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Section 1: An Introduction to the Pico

The objective of this section is to introduce the Raspberry Pi Pico, its variants, and the peripherals available on the Raspberry Pi Pico. This part begins slowly by blinking an LED and reviewing the serial interfaces available on the RP2040 microcontroller. Then, we will progress by working on simple home automation and gardening projects.

This section contains the following chapters:

Chapter 1, Getting Started with the Raspberry Pi Pico
Chapter 2, Serial Interfaces and Applications
Chapter 3, Home Automation Projects
Chapter 4, Fun with Gardening!

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