Technical requirements
The following hardware is recommended for this chapter. We recommend purchasing components according to the type of wireless radio you want to use in your project:
- Raspberry Pi Pico (https://bit.ly/3AJtoAf) – 4 USD
- Optional – Adafruit Bluefruit LE SPI Friend (https://bit.ly/3cXjukF) – 17.50 USD
- Optional – Adafruit RFM95W Transceiver Breakout (https://bit.ly/3y2UDWo) –19.95 USD
- Jumper wires (https://amzn.to/3nmRI7L) – 5.99 USD
- Optional – Adafruit SCD-30 CO2 sensor (https://bit.ly/3l7MfQ6) – 58.95 USD
- A breadboard from your local electronics supplies store
The code samples for this chapter are available here: https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Raspberry-Pi-Pico-DIY-Workshop/tree/main/chapter_08.
Code in Action videos for this chapter can be viewed at https://bit.ly/3Fgslvi.
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