As I really prefer Python for my little projects over C++, I flashed my Wemos boards with Micropython and wanted to share how I did it (it was pretty easy). You have to connect your board with USB to your computer, have Thonny installed and the desired micropython image downloaded. (You can do it with…
As a software engineer I often write code that runs (hopefully) fine in the background, does its job and you probably never see it again. That dragged me to buy a unicorn hat for my first Raspberry Pico, as I’d like to see some fancy output of my spare time project. After some time of…
A small helper at night and a nice little excercise on the Pico: an LED that lights up when it is dark and something moves. I used a HC-SR501 as motion sensor, light sensor with digital output, a yellow LED of my Pico project complete kit (330 Ohm resistor with it) and of course the…