“I am very much new to the world of microcontrollers. I have been playing about with a Pi4B for a year and wanted to build a moisture sensor to send data to my pi4.
Enter the Pi Pico W. With exceptionally well documented instructions for even my limited knowledge, I managed to flash MicroPython with Thonny. Then a bit of code from the documentation and I had it connected to my network. A few more lines and I had MQTT set up.
My order also included a moisture sensor to complement my grand plan. I have wired the Pico and sensor up, again under instruction from the Pi documentation and the stellar community. The Pico is now producing numbers from the sensor and is doing everything I want it to do.
I cannot understate how perfect the Pico is for learning how to turn a simple idea into a device that does exactly what you tell it to. I am already planning my next project with my 9yo daughter, Lego and a motor, or five.”
