Raspberry Pi Pico
Everything about Sound Output Using the Pico W
The Raspberry Pi Pico W is a powerful microcontroller board built around the Raspberry Pi’s very own microcontroller chip, the RP2040. You can check out a selection of RP2040-based microcontroller boards here or keep reading to find out everything you need to know about sound output using the Pico W. Have you ever considered making…
Read MoreRaspberry Pi Pico W beginners’ components tutorial
This Raspberry Pi Pico W Beginners Components Tutorial will teach you how to interact with the microcontroller to interact with simple components such as LEDs, ultrasonic sensors and many other items found in a beginner’s kit. If you are a complete beginner, this tutorial will help you understand MicroPython so that you can read, write…
Read MoreControl a servo with Raspberry Pi Pico W and PWM
A servo is one of the most fundamental ways to learn to use pulse width modulation (PWM) with the Raspberry Pi. In this article, I’m going to show you how to do this with a Raspberry Pi Pico W. PWM tutorial objectives Parts needed What is pulse width modulation? Children find it amusing to switch…
Read MoreGaming on the Raspberry Pi Pico
In this post, I want to talk about gaming on the Raspberry Pi Pico. I remember my first dumbphone, which was called a “phone” back then. It could play simple games like Snake. That was bleeding edge. Prior to that, you’d have to carry a separate handheld that played Tetris or a more dynamic gaming…
Read MoreDIY wireless servo switch controller with Raspberry Pi Pico W
One of the biggest problems I have is getting up from bed to turn off the bedroom’s light. It’s very difficult to do so when you’re cozy in bed. And so here, I want to tell you how to solve that problem with a Pico W Servo switch controller. You see, a few years ago,…
Read MoreRaspberry Pi Pico W (Solar-Powered) Remote Weather Station
One very special feature in the Raspberry Pi Pico W is the SoftAP feature. SoftAP stands for software-enabled access point, which allows you to broadcast a WiFi network right from the Raspberry Pi Pico W. This is why we’ve chosen to do this solar-powered project. How a solar-powered project intersects with SoftAP Here’s the issue.…
Read MoreCreate a Wi-Fi Doorbell with a Raspberry Pi Pico W
Here’s a simple but practical tutorial that helps you understand how to trigger an email to send (or a notification to appear on your phone) when a button connected to the Raspberry Pi Pico W is pressed. Thus, you can use your Pico W as a Wi-Fi doorbell! Through this project, you will learn how…
Read MoreRun a web server on your Raspberry Pi Pico W
This project can be regarded as the ‘Hello World!’ of the Pico W. It demonstrates how to connect to Wi-Fi, how to run a HTTP web server on the Pico W, and how to control the GPIO pins. If you’re looking for a quick and easy project to get started with your Pico, this is…
Read MoreStream Sensor Data over WiFi with your Raspberry Pi Pico W
Have you ever wanted to stream sensor data with your Raspberry Pi Pico W? One of the best uses for the Raspberry Pi Pico W involves its ability to serve a web page. This means that you can use it to monitor sensor data from your phone as long as you are in WiFi range.…
Read MoreEverything about the Raspberry Pi Pico W
Today, 30 June 2022 at 8.00 AM UK time Raspberry Pi released the Pico W. Here is everything (that we know) about the newest Raspberry Pi. This new variant of the beloved Pico has wireless capabilities thanks to the CYW43439 wireless chip.Just like the Pico, at the heart of each Pico W is RP2040, which…
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