Controlling Relay via Telegram using Maker Pi Pico and CircuitPython

Introduction

This is the last tutorial for 2021, and I want to share about how to control the relay via the Telegram app using Maker Pi Pico and CircuitPython.

Video

Hardware Preparation

This is the list of items used in the video.

• Maker Pi Pico
• ESP8266 ESP-01 WiFi Module
• Grove - Relay
• USB Micro B Cable

Sample Program

This is CircuitPython sample program. You need to include these libraries in your CIRCUITPY/lib folder. You can download it from CircuitPython Library Bundle.

• adafruit_espatcontrol
• adafruit_requests.mpy
• simpleio.mpy

Thank You

References:

• Telegram Bot API
• GitHub - CTBot by Stefano Ledda

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