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Kitronik Air Quality Control HAT for Raspberry Pi - Quick Start Guide

Kitronik Air Quality Control HAT for Raspberry Pi - Quick Start Guide

This resource offers an introduction and quick start guide for the Kitronik Air Quality Control HAT for Raspberry Pi. We will take a look at the general features of the board and how to get up and running/monitoring fast. Find out more...
Kitronik Air Quality Control HAT for Raspberry Pi - Free Resources

Kitronik Air Quality Control HAT for Raspberry Pi - Free Resources

This resource covers all of the free learning resources for the Kitronik Air Quality Control HAT for Raspberry Pi. We've highlighted each of the free resources available, detailed what they contain, and provided a direct link to each. Find out more..
Faux Leather Project - Making a Laser Cut Bi-fold Wallet

Faux Leather Project - Making a Laser Cut Bi-fold Wallet

This project demonstrates the versatility of our new Faux Leather, which is fully laserable and engraves like a dream! We’re going to be covering some simple leather-working tips! This project is a Bi-fold Wallet, which is deceptively simple, and leaves you with a functional finished product. Find out more...
Free Lesson Plans - Kitronik ZIP96 Retro Gamer for Raspberry Pi Pico

Free Lesson Plans - Kitronik ZIP96 Retro Gamer for Raspberry Pi Pico

To highlight the fantastic learning potential of the Kitronik ZIP96 for Pico we devised three sets of free lesson plans. There are 11 lessons per game (10 for Reversi) and the lessons include curriculum mapping, practical exercises, a linked PowerPoint presentation, a PDF handout, and a completed code example. Learn more...
Hold Your Own Concert with our Bluetooth Amplifier Module!

Hold Your Own Concert with our Bluetooth Amplifier Module!

This make from Emma takes on the challenge of creating an enclosure for our Bluetooth Amplifier Module, and making it look cool! This stacked Concert amplifier-style enclosure will bring a little Rock ’n’ Roll to your space in a neat, rechargeable package! Find out more...
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The Kitronik Halloween Makes Archive

We love making seasonal things, especially when it's Halloween. It practically invites the making of weird & wonderful things. To get 2023 off to a flying start, let's take a look at some of the things we've made for previous years. Let's blow the cobwebs of our arts and craft skills and find something spooky to make!
Wirelessly Controlling the Pico ARP with the Mini Controller for Pico

Wirelessly Controlling the Pico ARP with the Mini Controller for Pico

Overview In this blog we are going to look at how to wirelessly control the Kitronik Autonomous Robotics Platform for Pico with the Kitronik Mini C...
Keep Cool this Summer: Laser Cut Hand-Fans!

Keep Cool this Summer: Laser Cut Hand-Fans!

Emma brings you a make that could come in handy: two designs of hand-fan that will keep you cool and look stunning! Customising these to match outf...
Making a Magic Rabbit with the Kitronik Movement Module

Making a Magic Rabbit with the Kitronik Movement Module

This adorable little plush rabbit is made from felt, coloured with markers and stuffed with cotton batting, and is a nice easy project in and of itself! Add in a linear actuator powered by our Movement Module, hide the battery box and linear actuator inside a top-hat, and you have an easy magic trick! Learn how...
Making an Outdoor Enclosure for the Kitronik Air Quality Control HAT for Raspberry Pi

Making an Outdoor Enclosure for the Kitronik Air Quality Control HAT for Raspberry Pi

In this blog we will explore making and testing an outdoor enclosure for the Kitronik Air Quality Control HAT for Raspberry Pi. The library and example code for the Air Quality Control HAT can be found on our GitHub repo. Find out more!
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Making an Advanced Pico Drawing Robot Arm

In this blog we are going to cover how to improve on our Cardboard Pico Drawing Robot Arm. This will be done in three stages. In the first section we will upgrade the servos we use to construct the robot arm, as well as make our arm sturdier using pencils. In the second section we will learn how to draw images.
How-To Make a Custom Football Pitch for :MOVE Motor

How-To Make a Custom Football Pitch for :MOVE Motor

Some of you may have seen a version of this football pitch at the Rome Maker Faire 2023, or this exact pitch at SETT 2023. Today, we’re showing you how it’s made so that you can make your own! Perfect for a tiny game of robot football with our :MOVE Motors! Find out more...
How to make a simple Valentines Lamp with a Candle Effect LED

How to make a simple Valentines Lamp with a Candle Effect LED

This February 14th, light up your loved one’s life a little with a fun floral lantern make! Follow along with Emma's instructions and make your own. As always, we provide the design as a free download. Learn how...
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Kitronik Bluetooth Control App - How to Guide

At Kitronik we have recently released a Google Play Store app called Kitronik Bluetooth Control. This Android app allows you to control a Kitronik :MOVE mini buggy over Bluetooth. In this blog we will learn how to code and setup your micro:bit to be controlled using the app. Learn more...
How to Create a Reaction Game for the HaloHD for micro:bit using EduBlocks hero image

How to Create a Reaction Game for HaloHD for micro:bit with EduBlocks

Hello, I am Luke from Aquinas College. I have always enjoyed the challenge of writing software and learning about how technology can solve real-world problems. Kitronik allowed me to experience this by allowing me to create an extension for their HaloHD product for the micro:bit and to use it to create a game.
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Raspberry Pi Pico Battery Voltmeter in Python

Using a Raspberry Pi Pico to record how long it takes for a battery to drain In this tutorial we’ll demonstrate how a Raspberry Pi Pico can be used along with some simple electronic components and Python code to record the voltage of a AA battery. Learn more...
The Beginners Guide To The New micro:bit Python Editor

The Beginners Guide To The New micro:bit Python Editor

This morning, Monday 3rd October, saw the release of the new micro:bit Python Editor by the micro:bit Educational Foundation. This guide has been produced to help you get going straight away. This guide also contains a video that walks you through the basics. Find out more...
How to Make a Carousel with the Simple Servos Starter Pack for BBC micro:bit

How to Make a Carousel with the Simple Servos Starter Pack for BBC micro:bit

Another installment in our series of makes for the Kitronik Simple Servos Starter Pack for BBC micro:bit - a Carousel! This is a deceptively easy make, with only some cardboard to stick together and a single servo attached to a wheel. Learn how...
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How to Make a Swing Boat with the Simple Servos Starter Pack for BBC micro:bit

The third make in the Simple Servo Kit makes series, this is a fairground swing boat ride propelled by a wheel which runs along the underside of the boat. It only uses one Servo, and so is still a relatively simple make. Follow along with Emma and learn how to make your own. Find out more...
Online Tutorial - Autonomous Robotics Platform for Pico - Using the Pen Lifter add on

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!