Microcontrollers, like Raspberry Pi Pico, are computers stripped down to their bare essentials (no keyboard, mouse, or monitor). Learn how to set up your desktop or laptop computer to write Python code for the Pico and Pico W, and how to make your own electro-mechanical projects that can interact with the real world.
Microcontrollers, like RP2040 at the heart of Raspberry Pi Pico, are computers stripped back to their bare essentials. You don't use monitors or keyboards with them, but program them over USB to take their input from (and send their output to) their input/output pins.
Using these programmable connections, you can light lights, make noises, send text to screens, and much more. In Get Started with MicroPython on Raspberry Pi Pico 2nd Edition, you will learn how to use the beginner-friendly language MicroPython to write programs and connect up hardware to make your Raspberry Pi Pico interact with the world around it. Using these skills, you can create your own electro-mechanical projects, whether for fun or to make your life easier.
Fully updated for the Raspberry Pi Pico W and the latest version of MicroPython, this book shows you how to:
- Get started with Raspberry Pi Pico and Pico W
- Work with various electronic components
- Create your own programmable electronic contraptions
- Turn Raspberry Pi Pico W into a network-connected node for the Internet of Things
- Link Raspberry Pi Pico W to your smartphone, tablet, or another Pico W with Bluetooth Low Energy
The robotic future is here; you just have to build it yourself. We'll show you how.
