Get started with MicroPython on Raspberry Pi Pico

Contents
Chapter 1: Get to know your Raspberry Pi Pico 008
Get fully acquainted with your powerful new microcontroller and learn how to attach
pin headers and install MicroPython to program it
Chapter 2: Programming with MicroPython 020
Connect a computer and start writing programs for your Raspberry Pi Pico using the
MicroPython language
Chapter 3: Physical computing 034
Learn about your Raspberry Pi Pico’s pins and the electronic components you can
connect and control
Chapter 4: Physical computing with Raspberry Pi Pico 044
Start connecting basic electronic components to your Raspberry Pi Pico and writing
programs to control and sense them
Chapter 5: Traffic light controller 058
Create your own mini pedestrian crossing system using multiple LEDs and a push-button
Chapter 6: Reaction game 068
Build a simple reaction timing game using an LED and push-buttons, for one or two players
Chapter 7: Burglar alarm 080
Use a motion sensor to detect intruders and sound the alarm with a flashing light and siren
Chapter 8: Temperature gauge 092
Use your Raspberry Pi Pico’s built-in ADC to convert analogue inputs, and read its
internal temperature sensor
Chapter 9: Data logger 104
Turn Raspberry Pi Pico into a temperature data-logging device and untether it from the
computer to make it fully portable
Chapter 10: Digital communication protocols: I2C and SPI 116
Explore these two popular communication protocols and use them to display data on an LCD
APPENDICES
Appendix A: Raspberry Pi Pico specifications 124
Appendix B: Pinout guide 128
Appendix C: Programmable IO 130