Raspberry PI, Arduino and Electronics made simple
Beside being useful for DIY projects, measuring a distance with the HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensor and Raspberry PI Pico is a great exercise for people wanting to understand MicroPython In this tutorial, I’m going to show
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Adding a display to Raspberry PI Pico allows getting real time information from connected devices without using a computer from USB port. I2C LCD displays (with PCF8574 backpack) are one of best solution to keep
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Projects running different actions in function of sun exposure usually need acquiring information on the light level as a trigger to execute specified tasks. Photoresistors with Raspberry PI Pico can provide light info by acquiring
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DC Motors are the most common and used components in robotics. With L293D chip you can drive many of these motors from Raspberry PI Pico with MicroPyton In this tutorial I’m going to show you
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Servo Motors are common electronics and diy components able to perform rotations (usually in a range between 0 and 180 degrees). You can use SG90 with Raspberry Pi Pico with easy MicroPython code as only
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Joysticks are common input devices widely used in games, but in some cases they can also replace mouse when we need to attach them in a small space. Joysticks can work with Raspberry PI Pico
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Importing external modules in Python is a common way to include custom functions in your code, keeping it ordered and clean. The import statement is available also in MicroPyton but requires the right files positioning
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I2C (Inter-Integrated Circuit) communication allows to reduce wiring difficulty when connecting devices able to support this protocol. It is widely used in electronics industry and also Raspberry PI Pico can use I2C In this tutorial
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The new Raspberry PI Pico brings to RP fans a lot of new ports. One of the most appreciated features is that we can now have analog ports (needed for many sensor projects). Let’s see
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The new Raspberry PI Pico changes user approach to this device, because it works as microcontroller (unlikely other Raspberry PI boards working as linux computer). For this reason, starting your first steps with RPI Pico
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