Simple electronics with GPIO Zero: Take control of the real world with your Raspberry Pi

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Phil King

Simple electronics with GPIO Zero

Take control of the real world with your Raspberry Pi

Phil King

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Raspberry Pi Press
27 June 2025

Circuits & components; Electronic devices & materials; Computer programming & software development

One of the main reasons for the Raspberry Pi's continued popularity is its 40-pin GPIO header, which enables users to connect electronic components and control them with a program.

While other languages may be used, the code for physical computing projects is usually written in Python, something that's become a whole lot easier with the recent introduction of the GPIO Zero library. Before its arrival, connecting electronics required numerous lines of code just to get everything set up. GPIO Zero does all this boilerplate code for you, so you can focus on controlling the physical devices. As well as resulting in far fewer lines of code, it makes it a lot easier for newcomers to understand.

Learn from simple electronics projects:

Program LED lights Add a push button to your project Build a motion sensing alarm Create your own distance rangefinder Make a laser-powered tripwire Build a Raspberry Pi robot and much more

Using the GPIO pins on your Raspberry Pi opens up a whole new world of possibilities. While it might seem daunting at first glance, with our help you'll be creating electronic circuits and controlling them with the Python programming language within minutes. Grab your breadboard and start taking control of the real world with your Raspberry Pi today!

Updated for the latest Raspberry Pi devices and hardware, this book has everything you need to get started.

By: Phil King
Imprint: Raspberry Pi Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 148mm,
ISBN: 9781916868441
ISBN 10: 1916868444
Pages: 132
Publication Date: 27 June 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Phil King is a Raspberry Pi enthusiast and regular contributor to The MagPi magazine. Growing up in the 'golden era' of 8-bit computers in the 1980s, he leapt at the chance to write about them in magazines such as CRASH and ZZAP!64. When consoles took over the video games world, he missed the opportunity to program... until the Raspberry Pi came along. Phil is now an avid coder and electronics dabbler, who loves to work on projects with his six-year-old son.