Safely using LiPo Batteries

Safely using LiPo Batteries

LiPo batteries are incredible powerhouses, they have a higher power-to-weight ratio than any other type of battery.

But with all that power comes a number of safety concerns, and not following them could lead to a deadly LiPo fire.

Today we will learn how LiPo batteries work, how to charge, discharge, balance, store and dispose of them. And, just in case, we’ll see how to extinguish a LiPo fire.

Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect – Arduino meets Raspberry Pi

Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect

The much-anticipated Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect board has a Raspberry Pi RP2040 MCU with ESP32-based WiFi and Bluetooth. The board also sports a 6-axis IMU with Machine Learning, a built-in MEMS Microphone, and a Cryptographic Coprocessor.

Today we will learn how to set up our development environment to work with this exciting new board, and we’ll run a few Arduino-supplied example sketches.