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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This tutorial will show you how to create a Raspberry PI Pico-based battery checker and test the charge status. It also makes use of an OLED display to show the measurement results. Checking old batteries to verify if you can still use them is a good practice to help nature and avoid trashing materials that
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This tutorial will show you how to create a very simple Raspberry PI Pico W web server exposing HTML pages together with javascript and css files, using MicroPython. With the built-in WiFi chip, we can create a very cheap Raspberry PI Pico W web server running MicroPython, to host very simple HTML pages and create
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This tutorial will show you how to use WiFi with Raspberry PI Pico. The Raspberry PI Pico W added a WiFi connection to the microcontroller from the Raspberry PI Foundation, enabling our projects to connect to the Internet world With the release of Raspberry PI Pico W, adding the Infineon CYW4343 module to the RP2040-based
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In this tutorial, I’m going to show and explain the main PCB manufacturing options, with their default values for a beginner level needs. When sending a new PCB to a manufacturer, you may be confused about the number of options and settings required to produce it. For beginners, and guide to PCB manufacturing options may
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In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to use an I2C OLED display (SSD1306) with Raspberry PI Pico. Please note that, if you have an LCD display, you must refer to my Using I2C LCD display With Raspberry PI Pico and MicroPython tutorial. OLED displays with Raspberry PI Pico allow a cool way
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In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to wire and setup the MicroPython code to use a Switch Button with Raspberry PI Pico. Switch button with Raspberry PI Pico allows your projects to get the simplest input from the user: a push. With this input, you can start a program to execute a
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In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to connect the gas sensor MQ-2 with Raspberry PI Pico, coding it with MicroPython. Detecting air gas comes useful in applications like air quality monitoring, Gas leak alarm and maintaining environmental standards in hospitals. The MQ-2 with Raspberry PI Pico bring this capability to your DIY
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