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Electronics and Coding with Raspberry Pi

Like Duolingo, but for Electronics and Coding with Raspberry Pi. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.

For the part of you with thirty open tabs that never became anything.

175 bite-size levelsAbout 5 minutes each

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175
Levels
8
Sections
5
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What you'll learn

Key ideas in Electronics and Coding with Raspberry Pi

  • A circuit requires a power source, a load (LED), and a conductive path (wires)
  • LEDs are directional (polarized)
  • Electricity cannot jump through air to complete a circuit
  • Physical markers like leg length and flat edges indicate orientation
  • Electricity only flows in a complete, unbroken loop
  • Electricity requires a potential difference (push) between two points
  • Distinguish between the physical indicators of LED polarity
  • A break anywhere in the loop stops flow everywhere in that path
  • The negative terminal provides the return path to complete the loop
  • Electricity leaves the positive terminal
  • Electricity passes through the component and returns to the negative terminal
  • A closed circuit has no gaps in the conductive path
  • A switch in the 'off' position creates an open circuit
  • Voltage is the force that drives electrical flow
  • Identify the three essential components of a functional circuit
  • Batteries are rated by their voltage output
Why not just Google it

You've tried the other tabs

Wikipedia

Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.

YouTube

You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.

ChatGPT

One answer, then back to scrolling.

Online courses

Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.

Tomo gives Electronics and Coding with Raspberry Pi the Duolingo treatment: levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that test what you just learned. That game loop is what the tabs above never had, so it's the one you actually finish.

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The Three Pillars of Flow

You have a battery and an LED. What is the third essential element needed to create a working circuit?

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Where Electronics and Coding with Raspberry Pi takes you

Stop just reading about circuits and start building them. Learn to control the physical world with code, from blinking your first light to designing smart home gadgets.

  1. 1

    Your First Win: Lighting Up the World

    • Making an LED glow without code
    • The magic of the breadboard
    • Why things burn: Using resistors correctly
    • Common mistakes that kill your components
  2. 2

    Taking Control with Code

    • Setting up your Raspberry Pi for the first time
    • Writing your first Python script to blink a light
    • Using buttons to trigger actions
    • Cleaning up your code for better performance
    • Troubleshooting when the light won't blink
  3. 3

    Sensing the Environment

    • Reading temperature and humidity
    • Detecting motion with PIR sensors
    • Measuring distance with sound waves
  4. 4

    Making Things Move

    • Spinning motors safely
    • Precise movement with servos
    • Using external power so you don't fry your Pi
    • Building a simple remote-controlled car
  5. 5

    Displays and Visual Feedback

    • Printing text to an LCD screen
    • Creating patterns on LED matrices
    • Making a digital clock from scratch
    • Using buzzers for audio alerts
    • Best practices for wiring complex displays
  6. 6

    Connecting to the Internet

    • Sending sensor data to your phone
    • Building a simple web dashboard
    • Controlling your lights from across the world
    • Keeping your smart devices secure
  7. 7

    Designing Professional Circuits

    • Reading and drawing circuit diagrams
    • Moving from breadboards to permanent soldering
    • Introduction to designing your own PCBs
    • How to organize your workbench like a pro
    • Choosing the right enclosure for your project
    • Sourcing quality parts without overpaying
  8. 8

    The Deep Science: Why It Works

    • Understanding Voltage, Current, and Resistance
    • How transistors act like tiny switches
    • The difference between Analog and Digital signals
    • Capacitors: The batteries of the circuit world

8 sections · 35 units · 175 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.

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