README.md

PicoGo Library for Circuitpython

This is a port of the Micropython library for Waveshare's PicoGo robot.

Note

This library only works with the Raspberry Pi Pico's version of Circuitpython as the PicoGo can only be used with that board.

Requirements

Place the following librarys in the lib folder on your Pico.

- adafruit_bus_device
- adafruit_hcrs04.mpy
- adafruit_st7789.mpy
- neopixel.mpy

Examples

Drive forwards for 3 seconds then blink the first neopixel:

from picogo import PicoGo
import time

go = PicoGo()

# Range forwards:  0 (stop)  1 (full speed)
# Range backwards: 0 (stop) -1 (full speed)
go.set_motors(0.5, 0.5)
time.sleep(3)
go.set_motors(0, 0)

for i in range(3):
    go.NEOPIXEL[0] = (255, 255, 255)
    time.sleep(0.5)
    go.NEOPIXEL[0] = (0, 0, 0)
    time.sleep(0.5)

Display the distance of the ultrasonic sensor on the display: (Note that you'll need the adafruit_display_text library)

import time, terminalio
from picogo import PicoGo
from adafruit_display_text import label

go = PicoGo()

text = label.Label(terminalio.FONT, text="", color=0xFFFFFF, y=10, scale=2)
go.DISPLAY.root_group = text

while True:
    text.text = f"Distance: {go.measure_distance()}"
    time.sleep(0.1)

The library uses standard Circuitpython objects. For documentation on these, look at https://learn.adafruit.com or https://docs.circuitpython.org.