With the next excuse to dress up (Halloween) rapidly approaching, we can’t help but start to plan our costumes! Here is the first inspiration we’re sharing with you: HIPS makes for great heat-formed and laser cut costume parts! Find out more and make your own!
Kitronik is an official micro:bit Educational Foundation Channel Partner
We are proud to announce that Kitronik has been selected as an official Channel Partner by the micro:bit Educational Foundation and we couldn’t be more excited. This is good news for Kitronik, the micro:bit Educational Foundation, and for our Customers. Find out why…
Make an Art Deco Clock with Temperature Module
This make is all about including the Temperature Gauge in a clock make! The two often go hand in hand, and some clocks even display air pressure and humidity too. Read on to find out how we included the temperature module in our clock make, and how to make a sheet of Metalgraph ooze 1920s Art Deco style!
Online Tutorial – Autonomous Robotics Platform for Pico – Using the Pen Lifter add on
Learn how to get creative with the Kitronik Pen Lifter add-on for the Autonomous Robotics Platform for Raspberry Pi Pico. The guide contains MicroPython code that you can copy into Thonny and then copy over to the Pico. Find out more!
Make An Automatic Edge-Lit Nightlight With The Kitronik LED Strip With Light Sensor
It’s time for another make! This is a neat little edge-lit stand for our new USB LED Strip with Light Sensor, complete with a tiny sleeping panda! You can customise the design all you’d like, including changing the colour of the edge-lit design and the stand. Read on to learn how Emma made this!
Tech Talk – New LED strip & Torch – Thurs 14th July @ 10:30AM BST
The Kitronik team are back with another Tech Talk. This time we’ve got an exciting double bill. The new USB LED Strip with Light Sensor and, the new White LED Keyring Torch Pre-built. Alasdair & Emma will go through each of the kits and explore their features and how they might be deployed in the wild.
Extra Resources for the Kitronik Inventors Kit for Pico
This resource contains links to Extra online resources for The inventors kit for Raspberry Pi Pico. The resources include code examples and video walkthroughs for each.
Pico Inventor’s Kit Experiment 10 – Controlling ZIP LEDs
Experiment 10 from the Inventors Kit for Raspberry Pi Pico, in which we controlling ZIP LEDs with code. Included in this resource are code downloads, a description of the experiment and also a video walk-through. This resource provides additional help and is not meant to replace the documentation that ships with the kit.
Pico Inventor’s Kit Experiment 4 – Using a Transistor to Drive a Motor
Experiment 4 from the Inventors Kit for Raspberry Pi Pico, In which we explore using a transistor to drive a motor. Included in this resource are code downloads, a description of the experiment and also a video walk-through.
Pico Inventor’s Kit Experiment 5 – Control a Servo with a Potentiometer
Experiment 5 from the Inventors Kit for Raspberry Pi Pico, in which we explore how to control the angle of a servo with a potentiometer. Included in this resource are code downloads, a description of the experiment and also a video walk-through.