Raspberry Pi Pico microPython Starter Kit (with Manual)

Description

The Raspberry Pi Pico (Micro Python) Starter Kit introduces you to a new world of embedded systems development using the Raspberry Pi Pico RP2040 Microcontroller chip from Raspberry Pi and the microPython programming language based in Python.

The Raspberry Pi Pico Starter Kit is designed to help you quickly start creating projects using the microPython embedded programming language. The microPython is easy to start and have faster deployment time of codes to the development board utilizing the power of scripting programming of Python compare to the previous C programming setup. This is like Python plus C embedded programming rolled into one!

This starter kit contains the following: the main board Raspberry Pi Pico board (with soldered headers), small breadboard, connecting wires, input/output components, LED, push button, temperature sensor, motors and more.

This also contains the Experiment Manual officially made by the Raspberry Pi development team and from different example sources in the internet.

The powerful Raspberry Pi Pico RP2040 board

The Raspberry Pi Pico board, is a microcontroller board based on the Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller chip. It has been designed to be a low-cost, high-performance microcontroller board with flexible digital interfaces. The Raspberry Pi Pico features two ARM Cortex-M0+ cores run up to 133MHz; 256KB RAM; 30 GPIO pins; and a broad range of interfacing options.

Features / Specifications

Raspberry Pi Pico RP2040 Microcontroller chip specifications:

• RP2040 microcontroller chip designed by Raspberry Pi in the United Kingdom
• Dual-core ARM Cortex M0+ processor, flexible clock running up to 133 MHz
• 264kB of SRAM, and 2MB of on-board Flash memory
• Castellated module allows soldering direct to carrier boards
• USB 1.1 Host and Device support
• Low-power sleep and dormant modes
• Drag & drop programming using mass storage over USB
• 26 multi-function GPIO pins
• 2× SPI, 2× I2C, 2× UART, 3× 12-bit ADC, 16× controllable PWM channels
• Accurate clock and timer on-chip
• Temperature sensor
• Accelerated floating point libraries on-chip
• 8 × Programmable IO (PIO) state machines for custom peripheral support

The kit contains the following components:

• Raspberry Pi Pico Development Board (with soldered headers)
• USB to micro USB Cable (30cm)
• 40-point Half-size breadboard
• Resistor – 330 Ohms
• Resistor – 1k Ohms
• Resistor – 10k Ohms
• LED – Red (5mm)
• LED – Green (5mm)
• LED – Blue (5mm)
• LED – Yellow (5mm)
• Push Button tactile switch
• Servo Motor – SG90
• RGB LED (common cathode)
• Potentiometer – 10K Ohms
• LDR (Light Dependent Resistor)
• Buzzer (active, 2khz high beep tone)
• DHT11 (Temperature and Humidity) Sensor
• IR Sensor (Infrared Proximity Sensor) – 1 channel
• Connecting Wires – Male to Male (10cm, 40 pins)

Additional / optional items:

• LCD 2×16 characters display (purchased separately)
• i2c OLED Display (purchased separately)

Tutorials / Manuals / Documents

• Getting Started with Raspberry Pi Pico (Experiment Manual) (by raspberrypi.org)
• Raspberry Pi Pico Product brief
• Raspberry Pi Pico Documentation and datasheets
• Raspberry Pi Pico Datasheet
• Raspberry Pi Pico Starter Kit experiment projects link:
  • Raspberry Pi Pico and DHT11 temperature + humidity sensing (by how2electronics)
  • Raspberry Pi Pico and Servo Motor SG90 (by circuitdigest)
  • Raspberry Pi Pico and LED light flow (by how2electronics)
  • Raspberry Pi Pico and LCD 2×16 Display (by how2electronics)
  • Raspberry Pi Pico and i2c OLED display (by how2electronics)