This assignment uses the Raspberry Pi Pico H (non-W no wireless version) as handed out in class.
Feel free to use AI assistants if you wish such as ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, etc. As a software engineer I also use these AI tools, but they regularly make mistakes, sometimes subtle mistakes.
Each student please fork this "2023-hw-mini" repository.
Then git clone your forked repository to your local machine as you write your code and results.
The final submission will be a link to your forked GitHub repository containing your code and JSON files as specified in the exercises and projects below.
For question responses please make a top-level "Report.md" file in your forked GitHub repository.
If you choose to make your GitHub repository "Private", then you would need to add my GitHub username
drhirsch
under Repository Settings as a read-only Collaborator
In this Git repository, the directory python/ contains MicroPython script that flashes the LED while simultaneously reading onboard temperature, demonstrating multi-threading on the dual-core CPU of the Pi Pico.
Project 01: single-threaded response-time measurement
Project 02: dual-threaded response-time measurement
This assignment has a few exercises and finally has the student create a multi-threaded Python script to make a response-time measurement where the human presses the tactile switch when they see the LED flash. Be creative!
This assignment is done in teams of two students. Each student has their own Pico H, breadboard and circuit components. Although you can work in your own Git repos, please decide on a single Git repo to have as your final assignment submitted.
Score out of 10 points total:
- 4 points: Exercises 01-04 linked at the top of this page
- 3 points: Project 01: single-threaded response-time measurement
- 3 points: Project 02: dual-threaded response-time measurement