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Welcome to Lesson 5 of the Raspberry Pi Pico with MicroPython - GPIO Mastery course. In this lesson, we will explore Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) and how to control devices like LEDs and motors using the Raspberry Pi Pico with MicroPython.
Raspberry Pi Pico with MicroPython - GPIO Mastery
In this lesson, you will learn:
Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) is a technique used to control the amount of power delivered to a device, such as an LED or a motor. PWM works by rapidly turning the device on and off at a specific frequency, and varying the duty cycle (the percentage of time the device is on) to control the amount of power delivered to the device.
To use a pin on the Raspberry Pi Pico for PWM, you need to configure it for PWM. This is done using the PWM class in MicroPython. To configure a pin for PWM, you can use the following code:
PWM
from machine import Pin, PWM # Configure pin 0 for PWM with a frequency of 1000 Hz pwm = PWM(Pin(0), freq=1000)
To control the amount of power delivered to a device using PWM, you can use the duty() method of the PWM class. The duty() method takes a value between 0 (device off) and 1023 (device fully on) to set the duty cycle of the PWM signal. For example, to set the LED brightness to 50%, you can use the following code:
duty()
from machine import Pin, PWM # Configure pin 0 for PWM with a frequency of 1000 Hz pwm = PWM(Pin(0), freq=1000) # Set the LED brightness to 50% pwm.duty(512)
In this lesson, you learned about Pulse Width Modulation (PWM), how to configure Raspberry Pi Pico pins for PWM, and how to control devices like LEDs and motors using PWM and MicroPython. You can use this knowledge to create dynamic and interactive projects with your Raspberry Pi Pico board.
After you have completed this lesson, you will have a solid understanding of Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) and how to control devices like LEDs and motors using the Raspberry Pi Pico with MicroPython. You will be able to configure pins for PWM, generate PWM signals, and control devices that require PWM input.
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