How can you make your Pico/Pico W project portable?
In this article you'll learn how to solder the Pimoroni Lipo Shim for Raspberry Pi Pico/Pico W and use it to power your project from a single LiPo battery. You'll also discover a problem, and a solution, if you want to check the battery level remotely. Some Pico W projects need to work anywhere. Wi-Fi takes care of the connectivity, but the projects need battery power to make them truly portable. If you're building a portable project you'll find the Pimoroni Lipo Shim for Pico is a great solution. Here's how to attach and use it. Powering the Pico While you're writing the software for your Pico or Pico are you'll be using a USB cable to linking it to your host. Once your hardware and software are working you may want to free the Pico from its umbilical cord. The Pico can be powered from a battery; it's very adaptable, working off an input voltage that can range from 1.8 to 5.5 volts. The Pimoroni Lipo Shim for Pico takes advantage of t...