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OLED Wireless Weather Kit

OLED Wireless Weather Kit

An OLED display on a networked Pico that shows the time and weather fetched over WiFi.

Source book: Clocks and Watches
Kit page: https://dmccreary.github.io/clocks-and-watches/kits/oled-wireless/
Printable one-pager: oled-wireless-one-pager.html

Features

  • See the kit page for details.

Benefits

  • Free, open lessons: the Clocks and Watches textbook has the kit page, wiring, and MicroPython code.
  • Budget: about $14 (0.96" OLED about $4.40, Pico W $5, breadboard $2, wires $1, USB cable $2).

Parts

  • Raspberry Pi Pico W ($5) — Microcontroller with Wireless
  • 830-Point Breadboard ($1.10) — Breadboard
  • Micro-USB Data Cable ($2.50) — Power and programming cable