10 Projects for your Raspberry Pi Pico Here is a collection of projects that you can build with your Raspberry Pi Pico 22 November 2024 8 minute read By Kevin McAleer Share this article on Table of Contents IntroductionThe pico Family1. LED BlinkBlink the onboard LED2. Temperature SensorUsing the Raspberry Pi Pico's Built-in Temperature Sensor3. Weather RobotWeatherBot4. BurgerBotBurgerBot CourseBurgerBot v1BurgerBot v2 - UpgradesBurgerBot Bluetooth5. LED DisplaysA Cute 8x8 LED Robot6. Virtual PetPicotamachibiPicotamachibi 27. GhostBoxGhostBox8. Wifi ScannerGhostbusters Wifi-scanner9. Print a stand for your PicoPi Stands10. Web controllable Big Mouth Billy Bass FishHack a Fish with a Pico WThats a wrap!Pico Ideas - MicroPythonPico Ideas - Pico Projects Tags: Raspberry Pi MicroPython Raspberry Pi Pico Difficulty: beginner Category: raspberrypi micropython Home Blog 10 projects for your raspberry pi pico 10 Projects for your Raspberry Pi Pico Here is a collection of projects that you can build with your Raspberry Pi Pico 22 November 2024 | 8 minute read | By Kevin McAleer | Share this article on Introduction The Raspberry Pi Pico was introduced in January 2021 and has since become a popular choice for hobbyists and makers. With its powerful RP2040, and later RP2350, microcontrollers and support for MicroPython, the Pico is a versatile platform for building a wide range of projects. Meet the family: The pico Family Raspberry Pi Pico Raspberry Pi Pico W Raspberry Pi Pico WH Raspberry Pi Pico H Raspberry Pi Pico 2 1. LED Blink The classic “Hello, World!” of microcontroller projects, the LED blink program is a simple way to get started with the Raspberry Pi Pico. By toggling an LED on and off at regular intervals, you can verify that your Pico is working correctly and familiarize yourself with the basics of programming. Blink the onboard LED Blink the onboard LED 2. Temperature Sensor Did you know the Pico has a built-in temperature sensor? By reading the temperature value from the sensor, you can create a simple thermometer project that displays the current temperature on an the console. Using the Raspberry Pi Pico's Built-in Temperature Sensor Explore the Raspberry Pi Pico's built-in temperature sensor and learn how to use it with MicroPython. 3. Weather Robot I designed WeatherBot to be a fun robot that can show a tempareture reading in an innovate and unusual way; it uses a servo to point to a value on a dial, on its stomach. It even holds the temperature sensor in its hand, with the wires going to the back of the robot where the microcontroller is housed. WeatherBot A cute robot that can show you the temperature 4. BurgerBot Learn how to build and program Burgerbot, a robot that can move around and avoid objects using a range finder. BurgerBot Course Learn how to build and program Burgerbot, a robot that can move around and avoid objects using a range finder. BurgerBot v1 Build a BurgerBot BurgerBot v2 - Upgrades BurgerBot can draw BurgerBot Bluetooth Control BurgerBot using Bluetooth 5. LED Displays The 8x8 LED Matrix I2C display is useful for scrolling text, and displaying fun icons and simple animations. A Cute 8x8 LED Robot Facebot is a cute desktop robot that features a small 8x8 LED Display matrix. It is powered by a Raspberry Pi Pico W, which means we can control this robot using Wifi and/or Bluetooth. 6. Virtual Pet The Pico is a powerful little board; we can harness that power to create a fun virtual pet that you can interact with. Picotamachibi Create a virtual pet using the Raspberry Pi Pico Picotamachibi 2 Use a Pico 2 to run the code faster! 7. GhostBox The GhostBox is a fun project that uses a Raspberry Pi Pico to create a spooky Halloween ghost detector. The project uses a Pico, a Pimoroni display and some fun lights. GhostBox Make your own GhostBox - using a Raspberry Pi Pico 8. Wifi Scanner The Pico W can be used to scan for Wifi networks and display the results on a small OLED display. We can make this extra fun by turning it into a Ghostbusters inspired handheld device. Ghostbusters Wifi-scanner Who you gonna call? 9. Print a stand for your Pico Sometimes you just want a simple stand to hold your Pico while you work on it. This project shows you how to design and print a simple stand for your Pico. Pi Stands Cute Stands for Raspberry Pis 10. Web controllable Big Mouth Billy Bass Fish he Pico W can be used to create a simple web server that can be accessed from a web browser. This is a great way to learn about networking and web development. This project takes it to the next level. Hack a Fish with a Pico W Hack the Big Mouth and make it move using a Pico, and then make this controllable via a webpage. Thats a wrap! I hope you enjoyed this collection of Pico Projects. If you’d like more inspiration, check out the idea pages: Pico Ideas - MicroPython More MicroPython inspired links Pico Ideas - Pico Projects Yet more Pico projecs for you to explore Liked this article? You might like these too. Raspberry Pi Telegraf Setup with Docker "Learn how to set up Telegraf on your Raspberry Pi with Docker to monitor system metrics and integrate with popular time-series databases like InfluxDB or Prometheus." 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10 Projects for your Raspberry Pi Pico Here is a collection of projects that you can build with your Raspberry Pi Pico 22 November 2024 8 minute read By Kevin McAleer Share this article on Table of Contents IntroductionThe pico Family1. LED BlinkBlink the onboard LED2. Temperature SensorUsing the Raspberry Pi Pico's Built-in Temperature Sensor3. Weather RobotWeatherBot4. BurgerBotBurgerBot CourseBurgerBot v1BurgerBot v2 - UpgradesBurgerBot Bluetooth5. LED DisplaysA Cute 8x8 LED Robot6. Virtual PetPicotamachibiPicotamachibi 27. GhostBoxGhostBox8. Wifi ScannerGhostbusters Wifi-scanner9. Print a stand for your PicoPi Stands10. Web controllable Big Mouth Billy Bass FishHack a Fish with a Pico WThats a wrap!Pico Ideas - MicroPythonPico Ideas - Pico Projects Tags: Raspberry Pi MicroPython Raspberry Pi Pico Difficulty: beginner Category: raspberrypi micropython
Introduction The Raspberry Pi Pico was introduced in January 2021 and has since become a popular choice for hobbyists and makers. With its powerful RP2040, and later RP2350, microcontrollers and support for MicroPython, the Pico is a versatile platform for building a wide range of projects. Meet the family: The pico Family Raspberry Pi Pico Raspberry Pi Pico W Raspberry Pi Pico WH Raspberry Pi Pico H Raspberry Pi Pico 2 1. LED Blink The classic “Hello, World!” of microcontroller projects, the LED blink program is a simple way to get started with the Raspberry Pi Pico. By toggling an LED on and off at regular intervals, you can verify that your Pico is working correctly and familiarize yourself with the basics of programming. Blink the onboard LED Blink the onboard LED 2. Temperature Sensor Did you know the Pico has a built-in temperature sensor? By reading the temperature value from the sensor, you can create a simple thermometer project that displays the current temperature on an the console. Using the Raspberry Pi Pico's Built-in Temperature Sensor Explore the Raspberry Pi Pico's built-in temperature sensor and learn how to use it with MicroPython. 3. Weather Robot I designed WeatherBot to be a fun robot that can show a tempareture reading in an innovate and unusual way; it uses a servo to point to a value on a dial, on its stomach. It even holds the temperature sensor in its hand, with the wires going to the back of the robot where the microcontroller is housed. WeatherBot A cute robot that can show you the temperature 4. BurgerBot Learn how to build and program Burgerbot, a robot that can move around and avoid objects using a range finder. BurgerBot Course Learn how to build and program Burgerbot, a robot that can move around and avoid objects using a range finder. BurgerBot v1 Build a BurgerBot BurgerBot v2 - Upgrades BurgerBot can draw BurgerBot Bluetooth Control BurgerBot using Bluetooth 5. LED Displays The 8x8 LED Matrix I2C display is useful for scrolling text, and displaying fun icons and simple animations. A Cute 8x8 LED Robot Facebot is a cute desktop robot that features a small 8x8 LED Display matrix. It is powered by a Raspberry Pi Pico W, which means we can control this robot using Wifi and/or Bluetooth. 6. Virtual Pet The Pico is a powerful little board; we can harness that power to create a fun virtual pet that you can interact with. Picotamachibi Create a virtual pet using the Raspberry Pi Pico Picotamachibi 2 Use a Pico 2 to run the code faster! 7. GhostBox The GhostBox is a fun project that uses a Raspberry Pi Pico to create a spooky Halloween ghost detector. The project uses a Pico, a Pimoroni display and some fun lights. GhostBox Make your own GhostBox - using a Raspberry Pi Pico 8. Wifi Scanner The Pico W can be used to scan for Wifi networks and display the results on a small OLED display. We can make this extra fun by turning it into a Ghostbusters inspired handheld device. Ghostbusters Wifi-scanner Who you gonna call? 9. Print a stand for your Pico Sometimes you just want a simple stand to hold your Pico while you work on it. This project shows you how to design and print a simple stand for your Pico. Pi Stands Cute Stands for Raspberry Pis 10. Web controllable Big Mouth Billy Bass Fish he Pico W can be used to create a simple web server that can be accessed from a web browser. This is a great way to learn about networking and web development. This project takes it to the next level. Hack a Fish with a Pico W Hack the Big Mouth and make it move using a Pico, and then make this controllable via a webpage. Thats a wrap! I hope you enjoyed this collection of Pico Projects. If you’d like more inspiration, check out the idea pages: Pico Ideas - MicroPython More MicroPython inspired links Pico Ideas - Pico Projects Yet more Pico projecs for you to explore