In this tutorial video, we shall see how to program the MAKER UNO RP2040 for the first time. This video covers the very basic on how to get started using the board.
https://youtu.be/muq_xnm5bhY
Table of Contents
Introduction
Building It
Using it from a Terminal (Console)
Using it from Python
Summary
Introduction
This simple project converts a Pi Pico into a USB-to-I2C adapter! It is useful for sending commands from a PC to talk to ...
Table of Contents
Introduction
What is the Problem?
What is the Long Solution
Flash Chip Identifiers
Short Solution
Summary
Introduction
There exists software called OpenOCD that plays a fairly crucial role in the software development process...
shabaz designed a Data Acquisition Board for Pi Pico . In this post, I'm simplifying the C++ class for the ADC. Focus on working with a wide set of data containers.Goal: investigate if I can let it fill a classical C ar...
A lean alternative for the C++ IOStream library, sized for embedded systems
The standard IOStream library works great on a Pico, but inflates the code size. In a 2022 CppCon talk "Modern C++ to Impress Your Embedded Dev Friends"...
shabaz designed a Data Acquisition Board for Pi Pico . In the first post, I used it in continuous sample mode. I took 1 second worth of samples, in 860 samples per second mode.
In this post, I use C++ STL construct...
shabaz designed a Data Acquisition Board for Pi Pico . In the previous post, I used it in continuous sample mode. I took 1 second worth of samples, in 860 samples per second mode.
In this post, I average those samp...
shabaz designed a Data Acquisition Board for Pi Pico . In this post, I'm using it in continuous sample mode. Goal: get 1 second worth of samples, in 860 samples per second mode.
There are several options to trigger the reading of...
Table of Contents
Introduction
What Is It?
What Parts are Needed?
Circuit Diagram
How Does it Work?
Small Fixes/Changes
Proposed Modifications
New Ideas?
Next Steps
Introduction
I was recently interested in trying out a circular LCD screen for...
shabaz designed a Data Acquisition Board (DAB ) for the Pico: Data Acquisition Board for Pi Pico . In this post, I'll measure the analogue front-end, and show how it behaves within its +- 4V range.
I've attached ...
Table of Contents
Introduction
Circuit Diagram
Board Assembly
Testing It
Known Issues
Next Steps
Introduction
Data acquisition is pretty essential! However, it proved surprisingly difficult to find a plug-on analog-to-digital (ADC) board for the ...
Due to rising prices for oil, gas and heat as well as climate change, it is becoming more and more important to monitor energy consumption in order to keep an eye on energy costs, but also to be able to check the effectiveness of savings. Many meters...
Table of Contents
Introduction
SONY SONY SONY
Arduino Library vs. PIO Core
Infra-Red Sensor
Protocol Described
PIO Coding Strategy
1. Determining when the Button is Pressed
2. Reading in the Bits
Adding the PIO Code to C/C++ Code
Using PIO wi...
Table of Contents
Introduction
What is Needed?
Connections
High Power Audio Output
Configuration
Using It
Summary
Introduction
It’s easy to get reasonable quality sound (about as good as an early generation iPod) from a Pi. This ultra-shor...
Introduction
I recently had a need to wind a thousand turns of wire or so on a bobbin, but I might have needed to repeat it a few times each time the coil design needed tweaking. I needed a coil winder! This project might also be useful for ...
Hi!
I thought I would share my project from this past year, currently taking a month or two break to reach out to those who might be interested in building one.
www.youtube.com/watch
This is the "Jaccuracy Scope", a fully customizab...
This blog post contains at least two topics, both (hopefully) interesting. One topic concerns how to code new functionality into an exciting open source project called the Pico SCPI labTool. The end result discussed here provides four analog voltage ...
So I thought I'll let people know I have been working on a HAT for the Raspberry Pi, to allow easier implementation of a four player arcade with revenue service capabilities.
I have a YouTube video going over the circuit and PCB design.
https:...
Whatsapp has made communication very easy. We can send calls, messages, and video calls from anywhere in the world. All we need is Wi-Fi or mobile data. There is no charge. We can receive notifications from a gas sensor on our mobile phones through W...
With the shortage soon to be a thing of the past. (knocks on wood) We hope with the news that Eben stated in a few interviews. This is great but looks like Raspberry Pi 3's are going to be some of the first back in the 3rd quarter available to...
In emergency situations, quick communication can be a matter of life or death. That's why the Emergency Calling System with SIM800 and Raspberry Pi 4 was created – to provide a reliable and cost-effective communication system during critica...