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Review the ELECFREAKS Wukong2040: Raspberry Pi Pico Expansion Board 5 (2)

22nd April 2023

This tutorial will show you the features of this interesting Wukong2040 Raspberry PI Pico expansion board, also bringing code examples with MicroPython. The ELECFREAKS Wukong2040 is a Raspberry PI Pico expansion board enabling beginners to get live with their simple to medium complexity projects, with a safe battery power source and a simplified PINs connection. […]

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Build a Raspberry PI Pico Car with the Pico-4wd Kit for Beginners 5 (1)

18th February 2023

In this post, I’m going to show you a Raspberry PI Pico car available on e-commerce stores: the SunFounder Pico-4wd kit. Building a Raspberry PI Pico car is a great project for people wishing to create their own robot and is a funny way to get kids started with microelectronics and programming. A Raspberry Pi

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How to use a Relay with Raspberry PI Pico and MicroPython 3.9 (9)

6th January 2023

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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MQTT and Raspberry PI Pico W: Start with Mosquitto (MicroPython) 4.7 (17)

5th January 2023

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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How to power Raspberry PI Pico with Solar Cells 4.2 (14)

23rd December 2022

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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Gear motor and Raspberry PI Pico: Controlling Robot Wheels 4.8 (5)

18th December 2022

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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WizFi360-EVB-Pico: Raspberry PI Pico W Alternative with MicroPython 0 (0)

3rd December 2022

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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Powering the Raspberry PI Pico from External Batteries 4.8 (18)

21st October 2022

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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