In this tutorial, we will create a Raspberry Pi Pico web server using a BME280 sensor and MicroPython. BME280 is used to measure temperature in Celsius, the temperature in Fahrenheit, humidity, and Pressure. This web server will act as a weather station as it will show temperature, humidity, and pressure readings on the web page … Read more
In this tutorial, we will learn about a NEO-6M GPS module and how to interface it with ESP32 using MicroPython to obtain GPS parameters such as latitude, longitude, altitude, date, time, speed, satellites, etc. We will learn how GPS works and the overview of the NEO-6M GPS module with an introduction, pinout, and specifications. After … Read more
In this tutorial, we will learn to interface MAX7219 LED Dot matrix display with Raspberry Pi Pico. Firstly, we will look into the introduction, pinout of MAX7219 LED dot matrix display module. It is an LED array used to display various types of texts, symbols, and images in the form of dots which consists of … Read more
In this Raspberry Pi Pico tutorial, we will learn about I2C communication protocol and pins featured on the Pi Pico board. Moreover, we will interface our Raspberry Pi Pico with different sensors and devices that communicate via I2C protocol and program our board to run an I2C scanner. This scanner will determine the number of … Read more
In this tutorial, we will learn how to interface PIR Motion Sensor with Raspberry Pi Pico and use GPIO pins of Raspberry Pi Pico as output pins as well as input pins. Accordingly, we will also show how to control an LED via a PIR motion sensor with a Pi Pico board. We will be … Read more
In this tutorial, we will learn about the 28BYJ-48 stepper motor and how to interface it with the ESP32 using a UNL2003 driver and MicroPython. The 28BYJ-48 stepper motor is inexpensive and one of the most commonly used stepper motors out there. It comes with a UL2003 motor driver attached to it that is responsible … Read more
In this tutorial, we will learn how to interface I2C LCD with ESP32/ESP8266 and how to display simple text/numbers and custom characters on I2C LCD. This I2C LCD is a 16×2 device which means it can display 16 columns by two rows of characters. The characters are alphanumeric, but you can create custom characters for … Read more
In this getting started guide on MicroPython with ESP32 and ESP8266, we will learn how to use program and flash firmware to ESP32 and ESP8266 development boards using MU Editor. We will see how to download and install MU Editor that we will use to write firmware and flash programs to our ESP boards. At … Read more
In this getting started guide on MicroPython with Raspberry Pi Pico, we will learn how to use the program Raspberry Pico using uPyCraft IDE and MicroPython. We will see how to download and install uPyCraft IDE and finally see how to use it to program our Pi Pico board. Recommended Components The following components are … Read more
In this tutorial, we will learn how to use Thonny Integrated Development Environment (IDE) to write programs for Raspberry Pi Pico using MicroPython firmware. By the end of this guide, you will be able to install Thonny IDE on Windows, Linux, and Mac operating systems. Moreover, we will also explore its built-in features, write and … Read more