20220728 The Raspberry Pi Pico

20220728 The Raspberry Pi Pico

Remember the video where Mr. Nicholas Duchette showed off his TR-595E Tricorder? His Tricorder screen is actually an actual LCD with animations. The whole display system uses an 18-bit 320×240 2.2 inch LCD screen, and powered from a Raspberry Pi Pico. The Pico was released in January of 2021 and it is their first board-based […]

20220728 The 020 RGB LED

20220728 The 020 RGB LED

These very small little 6mm LEDs arrived today and…. did I tell you that they’re very small? Handling them might be a problem if the pair of tweezers suddenly slips. The reason I chose them is because I wanted the lights to fill over a long rectangle. Plus, the lights needs to change colours too. […]

20220728 Qi Wireless Charging

20220728 Qi Wireless Charging

WHAT IS QI CHARGING? The Qi (Chi) is a wireless charging standard adopted by Apple and Samsung although there are other wireless standards. In a nutshell, if you have a device which is compatible with the Qi system, you can charge it with a Qi charger. Wireless power transfer has been in existence since many […]