History of video games/Platforms/Pimoroni PicoVision

History
The system was announced by March 2023. Initially know as the Pimoroni DV Stick, with DV standing for "Digital Video", by late 2023 the system was known as the Pimoroni PicoVision.

Compute
The system consisted of an original carrier board with an integrated RP2040 chip acting as graphics processor, as well as a Raspberry Pi Pico W board soldered on acting as CPU and offering wireless communications support. The system included 16 megabytes of memory in twin PSRAM chips, each with 8MB of capacity in addition to the 264 kilobytes of RAM included directly on the RP2040 chip.

Audio
A PCM5100A DAC is included. As HDMI audio is nonfunctional on this device, a seperate 3.5mm line out is provided.

Hardware
The system measured 87 mm long by 38 mm wide by 9 mm thick.

Compute
The system boasted twin RP2040 chips for compute, one acting as a CPU and the other dedicated to the display. Two PSRAM chips are included, each being deidcated to one of the RP2040 chips.

Hardware
HDMI connectivity was included. A single USB port was included. A bluetooth radio was included for wireless accessories.

Software
The system was designed to be a devkit for itself. The system is capable of booting to a MicroPython REPL environment.

Games
The system was compatible with Pimoroni Picosystem games.

One notable port was a version of Doom when used with a specific firmware and WHX file.