In this article we will display cryptocurrency prices using a RP2040W, we will use Micropython and the Thonny editor. The prices are retrieved from coinbase using their api You can visit coinbase api and take a look at the various requests and responses We are…

In this article we look at interfacing an I2C 16×2 LCD to a raspberry Pi Pico Most of these LCD displays are either 16×2 or 20×4 and they are based on a The I2C module usually consists of a PCF8574 chip, which is an IC…

In this article we connect the ever popular MPU6050 Accelerometer and Gyroscope Sensor to a raspberry Pi Pico and we will then display the temperature and humidity to the repl window in Thonny using micropython Lets look at the sensor first Features The MPU-60X0 is the…

The Seeed Studio XIAO RP2040 is a mini development board based on the Dual-core RP2040 processor. The Seeed Studio XIAO RP2040 also has 264KB of SRAM, and 2MB of on-board Flash memory which can provide more program to save and run. On the other hand,…

In this article we look at a kit for the Raspberry Pi Pico from Keyestudio caled the Raspberry Pi Pico 42 in 1 Sensor Kit This kit has 37 sensors and modules, Pico and all you need to get started with the Pico. Lets dive…

In this article we connect an Pico Sense hat to our Raspberry Pi Pico We will then use the on board LCD to display the temperature Parts Required I used a Pico sense hat which has 4 sensors Name Link Pico Raspberry Pi Pico Development…

In this article we connect an SGP40 air quality sensor to our Raspberry Pi Pico The SGP40 is Sensirion’s new digital VOC (volatile organic compounds) sensor designed for easy integration into air purifiers or demand-controlled ventilation. SGP40 is Sensirion’s new digital VOC (volatile organic compounds)…

In this article we connect a bme280 to our Raspberry Pi Pico and The BME280 Humidity sensor measuring relative humidity, barometric pressure and ambient temperature   Technical data Parameter Technical data Operation range Pressure: 300…1100 hPa Temperature: -40…85°C Supply voltage VDDIO Supply voltage VDD 1.2…

In this article we will show you how to control the onboard LED of the Pico W using a Web Server. Code At the most basic we simply create a html web page which will be served up when an IP address is assigned We…

In this example we will create the most basic Web Server using our Raspberry Pi Pico W. This Web Server will display a simple Web Page when we navigate to the IP address assigned to our Pico W. The HTML is embedded in the code…