Technical requirements
This chapter requires the following:
- The robot build from previous chapters
- 2 x Pimoroni VL53L1X distance sensor modules
- 2 x five-way single row 2.54-mm (included with the modules)
- 8 x male-to-female jump wires with a 2.54-mm DuPont connector
- 2 x M2 nuts and M2 x 6-mm bolts
- A suitable screwdriver for driving the bolts, and a spanner for holding the nuts
- A soldering station with a soldering iron, solder, tip-cleaning brass, and soldering stand
- A flat work area with good lighting, free of interruptions or being nudged
- The code from previous chapters
- A Raspberry Pi Pico code editor such as Mu or Thonny
- A USB micro cable
You can find the code for this chapter at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Robotics-at-Home-with-Raspberry-Pi-Pico/tree/main/ch-08.