NEW GUIDE: Adafruit PiCowbell Proto for Pico #AdafruitLearningSystem #Adafruit @adafruit
Pico: Now with STEMMA QT, proto space, and a reset button!
Ding dong! Hear that? It’s the PiCowbell ringing, letting you know that the new Adafruit PiCowbell Proto is finally in stock and ready to assist your Raspberry Pi Pico and Pico W project with handy hardware and practical prototyping. The PiCowbell Proto is the same size and shape as a Pico, and is intended to socket underneath to make programming and sensor connectivity easy. Reset button? Yes! STEMMA QT / Qwiic connector for fast I2C? Indeed.
The Adafruit PiCowbell Proto for Pico guide has everything you need to get started with your PiCowbell Proto. There are four different ways to assemble it, each with its own detailed assembly page, so you can decide which method works best for you. There is an overview, pinouts and downloads resources. There are also CircuitPython and Arduino I2C Scan examples, which shows you how to make sure your microcontroller is seeing the STEMMA QT sensor you connected, which also ensures you’ve assembled it properly.
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