The Pi Pico chips are pretty cheap, which has made them hugely popular with hobbyists. This overview helps you decide which of these tiny computers to pick for your project.
Use the buzzer to have your MCU play small wake-up melodies, signals, or music to accompany LED animations. The sound might not be a feast for the ears, but it does give your projects a great retro feel.
In addition to enhanced performance, the Raspberry Pi 5 also comes with some new hidden functions, including options for time-controlled and remote start-up and shutdown.
Parking meters and vending machines detect and count the coins you insert, but how do they work? We’ll show you how to mimic the functionality with some particleboard, a Raspberry Pi Pico, a few extra chips, and some Python code.