Get started with MicroPython on Raspberry Pi Pico: The Official Raspberry Pi Pico Guide

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Gareth Halfacree Ben Everard

Get started with MicroPython on Raspberry Pi Pico

The Official Raspberry Pi Pico Guide

Gareth Halfacree, Ben Everard

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Raspberry Pi Press
11 December 2024

Electronic devices & materials; Embedded systems

Microcontrollers, like the RP2040 chip at the heart of Raspberry Pi Pico, are computers stripped back to their bare essentials. You don't use monitors or keyboards with them - instead, you program them over USB to take their input from (and send their output to) on-board input/output pins.

Using these programmable connections, you can light LEDs, 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 MicroPython language to write programs, and you'll connect up hardware to make your Raspberry Pi Pico interact with the world around it. Using these skills, you can create your own electromechanical projects, whether for fun or to make your life easier.

Fully updated for 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 your Pico W to your smartphone, tablet, or another Pico W with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)

Whether you're using Raspberry Pi Pico for a home project, industrial automation, or learning (or teaching!) electronics and programming, this book will show you how.

Chapter 1: Get to know your Raspberry Pi Pico Chapter 2: Programming with MicroPython Chapter 3: Physical computing Chapter 4: Physical computing with Raspberry Pi Pico Chapter 5: Traffic light controller Chapter 6: Reaction game Chapter 7: Burglar alarm Chapter 8: Temperature gauge Chapter 9: Data logger Chapter 10: Digital communication protocols: I2C and SPI Chapter 11: Wi-Fi connectivity with Pico W Chapter 12: Bluetooth connectivity with Pico W Appendix A: Raspberry Pi Pico specifications Appendix B: Pinout guide Appendix C: Programmable I/O

By: Gareth Halfacree, Ben Everard
Imprint: Raspberry Pi Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd New edition
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781912047291
ISBN 10: 1912047292
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 11 December 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Gareth Halfacree is a freelance technology journalist, writer, and former system administrator in the education sector. With a passion for open-source software and hardware, he was an early adopter of the Raspberry Pi platform and has written several publications on its capabilities and flexibility. He can be found on Mastodon as @ghalfacree@mastodon.social or via his website at freelance.halfacree.co.uk. Ben Everard is a geek who has stumbled into a career that lets him play with new hardware. As the editor of HackSpace magazine (hsmag.cc), he spends more time than he really should experimenting with the latest (and not-so latest) DIY tech. He lives in Bristol with his wife and two daughters in a house that's slowly filling up with electronics equipment and 3D printers.