Raspberry Pi Robotics #1: GPIO Control

Note that this tutorial will work with both a Raspberry Pi Model B, as well as the newer Model B+ (on which I will do a video shortly!).

[PCman]

I'm 70 years old, and I just started learning Python to use in some home automation projects.
I've been watching your videos for years now, but I just wanted to say how very well done this entry level tutorial was.
The two basic examples were so perfect for those like me just starting out.
Here I am 70 and felt like I was like a kid with my Raspberry Pi flashing 4 LEDs (Yes I went extreme). And couldn't wait to show it off to other family members. They unfortunately didn't really see the true value in what I had just created, but they never see that in any of my gadget creations. LoL
Anyway Thank You so very much for this most Excellent Tutorial. You just made my day brighter.

[LynxChan]

I'm a rank beginner at all of this, never programmed, never made a circuit and I cannot state enough how satisfying it was watching that little LED flash on and off. Thank you!

[StevenBennett]

Love the way you teach. Thank you for breaking it down so I can learn what's happening rather than copying someone else and not really know what's going on.

[michaelmyers]

35 years, man. If people kept their stuff in order and functioning like you do, we would have a lot less waste on the planet 👌👍

[abeomer]

I use C# to develop for Pi, but Python really finds it's way of impressing any programmer, especially when such professional instructor presents it. Thank you, great man!

[jerryrichard]

You are an amazing teacher, very easy to follow your video, you don, t make it difficult compare to other people's videos

[kameroncross]

Very in depth and made easy to understand. I really appreciate how you don't just put the commands in instead you explain what they are and why unlike many other youtubers.

[sumedhghodke]

You r like BUDDHA who explains difficult stuff with complete ease. You and your tutoring is great.

[baooutube]

You just earned a subscriber! I understood everything you said. Great video! (I am 9 years old and am using my dad's account with his permission in his presence). I now program in Java but your video made me go nuts on Python.

[tinkmarshino]

ooooh Chris.. this is the old man again... the deeper I get into your old videos the more confident I am that I can still do this.. even with my diminishing mental abilities I think I can! you have given new life to an old man... this is like the old days eh.. with the trs 80's and pre IBM machines... The days when everything was possible it was just a matter of getting the coding right.. I am excited I can even afford to do this too.. it is always hard on a fixed income to afford to do new things.. plus it seems like nothing is new in old age.. but old things are exciting at times... thanks Chris.. you will probably not ever see this since the vid is so old..But I do thank you..

[PJ]

I've just bought my first Raspberry Pi which was going to be entirely for computing use but having watched your video, I have now got myself a breadboard, resistors, LEDs, and have managed to get this LED tutorial working really well.

Thanks for the excellent and clear instructions!

[reardelt]

This is actually so cool. I was always wanted to learn how to use software to control hardware.

[JasonWhittle]

I liked how you first created a program to print on and off, then manipulated that to control the motor. It made it really easy for me to understand. Good job.

[ZeppelinPass]

I have been considering getting a RPi for a few weeks and looked at a number of beginners tutorials.
Hands down you are the best at explaining what you are doing.
Put it this way, I now understand what 'sudo' means.
These basic pieces of info are paramount to learning the language.
Many thanks, your newest subscriber.
ZP

[breaky]

As a fellow educator, nice work. This made things very easy to understand and not only covered some good parts of coding but also helped immensely with very basic setup of initial hardware which is appreciated.

[oxynetz]

Your gift for instructing is very unique... Amazingly easy to follow. Nice

[beradical]

I agree with many others with the notion that you are an excellent teacher, I enjoy all of your content and have learned a great deal of quite useful infomation as well. With my first comment I would like to thank you very much for your densely informative content.

[Noah]

Raspbian has really come a long way since the first raspberry pi, pretty amazing

[liamo]

have to say, you're a fantastic teacher. Keep up the good work!

[BradWaltz]

Been dabbling in code for years in and off and never really got stuck in. This is the first time everything has lined up and made sense, thank you so much