In this tutorial we will read the Temperature from the Raspberry Pi Pico. The Raspberry Pi Pico has an internal Temperature Sensor which is connected to an ADC pin, using Micropython or the Arduino IDE we can read this temperature The internal temperature sensor that…

The Feather RP2040 is a board from Adafruit which features the RP2040 microcontroller from the Raspberry Pi foundation. Like other Rp2040 boards tyou can program it in circuitpython, micropython , C/C++ and there is also Arduino support Features 21 x GPIO pins with following capabilities:…

This display module has been designed for the Raspberry Pi Pico – you just push your Pico into the female headers and you’re ready to go. E-paper display utilizes microcapsule electrophoretic technology for displaying, the principle is: charged particles suspended in clear fluid will move…

In this article we connect a VL53L0X Time-of-Flight to a Raspberry Pi Pico running Circuitpython Sensor Information The VL53L0X is a new generation Time-of-Flight (ToF) laser-ranging module housed in the smallest package on the market today, providing accurate distance measurement whatever the target reflectances unlike…

In this article we connect a TCS3472 Color Sensor to a Raspberry Pi Pico running Circuitpython Sensor Information The TCS3472 device provides a digital return of red, green, blue (RGB), and clear light sensing values. An IR blocking filter, integrated on-chip and localized to the…

In this article we connect a VEML6075 UV Light Sensor to a Raspberry Pi Pico running Circuitpython Sensor Information The VEML6075 senses UVA and UVB light and incorporates photodiode, amplifiers, and analog / digital circuits into a single chip using a CMOS process. When the…

In this article we connect a ADS1015 analog-to digital converter to a Raspberry Pi Pico running Circuitpython Sensor Information The ADS1013, ADS1014, and ADS1015 devices (ADS101x) are precision, low-power, 12-bit, I2C compatible, analog-to digital converters (ADCs) offered in an ultra-small, leadless, X2QFN-10 package, and a…

In this article we connect a MLX90614 infrared thermometer to a Raspberry Pi Pico running Circuitpython Sensor Information First lets look at some information about the sensor from the manufacturer The MLX90614 is an infrared thermometer for non-contact temperature measurements. Both the IR sensitive thermopile…

In this article we connect a TSL2591 light-to-digital converter to a Raspberry Pi Pico running Circuitpython Sensor Information The TSL2591 is a very high sensitivity light-to-digital converter that transforms light intensity into a digital signal output capable of direct I2C interface. The device combines one…

In this article we connect a VCNL4010 to a Raspberry Pi Pico running Circuitpython Sensor Information First lets look at some information about the sensor The VCNL4010 is a fully integrated proximity and ambient light sensor. Fully integrated means that the infrared emitter is included…