RPI-RP2.
4. Drag and drop the MicroPython UF2 file onto the RPI-RP2 volume.

To upload and configure your Pico Solar System you will need to install rshell. Make sure you have pip installed.

pip3 install rshell

1. Download Pico Solar System

git clone https://github.com/dr-mod/pico-solar-system.git

2. Open the directory with the source code

cd pico-solar-system

3. Copy required python files to your pico

rshell
cp *.py /pyboard/

4. Set time & configure the RTC module

repl

import time
import ds3231
rtc = ds3231.ds3231()
rtc.set_time(time.time())