Using the GPIO pins on your Raspberry Pi opens up a whole new world of possibilities. While it might seem daunting at first glance, with our help you’ll be creating electronic circuits and controlling them with the Python programming language within minutes. Grab your breadboard and start taking control of the real world with your Raspberry Pi today!

Learn from simple electronics projects across 12 chapters:

Program LED lights

Add a push button to your project

Build a motion sensing alarm

Create your own distance rangefinder

Make a laser-powered tripwire

Build a Raspberry Pi robot

and much more

Simple Electronics with GPIO Zero is freely licensed under Creative Commons (BY-SA-NC 3.0).

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