In this tutorial, I will show you how to use a relay with Raspberry PI Pico. I will give you a simple usage example with a DC water pump. When your project includes devices with high current requirements, a relay with Raspberry PI Pico can save your microcontroller from burning its circuits and enable a […]
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This tutorial will show you how to use Mosquitto (MQTT) with Raspberry PI Pico W with MicroPython. Raspberry PI Pico W brings connectivity to your projects. Mosquitto is one of the most reliable, simple and fast communications for IoT projects. For this reason, MQTT and Raspberry PI Pico W will surely give you great flexibility
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In this tutorial, I will show you how to power a Raspberry PI Pico with Solar Cells. Moreover, I will also include an external battery as a backup power supply for the moments when light is unavailable. Raspberry PI Pico and, even more, the Pico W model are excellent devices for IoT projects. Where the
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In this tutorial, I will show you how to connect and use 4 gear motors with Raspberry PI Pico using MicroPython and get the 4 main directions performed with single-line commands by defining the related custom functions. Gear motors are the basis for every Raspberry PI Pico-based robot project. Managing them with a simplified code
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In this tutorial, I will show you how to use a WizFi360-EVB-Pico microcontroller with MicroPython. In some special periods, the market may lack enough offer capacity to get the Raspberry PI Pico W available. The WizFi360-EVB-Pico can be an excellent alternative to get your MicroPython projects running with WiFi. WizFi360-EVB-Pico features WizFi360-EVB-Pico is a microprocessor
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This tutorial will show you how to connect the Raspberry PI Pico with batteries, focusing on the related requirements. When the RPI Pico runs portable projects (without a power plug), you may need a way to power your microcontroller safely. In these cases, knowing how to power the Raspberry PI Pico with batteries is a
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This tutorial will show you how to use a Pulse Sensor with Raspberry PI Pico and MicroPython. Checking heartbeats has more applications than one could think. For example, it is a required feature in projects involving sports IoT devices. The Pulse Sensor with Raspberry PI Pico gives a cheap way to perform this task. Before
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This tutorial will show you how to connect and use an IR Reflective Sensor with Raspberry PI Pico, also explaining the related MicroPython code. Infra-Red reflective sensors usually give robotic projects the ability to detect if an obstacle is near your robot and help avoid collision damages or to walk along a line with different
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