CircuitPython with Raspberry Pi Pico Getting Started

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Build a Keyboard and Mouse Emulator, make a rainbow with RGB LEDs, and work with a microSD card - all with CircuitPython on a Raspberry Pi Pico! • Article with diagrams and code: https://dronebotworkshop.com/pi-pico-... • More articles and tutorials: https://dronebotworkshop.com • Join the conversation on the forum: https://forum.dronebotworkshop.com • Subscribe to the newsletter and stay in touch: https://dronebotworkshop.com/subscribe/ • Once again we are working with the Raspberry Pi Pico, the 4-dollar microcontroller that uses the new RP2040 MCU. And today we’ll be programming it using CircuitPython. • After installing CircuitPython and the MU Editor we will build a Keyboard Emulator for the popular audio program Audacity. You can use the same technique to make a custom keypad for any application, with as many keys as you need. • Next, we emulate a mouse using a Joystick and two pushbuttons. Just because we can. • Then we hook up a microSD card module through the SPI port and learn how to create a file, write to it and read it back. All the basic operations you need to start using microSD cards in your Pico projects. • And finally, we will hook up soon addressed;e REGB LEDs, otherwise known as Neopixels, to our Pico and control them using a few Adaruit libraries and sample code. It's a rainbow inside the workshop! • CircuitPython is a fork of MicroPython, the language we used in the previous Raspberry Pi Pico video. It was created by Adafruit and has a lot of advantages, especially for beginners. • Using CircuitPython gives us access to over 300 libraries and drivers, allowing us to work with the many features of the Raspberry Pi Pico right now. • We’ll install CircuitPython on a Pico and then work with it using the MU Editor, a Python editor designed for beginners with CircuitPython integration built-in. Of course, you can use any editor that you wish, that's one of the strengths of CircuitPython - no special software required. • Here is what we will cover today: • 00:00 - Introduction • 04:13 - CircuitPython • 06:47 - Installing CircuitPython on Pico • 09:40 - Installing MU Editor • 12:44 - Testing (Blink) • 14:43 - Build a Keyboard Emulator • 22:49 - Build a Mouse Emulator • 28:28 - Write Read a microSD card • 34:32 - Addressable RGB Strip (Neopixels) • 39:24 - Conclusion • Hope you enjoy the video and that it helps you get the most out of your Raspberry Pi Pico!

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