2024-08-23 –, Middle Room
This workshop will explore the use of MicroPython on a Raspberry Pi Pico board in an Internet of Things context.
Participants will learn how to use sensors and timers via MicroPython to collect data and deliver it to a collection service via a WiFi connection or display it locally via a web browser.
The workshop will begin with a short lecture describing the capabilities of the hardware then participants will be supported to work on a number of mini projects designed to demonstrate some common usage scenarios for this and similar low cost hardware.
For details please see https://kiwipycon.nz/programme/friday-workshops
Intermediate
Dr Glenn Ramsey is an experienced Python practitioner and software engineer. He has been involved with Kiwi Pycon since its second year and has presented on diverse Python related topics including multithreaded GUIs, design patterns, using MicroPython on a microcontroller and plain text accounting.
In his professional career he works mainly in C++ and Python on desktop, mobile, server, embedded and engineering modelling software projects and has an interest in control systems, instrumentation and data collection.
His personal interests include energy systems, horse training and riding and dirt bike trail riding.