Raspberry Pi Pico LCD Projects

My previous Pi Pico Input & Servo Control video is here:

And my Raspberry Pi Anemometer video is here:

At the time of uploading this video, the Waveshare LCD module I used in the video was available from:

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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:03 LCD I2C (unboxing)
03:44 MicroPython Control
07:15 Does it Game?
12:46 Measuring the Wind (anemometer)
16:33 Wrap

#Pico #LCD #RaspberryPi #explainingcomputers

[mikebarrett]

Clarity to the max! No inane chatter, fooling around, high speed gabbling or frantic camera movements just articulate explanation and very clear illustrations - perfection.
If all teachers had your abilities the world would be a very much better educated place. :)

[RoboNuggie]

Your enthusiasm when doing these projects is infectious... you can tell you love every minute :-)
Thank you Chris, another great video!

[JohnPMiller]

I wish Amazon would sell their large, inexpensive Kindle E Ink displays for makers.

[wayland]

Nice to see a 35 year old display being used on a modern build.

[montecorbit]

At 10:42
Most exciting game in the whole world....

I thought you were going to play Tyrian or EverQuest on it!!!!

You did fail to find out the most important question though. That question is, "Can it play Crisis??"

*runs off laughing*

[travnewmatic]

Long time listener, first time caller, recent supporter. Your videos are a joy to watch, and an excellent source of inspiration. Currently waiting for my Pico W and some accessories (breadboard, a display like the one in this video, some jumper wires) to be delivered. I can't wait! Thank you for sharing your passion with us!

[sbc_tinkerer]

Resealable bag!!! Putting Mr Scissors out of a job. Shame

[sillycoda]

very good video as usual, but can it run minecraft?

[anon_y_mousse]

You could probably get more accuracy from your anemometer by using a bearing for the spindle and using a smaller point at the bottom and oiling it.

[d.barnette]

Greetings from across the pond near Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. Another idea for this LCD1602: attach a laser module to the pico, set it up in a doorway, and count foot traffic. Also, with some reflective tape and a little programming, determine rpm's for a fan or even a hobby propeller, much like what you did with the weather vane. I think most might be surprised at how fast the pico can measure rotational speed.

By the way, my intermittent contributions to this channel are always based on all your work, not just any one video. Thank you for working so hard to be such a great prof/instructor/teacher.

[MrJHDK]

Snake? Snake!
Oh well, a timing game works just as well. 😊

[PeterJasper]

Thanks for another great video and project. It is great to revisit and expand on old projects as well.

[robertofortuni]

Great to see you've taken into account the debouncing issue when dealing with button inputs!

[Kw]

Thanks Chris for this informative video. Nice to see a little love for Mr Scissors and Stanley the Knife
Now my suggestion for useful project for you; Create a staging directions for your Ducks and other wildlife.. while you are filming them....:)!
Your anemometer brought back bad memories while helping change them 200+ feet above the harbor in St Thomas Virgin Islands while in the US Navy back in the early frame seemed to unstable and rocked too much for me.
Have a nice week. .

[marcseen]

Welcome to another comment from me! ... In this comment, I'd like to say that Mr. Scissors told me that he doesn't like resealable antistatic bags! ... He's worried he'll be made redundant! ... Mr. Scissors is really cut-up about it! 👎😭

[bobrowles]

Thank you for the content. There seem to me endless number of channels covering Ardunio on YouTube but not many that cater to the pico. I've been working with the pico quite a bit over the last couple of years. Please continue to generating content on the pico and its applications with sensors / motors etc....

[jaffarbh]

The Pico is a natural twin to this display and can be used together in many real-world applications. Thank for sharing the base code Chris. Will make our lives easier when experimenting.

[hztolife]

Hi there EC. Just wanted to check in. I don't really comment much. We do need to see much more of Mr. scissors and Mr. Hamster though.

[videocouk]

Pedantic pedant here. You can't say "LCD Display". That's tantamount to saying "Liquid Crystal Display Display". OK I will crawl back under my stone now.

[stephaneedwardson]

Resealable package… sad day for Mr. Scissors.