Simulate Raspberry Pi add-on hardware

Summary

As I mentioned at the top of the article, nothing beats using real hardware. However, if you're on a budget or you just want to do some playing around, then creating Python soft components is a great option.

Infos

  1. tk_tools: https://github.com/slightlynybbled/tk_tools
  2. Adafruit Python HT16K33 hardware driver: https://pypi.org/project/adafruit-circuitpython-ht16k33
  3. Raspberry Pi Python TM1637 LED hardware driver: https://pypi.org/project/raspberrypi-python-tm1637/
  4. Pi LCD keyboard plate: https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-16x2-character-lcd-plus-keypad-for-raspberry-pi
  5. NeoPixels: https://learn.adafruit.com/neopixels-on-raspberry-pi
  6. More projects by Pete: https://funprojects.blog/

The Author

You can investigate more neat projects by Pete Metcalfe and his daughters at https://funprojects.blog.

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