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References: Raspberry Pi Pico, MicroPython, and the Moving Rainbow Kit

  1. MicroPython - Wikipedia - History and design of the Python variant built for microcontrollers, the language this chapter uses to program the Raspberry Pi Pico.

  2. Raspberry Pi - Wikipedia - Covers the Raspberry Pi family, including the Pico microcontroller board this chapter wires and programs.

  3. RGB color model - Wikipedia - Explains how red, green, and blue values combine to produce any color, the basis for this chapter's color-wheel programming and brightness-control code.

  4. Get Started with MicroPython on Raspberry Pi Pico - Gareth Halfacree and Ben Everard - Raspberry Pi Press - The official Raspberry Pi Press guide, credited as the canonical beginner introduction to MicroPython syntax, loops, and PIO-controlled NeoPixel strips on the Pico, the exact board and language this chapter teaches.

  5. Programming the Raspberry Pi: Getting Started with Python (3rd Edition) - Simon Monk - McGraw Hill - Monk's guide is one of the most widely adopted introductions to Python-family programming on Raspberry Pi hardware, the same beginner progression this chapter follows for MicroPython on the Pico.

  6. Raspberry Pi Pico with MicroPython: A Quick-Start Guide - Raspberry Pi Official Magazine - A free walkthrough of installing MicroPython firmware and blinking an LED, directly supporting this chapter's MicroPython-basics and MicroPython-syntax sections.

  7. The Python Standard REPL - MicroPython Documentation - Official instructions for connecting to and using the interactive MicroPython prompt, supporting this chapter's introduction to writing and testing MicroPython code.

  8. Adafruit NeoPixel Überguide - Adafruit Learning System - The definitive practical reference for wiring and driving individually addressable NeoPixel LED strips, directly supporting this chapter's LED-strip-wiring and Moving-Rainbow-pattern sections.

  9. Electrical Safety Foundation International - Electrical Safety Foundation International - National electrical-safety guidance relevant to this chapter's LED-noodle and costume-lighting projects, which route power and wiring through wearable items.

  10. Robot chassis (Mobile robot) - Wikipedia - Covers wheeled and remote-controlled locomotion, background for this chapter's robot-kit-assembly section and its discussion of remote-control distraction risk.