All Pycom Boards and Expansion Boards Compared

Pycom is a constantly groundbreaking company which produces a lot of really cool development boards and expansion shields. They have a large focus on multiple network connectivity, particularly in regards to low power, long-distance informa...

#boards #development #overview #pycom #compared #expansion
Pycom is a constantly groundbreaking company which produces a lot of really cool development boards and expansion shields. They have a large focus on multiple network connectivity, particularly in regards to low power, long-distance informa...
#boards #development #overview #pycom #compared #expansion

WS2812 / NeoPixel Addressable LEDs: Pycom Quickstart Guide

Sometimes all a good Pycom project needs is some colourful lights! This tutorial demonstrates how to control WS2812 LEDs with the Pycom Wipy and Lopy4. WS2812 or WS2812B LEDs (otherwise known as NeoPixels) are the most commonly used RG...

#led #neopixel #library #ws2812 #ws2812b #pycom #wipy #lopy4 #animations
Sometimes all a good Pycom project needs is some colourful lights! This tutorial demonstrates how to control WS2812 LEDs with the Pycom Wipy and Lopy4. WS2812 or WS2812B LEDs (otherwise known as NeoPixels) are the most commonly used RG...
#led #neopixel #library #ws2812 #ws2812b #pycom #wipy #lopy4 #animations

Light Sensing with an LDR and Pycom

Note: With the rollout of TTNv3, the "Setup" section of this guide no longer works - but we're keeping it here for posterity. Let us know on our forums if you need help getting started with the new method. One of the simplest sensors in an...

#lora #light #pycom #lopy4 #the things network #ttn #sensing #ldr
Note: With the rollout of TTNv3, the "Setup" section of this guide no longer works - but we're keeping it here for posterity. Let us know on our forums if you need help getting started with the new method. One of the simplest sensors in an...
#lora #light #pycom #lopy4 #the things network #ttn #sensing #ldr

Temperature Sensing with the TMP36 and Pycom

Note: With the rollout of TTNv3, the "Setup" section of this guide no longer works - but we're keeping it here for posterity. Let us know on our forums if you need help getting started with the new method. The TMP36 is a low cost, eas...

#temperature #pycom #lopy4 #the things network #ttn #sensing #tmp36
Note: With the rollout of TTNv3, the "Setup" section of this guide no longer works - but we're keeping it here for posterity. Let us know on our forums if you need help getting started with the new method. The TMP36 is a low cost, eas...
#temperature #pycom #lopy4 #the things network #ttn #sensing #tmp36

Ultrasonic Sensing with Pycom

Note: With the rollout of TTNv3, the "Setup" section of this guide no longer works - but we're keeping it here for posterity. Let us know on our forums if you need help getting started with the new method. One of the most common sensors in...

#lora #distance #ultrasonic #pycom #lopy4 #micropython #lorawan #hcsro4 #rangefinder #sro4
Note: With the rollout of TTNv3, the "Setup" section of this guide no longer works - but we're keeping it here for posterity. Let us know on our forums if you need help getting started with the new method. One of the most common sensors in...
#lora #distance #ultrasonic #pycom #lopy4 #micropython #lorawan #hcsro4 #rangefinder #sro4

The Things Network, IFTTT, and BEYOND!

Note: With the rollout of TTNv3, the "Setup" section of this guide no longer works - but we're keeping it here for posterity. Let us know on our forums if you need help getting started with the new method. Connecting your Pycom Lopy4 or an...

#iot #ifttt #lora #pycom #lopy #lopy4 #lorawan #adafruit #the things network #ttn #pioneers platform #adafruit.io #pioneer
Note: With the rollout of TTNv3, the "Setup" section of this guide no longer works - but we're keeping it here for posterity. Let us know on our forums if you need help getting started with the new method. Connecting your Pycom Lopy4 or an...
#iot #ifttt #lora #pycom #lopy #lopy4 #lorawan #adafruit #the things network #ttn #pioneers platform #adafruit.io #pioneer

Encoding and Decoding Payloads on The Things Network

Note: With the rollout of TTNv3, the "Setup" section of this guide no longer works - but we're keeping it here for posterity. Let us know on our forums if you need help getting started with the new method. Sending data to the cloud is grea...

#iot #lora #wireless #pycom #lopy #lopy4 #lorawan #the things network #ttn #things network #bytes #decode #encode #payload
Note: With the rollout of TTNv3, the "Setup" section of this guide no longer works - but we're keeping it here for posterity. Let us know on our forums if you need help getting started with the new method. Sending data to the cloud is grea...
#iot #lora #wireless #pycom #lopy #lopy4 #lorawan #the things network #ttn #things network #bytes #decode #encode #payload

Getting Started on The Things Network

Note: With the rollout of TTNv3, the "Setup" section of this guide no longer works - but we're keeping it here for posterity. Let us know on our forums if you need help getting started with the new method. Since you’ve got your new P...

#cloud #pycom #lopy4 #lorawan #the things network #ttn #pioneers #pioneers kit #pioneers platform #pycom kit #things network
Note: With the rollout of TTNv3, the "Setup" section of this guide no longer works - but we're keeping it here for posterity. Let us know on our forums if you need help getting started with the new method. Since you’ve got your new P...
#cloud #pycom #lopy4 #lorawan #the things network #ttn #pioneers #pioneers kit #pioneers platform #pycom kit #things network

Pycom FiPy Getting Started

Say you want to build a sun-tracking solar panel. You could add a tiny computer, like an Arduino, to control it. That might be all you need. But what if you need to connect to it to control it from somewhere else? Connecting it into your ho...

#bluetooth #lora #wifi #pycom #sigfox #cat-m1 #fipy #lorawan #nb-iot #cellular lte
Say you want to build a sun-tracking solar panel. You could add a tiny computer, like an Arduino, to control it. That might be all you need. But what if you need to connect to it to control it from somewhere else? Connecting it into your ho...
#bluetooth #lora #wifi #pycom #sigfox #cat-m1 #fipy #lorawan #nb-iot #cellular lte

Pycom FiPy Overview

This is the Big Daddy of the Pycom range of devices. The Pycom FiPy has all these connection capabilities (with one tiny caveat): Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n 16Mbps LoRa (all regions, not 433MHz) Sigfox Cellular LTE (Cat-M1/NB-IoT) Bluetooth L...

#bluetooth #lora #wifi #pycom #sigfox #cellular #lte #cat-m1 #fipy #lorawan #nb-iot
This is the Big Daddy of the Pycom range of devices. The Pycom FiPy has all these connection capabilities (with one tiny caveat): Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n 16Mbps LoRa (all regions, not 433MHz) Sigfox Cellular LTE (Cat-M1/NB-IoT) Bluetooth L...
#bluetooth #lora #wifi #pycom #sigfox #cellular #lte #cat-m1 #fipy #lorawan #nb-iot

IoT with LoRaWAN, Pycom, The Things Network & Node-RED

Note: With the rollout of TTNv3, the "Setup" section of this guide no longer works - but we're keeping it here for posterity. Let us know on our forums if you need help getting started with the new method. In our two previous Pycom article...

#lora #pycom #lopy #fipy #lorawan #the things network #ttn #node-red
Note: With the rollout of TTNv3, the "Setup" section of this guide no longer works - but we're keeping it here for posterity. Let us know on our forums if you need help getting started with the new method. In our two previous Pycom article...
#lora #pycom #lopy #fipy #lorawan #the things network #ttn #node-red

Your First LoRaWAN Node on The Things Network

Note: With the rollout of TTNv3, the "Setup" section of this guide no longer works - but we're keeping it here for posterity. Let us know on our forums if you need help getting started with the new method. In the lasts article we looked at...

#lora #pycom #lopy #fipy #lorawan #internet of things #the things network
Note: With the rollout of TTNv3, the "Setup" section of this guide no longer works - but we're keeping it here for posterity. Let us know on our forums if you need help getting started with the new method. In the lasts article we looked at...
#lora #pycom #lopy #fipy #lorawan #internet of things #the things network

Building a LoRaWAN Nano Gateway to The Things Network

Note: With the rollout of TTNv3, the "Setup" section of this guide no longer works - but we're keeping it here for posterity. Let us know on our forums if you need help getting started with the new method. warning: this is a "nano" gateway...

#lora #pycom #lopy #fipy #lorawan #the things network #ttn
Note: With the rollout of TTNv3, the "Setup" section of this guide no longer works - but we're keeping it here for posterity. Let us know on our forums if you need help getting started with the new method. warning: this is a "nano" gateway...
#lora #pycom #lopy #fipy #lorawan #the things network #ttn

Pycom GPy & FiPy Cellular LTE Firmware Update

There are three levels of firmware upgrades that are required on Pycom gear. First, performing an upgrade on the firmware of any of the Pycom microcontrollers is a simple affair. Download the Pycom Firmware Update application as linked in t...

#pycom #gpy #fipy #nb-iot #cat m1 #cat nb1 #emtc #sequans monarch sqn3330
There are three levels of firmware upgrades that are required on Pycom gear. First, performing an upgrade on the firmware of any of the Pycom microcontrollers is a simple affair. Download the Pycom Firmware Update application as linked in t...
#pycom #gpy #fipy #nb-iot #cat m1 #cat nb1 #emtc #sequans monarch sqn3330

Pycom GPy Getting Started

warning: Pycom has updated their libraries and the code listed below may not work. If you discover this and find a fix, please post it on our forum and we'll send you a $25 store credit along with a huge thank you. Go to Forum Thread. ...

#iot #pycom #cellular #gpy #lte #cat-m1 #fipy #expansion board 3.0
warning: Pycom has updated their libraries and the code listed below may not work. If you discover this and find a fix, please post it on our forum and we'll send you a $25 store credit along with a huge thank you. Go to Forum Thread. ...
#iot #pycom #cellular #gpy #lte #cat-m1 #fipy #expansion board 3.0

Pycom GPy Overview

School zone sign There are lots of maker and Internet of Things (IoT) projects that need a high quality mobile Internet connection. While technologies like Sigfox and LoRa are going to be a big part of our future, in a lot of places cellu...

#iot #pycom #cellular #gpy #lte #sim
School zone sign There are lots of maker and Internet of Things (IoT) projects that need a high quality mobile Internet connection. While technologies like Sigfox and LoRa are going to be a big part of our future, in a lot of places cellu...
#iot #pycom #cellular #gpy #lte #sim

Pycom Bluetooth

Bluetooth is a low-power radio technology used to link devices wirelessly. Most commonly recognised as the way to link a mobile phone to a car or speaker, it has many uses beyond that. The "low power" aspect is not a shortcoming, as a large...

#bluetooth #pycom
Bluetooth is a low-power radio technology used to link devices wirelessly. Most commonly recognised as the way to link a mobile phone to a car or speaker, it has many uses beyond that. The "low power" aspect is not a shortcoming, as a large...
#bluetooth #pycom

Pycom LoPy Overview

Note: With the rollout of TTNv3, the "Setup" section of this guide no longer works - but we're keeping it here for posterity. Let us know on our forums if you need help getting started with the new method. The two main standards at work in...

#pycom #lopy #lopy1 #lopy4 #micropython
Note: With the rollout of TTNv3, the "Setup" section of this guide no longer works - but we're keeping it here for posterity. Let us know on our forums if you need help getting started with the new method. The two main standards at work in...
#pycom #lopy #lopy1 #lopy4 #micropython

Pycom Pysense Getting Started Guide

The Pysense expansion board from Pycom has many sensors. In Pycom Pytrack Getting Started, I showed how with some Processing code we can see the real-time position of the board in 3D. That project works with the Pysense too. How about we sh...

#pycom #micropython #pysense
The Pysense expansion board from Pycom has many sensors. In Pycom Pytrack Getting Started, I showed how with some Processing code we can see the real-time position of the board in 3D. That project works with the Pysense too. How about we sh...
#pycom #micropython #pysense

Pycom Pysense & Pytrack: How to Update Firmware

UPDATE: This documentation now also applies to Pyscan and Expansion Board 3.0 Pysense and Pytrack boards have a “firmware update mode”. Unlike the Pycom microcontrollers you don’t add a jumper to the board to acces...

#firmware #pycom #pytrack #pysense #procedure
UPDATE: This documentation now also applies to Pyscan and Expansion Board 3.0 Pysense and Pytrack boards have a “firmware update mode”. Unlike the Pycom microcontrollers you don’t add a jumper to the board to acces...
#firmware #pycom #pytrack #pysense #procedure

Pycom Pytrack Getting Started

In this getting started guide we’ll use the Pytrack from Pycom to detect our location on Earth using the onboard GPS module and use the accelerometer to control a 3D model on the PC. I put a WiPy onto my Pytrack, connected it to ...

#gps #pycom #getting started #pytrack #accelerometer
In this getting started guide we’ll use the Pytrack from Pycom to detect our location on Earth using the onboard GPS module and use the accelerometer to control a 3D model on the PC. I put a WiPy onto my Pytrack, connected it to ...
#gps #pycom #getting started #pytrack #accelerometer

Pycom Pysense Overview

The table below makes comparison of Pycom expansion boards easy. Pysense gets its name from having a good array of sensors. They are: 3-axis accelerometer with 12-bit precision ambient light temperature and humidity barometric pressur...

#pycom #micropython #pysense
The table below makes comparison of Pycom expansion boards easy. Pysense gets its name from having a good array of sensors. They are: 3-axis accelerometer with 12-bit precision ambient light temperature and humidity barometric pressur...
#pycom #micropython #pysense

Pycom Pytrack Overview

Yes! The Pytrack is the Pycom board to get if you’re after a GNSS! A what? Yeah, we're used to calling them GPSes too. But global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) belong to different countries, GPS is just the US one. GLONASS is th...

#pycom #micropython #pytrack
Yes! The Pytrack is the Pycom board to get if you’re after a GNSS! A what? Yeah, we're used to calling them GPSes too. But global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) belong to different countries, GPS is just the US one. GLONASS is th...
#pycom #micropython #pytrack

Pycom SiPy Overview

If there’s an odd one in the Pycom family of microprocessor boards it’s this one, the SiPy. There’s nothing wrong with it, it’s just that its sister board the LoPy4 has the same capabilities as SiPy, plus a LoRa ...

#iot #pycom #micropython #sigfox #sipy
If there’s an odd one in the Pycom family of microprocessor boards it’s this one, the SiPy. There’s nothing wrong with it, it’s just that its sister board the LoPy4 has the same capabilities as SiPy, plus a LoRa ...
#iot #pycom #micropython #sigfox #sipy

Pycom Expansion Board - Getting Started

Where do I start? If you’re new to programming Python is a great place to start! I’ve seen Python taught to primary school age children and I have used Python in a Machine Intelligence course at university. It’s no wonder...

#pycom #micropython #internet of things #expansion board 2.0 #getting started
Where do I start? If you’re new to programming Python is a great place to start! I’ve seen Python taught to primary school age children and I have used Python in a Machine Intelligence course at university. It’s no wonder...
#pycom #micropython #internet of things #expansion board 2.0 #getting started

Pycom Expansion Board 2.0 Overview

It would be good to have some understanding of Pycom microcontroller boards before reading this article. We won’t go into what capabilities each microcontroller board has. If you’d like an introduction, try our Pycom WiPy Overvi...

#usb #ftdi #pycom #expansion board 2.0 #micro sd
It would be good to have some understanding of Pycom microcontroller boards before reading this article. We won’t go into what capabilities each microcontroller board has. If you’d like an introduction, try our Pycom WiPy Overvi...
#usb #ftdi #pycom #expansion board 2.0 #micro sd

Internet of Things with Pycom and Adafruit IO - From Zero to Hero

Introduction We’re going from zero to hero. Starting from nothing we’ll get a WiPy communicating with Adafruit IO, an IoT service out on the Internet. We’ll be able to send data from the device to the cloud and control th...

#iot #pycom #adafruit io #internet of things #wipi
Introduction We’re going from zero to hero. Starting from nothing we’ll get a WiPy communicating with Adafruit IO, an IoT service out on the Internet. We’ll be able to send data from the device to the cloud and control th...
#iot #pycom #adafruit io #internet of things #wipi

Pycom WiPy Overview

The Internet of Things(IoT) and its devices have been utilised by ‘DIYers’ and ‘Makers’ to connect projects to the internet and take advantage of the worldwide network we have created. Some might say a sentence with ...

#beginner #overview #pycom #wipy
The Internet of Things(IoT) and its devices have been utilised by ‘DIYers’ and ‘Makers’ to connect projects to the internet and take advantage of the worldwide network we have created. Some might say a sentence with ...
#beginner #overview #pycom #wipy
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