Official "Getting Started with MicroPython on Raspberry Pi Pico" guide

Synopsis

Microcontrollers, like the RP2040 at the heart of Raspberry Pi Pico, are computers reduced to the bare minimum.

You don't use monitors or keyboards, but program instructions for your input/output pins.

Using these programmable connections you can then turn on lights, make noise, send text to screens, ...

In Get Started with MicroPython on Raspberry Pi Pico, you will learn how to use the basics of the MicroPython language and how to write programs and connect hardware to your Raspberry Pi Pico so that they interact with the world around them.

Using these skills, you'll be able to create your own electromechanical projects, whether for fun or to make your life easier.

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About the authors

Gareth Halfacree is a freelance technology journalist, writer, and former systems administrator in the education sector. With a real passion for open-source software and hardware, he was an early adopter of the Raspberry Pi platform and has written publications about its capabilities and flexibility.

Ben Everard is a geek who has "stumbled" into a career in journalism that allows him to play with new hardware on a regular basis. As editor of HackSpace Magazine, he spends (way too much) time experimenting with the latest (and not so latest) DIY technology.