PiBody Documentation
Welcome to the PiBody documentation site.
PiBody is an educational microcontroller board based on the Raspberry Pi Pico W, programmed in MicroPython. This site documents the pibody package — the
firmware library that provides a high-level API for all onboard and pluggable peripherals. artisan.education
Modules
| Modules | Description |
|---|---|
| Input (Analog) | |
pibody.LightSensor |
Analog input ADC (read a light sensor) |
pibody.Potentiometer |
Analog input ADC (read a potentiometer state) |
| Input (Digital) | |
pibody.MotionSensor |
Digital input pin (read a motion sensor) |
pibody.Button |
Digital input pin (read a button) |
pibody.Switch |
Digital input pin (read a switch) |
pibody.TouchSensor |
Digital input pin (read a touch sensor) |
| Input (I2C) | |
pibody.ClimateSensor |
Temperature, humidity and pressure |
pibody.ColorSensor |
RGBW colour sensor |
pibody.DistanceSensor |
Time-of-flight distance sensor |
pibody.GyroAccel |
IMU (accelerometer + gyroscope) |
| Input | |
pibody.Joystick |
2-axis analogue joystick |
pibody.Encoder |
Rotary encoder |
pibody.SoundSensor |
Sound detector (analogue + digital outputs) |
| Output | |
pibody.LED |
Digital output pin (drives an LED) |
pibody.Buzzer |
Piezo buzzer / speaker |
pibody.LEDTower |
Addressable RGB LED strip |
pibody.Display |
320×240 LCD display |
pibody.Servo |
RC servo motor |
pibody.PWM |
Pulse-width modulation output (LED dimming, servo control) |
| IOT | |
pibody.WiFi |
WiFi manager |
pibody.TelegramBot |
Telegram bot API client |
Quick start
from pibody import LED
led = LED("A") # LED on slot A
led.on() # turn on
led.off() # turn off
from pibody import Button
btn = Button("B") # Button on slot B
if btn.value() == 1: # read
print("pressed!")
Documentation source: pibody_libs — original source library of PiBody.