Search icon Close icon
Search icon CANCEL
Subscription
0
Cart icon
Your Cart (0 item)
Close icon
You have no products in your basket yet
Save more on your purchases now! discount-offer-chevron-icon
Savings automatically calculated. No voucher code required.

Change country

Modal Close icon
Country selected Country selected
country flag United States
Country selected
country flag United Kingdom
Country selected
country flag India
Country selected
country flag Germany
Country selected
country flag France
Country selected
country flag Canada
Country selected
country flag Russia
Country selected
country flag Spain
Country selected
country flag Brazil
Country selected
country flag Australia
Country selected
country flag Argentina
Country selected
country flag Austria
Country selected
country flag Belgium
Country selected
country flag Bulgaria
Country selected
country flag Chile
Country selected
country flag Colombia
Country selected
country flag Cyprus
Country selected
country flag Czechia
Country selected
country flag Denmark
Country selected
country flag Ecuador
Country selected
country flag Egypt
Country selected
country flag Estonia
Country selected
country flag Finland
Country selected
country flag Greece
Country selected
country flag Hungary
Country selected
country flag Indonesia
Country selected
country flag Ireland
Country selected
country flag Italy
Country selected
country flag Japan
Country selected
country flag Latvia
Country selected
country flag Lithuania
Country selected
country flag Luxembourg
Country selected
country flag Malaysia
Country selected
country flag Malta
Country selected
country flag Mexico
Country selected
country flag Netherlands
Country selected
country flag New Zealand
Country selected
country flag Norway
Country selected
country flag Philippines
Country selected
country flag Poland
Country selected
country flag Portugal
Country selected
country flag Romania
Country selected
country flag Singapore
Country selected
country flag Slovakia
Country selected
country flag Slovenia
Country selected
country flag South Africa
Country selected
country flag South Korea
Country selected
country flag Sweden
Country selected
country flag Switzerland
Country selected
country flag Taiwan
Country selected
country flag Thailand
Country selected
country flag Turkey
Country selected
country flag Ukraine
Country selected
Arrow left icon
Explore Products
Best Sellers
New Releases
Books
Videos
Audiobooks
Learning Hub
Conferences
Free Learning
Arrow right icon
Arrow up icon
GO TO TOP
Raspberry Pi Pico DIY Workshop

You're reading from   Raspberry Pi Pico DIY Workshop Build exciting projects in home automation, personal health, gardening, and citizen science

Arrow left icon
Product type Paperback
Published in May 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801814812
Length 376 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Tools
Concepts
Arrow right icon
Authors (2):
Arrow left icon
Sai Yamanoor Sai Yamanoor
Author Profile Icon Sai Yamanoor
Sai Yamanoor
Sai Yamanoor is an embedded systems engineer working for a private startup school in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he builds devices that help students achieve their full potential. He completed his undergraduate work in mechatronics engineering from Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, India and his graduate studies in mechanical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA. His interests, deeply rooted in DIY and open software and hardware cultures, include developing gadgets and apps that improve the quality of life, Internet of Things, crowdfunding, education, and new technologies. In his spare time, he plays with various devices and architectures, such as the Raspberry Pi, Arduino, Galileo, Android devices and others. Sai has earlier published a book titled Raspberry Pi Mechatronics Projects.
Read more
See other products by Sai Yamanoor
Srihari Yamanoor Srihari Yamanoor
Author Profile Icon Srihari Yamanoor
Srihari Yamanoor
Srihari Yamanoor is a mechanical engineer, working on medical devices, sustainability, and robotics in the San Francisco Bay Area. He completed his undergraduate studies in mechanical engineering from PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India and graduate studies in mechanical engineering at Stanford University. He is certified in SolidWorks, simulation, sustainable design, PDM as well as in quality and reliability engineering and auditing. His has a wide range of interests, from DIY, crowdfunding, AI, travelling, photography to gardening and ecology.
Read more
See other products by Srihari Yamanoor
Arrow right icon
View More author details
Toc

Table of Contents (17) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: An Introduction to the Pico
2. Chapter 1: Getting Started with the Raspberry Pi Pico FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Serial Interfaces and Applications 4. Chapter 3: Home Automation Projects 5. Chapter 4: Fun with Gardening! 6. Section 2: Learning by Making
7. Chapter 5: Building a Weather Station 8. Chapter 6: Designing a Giant Seven-Segment Display 9. Chapter 7: Designing a Visual Aid for Tracking Air Quality 10. Section 3: Advanced Topics
11. Chapter 8: Building Wireless Nodes 12. Chapter 9: Let's Build a Robot! 13. Chapter 10: Designing TinyML Applications 14. Chapter 11: Let's Build a Product! 15. Chapter 12: Best Practices for Working with the Pico 16. Other Books You May Enjoy

Technical requirements

The software and hardware files for this chapter can be found at https://bit.ly/35088w4.

The following hardware is required for this chapter:

  • Raspberry Pi Pico (https://bit.ly/3AJtoAf): USD 4.
  • Blues Wireless Notecard (https://bit.ly/3wnFbWc): USD 65.
  • Cellular Antenna (https://bit.ly/3N91Sn1): USD 11.50.
  • Qwiic Keypad (https://bit.ly/3JwIJJd): USD 11.50.
  • Fabricated PCB: The prices vary based on the manufacturer.
  • PCB components: The prices depend on the components. The Bill of Materials (BoM) is available in this book's GitHub repository (shared previously).
  • Soldering supplies, including a reflow oven.

Code in Action videos for this chapter can be viewed at https://bit.ly/38Th2gy.

Installing CircuitPython

We are assuming that you have installed CircuitPython on your Pico. If you are not familiar with the installation process, we recommend following the installation process provided in Chapter 1, Getting Started...

lock icon The rest of the chapter is locked
arrow left Previous Section
Section 2 of 8
Next Section arrow right
Register for a free Packt account to unlock a world of extra content!
A free Packt account unlocks extra newsletters, articles, discounted offers, and much more. Start advancing your knowledge today.
Sign up now
Unlock this book and the full library FREE for 7 days
Get unlimited access to 7000+ expert-authored eBooks and videos courses covering every tech area you can think of
Start free trial
Renews at €18.99/month. Cancel anytime

Authors (2)

Left arrow icon
Profile icon Sai Yamanoor
Sai Yamanoor
Sai Yamanoor is an embedded systems engineer working for a private startup school in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he builds devices that help students achieve their full potential. He completed his undergraduate work in mechatronics engineering from Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, India and his graduate studies in mechanical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA. His interests, deeply rooted in DIY and open software and hardware cultures, include developing gadgets and apps that improve the quality of life, Internet of Things, crowdfunding, education, and new technologies. In his spare time, he plays with various devices and architectures, such as the Raspberry Pi, Arduino, Galileo, Android devices and others. Sai has earlier published a book titled Raspberry Pi Mechatronics Projects.
Read more
See other products by Sai Yamanoor
Profile icon Srihari Yamanoor
Srihari Yamanoor
Srihari Yamanoor is a mechanical engineer, working on medical devices, sustainability, and robotics in the San Francisco Bay Area. He completed his undergraduate studies in mechanical engineering from PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India and graduate studies in mechanical engineering at Stanford University. He is certified in SolidWorks, simulation, sustainable design, PDM as well as in quality and reliability engineering and auditing. His has a wide range of interests, from DIY, crowdfunding, AI, travelling, photography to gardening and ecology.
Read more
See other products by Srihari Yamanoor
Right arrow icon

Personalised recommendations for you

Based on your interests and search pattern
Left arrow icon
PLCs for Beginners
PLCs for Beginners
Read more
In this book, you'll learn programming techniques to create state-of-the-art PLC software using structured text. You'll delve into complex computer science concepts to give yourself an edge over the competition and create resounding software.
Read more
May 2024 12h 40m
Internet of Things Programming Projects
Internet of Things Programming Projects
Read more
This second edition of Internet of Things Programming Projects will equip both beginners and experienced programmers with the knowledge and skills needed to create projects using Raspberry Pi, web services, LoRa, wireless communication, and MQTT.
Read more
Jun 2024 15h 16m
Building Secure Automotive IoT Applications
Building Secure Automotive IoT Applications
Read more
Critically timed for automotive IoT software engineers, this book teaches skills in vehicle architectures, cybersecurity, and the cloud. Additionally, you'll get hands-on with embedded software development.
Read more
Aug 2024 11h 56m
Accelerating IoT Development with ChatGPT
Accelerating IoT Development with ChatGPT
Read more
This book will help you leverage ChatGPT to accelerate your IoT innovation and development. You'll learn essential IoT concepts and elements, explore project examples, and complete an end-to-end application through step-by-step guidance.
Read more
Aug 2024 12h 16m
Right arrow icon