Node-RED and Raspberry Pi Pico W Getting Started

Learn Node-RED, Raspberry Pi Pico W, and MicroPython, and add these state-of-the-art tools to your technology toolkit.

Created by: Dr. Peter Dalmaris
Educator and Author of "Maker Education Revolution".

What Will I Learn?

• Node-RED in IoT and event-driven systems.
• Setting up an Ubuntu virtual machine as a Node-RED host.
• Node-RED using Docker.
• Docker persistence volumes.
• Raspberry Pi Pico and MicroPython.
• Using MQTT to enable communications between Node-RED and Raspberry Pi Pico W.
• Node-RED security options.
• Understanding the Node-RED editor, nodes, flows, creating and deploying.
• Node-RED dashboard and widgets.
• MQTT installation, testing, authentication.
• Use various hardware components with the Raspberry Pi Pico W: switches, buttons, joystick, LCD, RGB strip, servo and DC motors, RFID, IR, sensors.
• Node-RED and advanced nodes like RBE, switch, catch. Flow groups, secure credentials, environment variables.
• Node-RED with external services and APIs: RESTful APIs, OpenWeatherMap, Google Sheet.
• Node-RED with mySQL.

Requirements

• Basic understanding of microcontrontollers.
• Knowing how to wire a simple circuit on a breadboard.
• Beginner-level experience with a programming language like Python, Javascript or C++ (all code in the course is explained in detail).
• Having completed an introductory course on microcontrollers, such as Arduino Step by Step Getting Started, will help you make the most of this course.

Target audience

• Anyone interested in using Node-RED for personal or industry projects.
• Anyone interested in the Raspberry Pi Pico W and how to use it with motors, sensors, LEDs, relays and other hardware.
• Anyone interested in combining Node-RED with the Raspberry Pi Pico W to build home automation or industrial automation projects.
• Learners interested in flow programming as an alternative to traditional text programming.
• Anyone interested in using Node-RED with cloud RESTful APIs and databases