Light Up Your Life - With Python and LEDs!
summary
Hardware-focused walkthrough of Python on tiny boards that actually shows code, wiring, and gotchas: uses Circuit Playground Express with 10 NeoPixel RGB LEDs, buttons A/B, CPX library and examples that cycle RGB values, demonstrate debouncing, and print to the serial REPL for debugging. Explains MicroPython (fits in 256k/16k) versus CircuitPython, editor choices (Mu, VS Code), installing CircuitPython, power options (USB, 3×AAA, LiPo) and safety, plus downloadable demo code and libraries and a live LED demo.
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chapters (19)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:09WHERE TO START WHEN YOU'RE JUST GETTING STARTED
- 2:35HARDWARE OPTIONS
- 3:41MY THE HALLOWING MO A SPOOKY DEVELOPMENT KIT
- 4:53PYTHON'S BATTERIES INCLUDED PHILOSOPHY
- 7:56RGB LEDS
- 8:39NEOPIXELS IN ACTION
- 14:03HOW TO PROGRAM IT?
- 16:27PROGRAMMING WITH EDUBLOCKS
- 17:24INVESTIGATING WITH PRINT STATEMENTS
- 18:06VIEW PRINT STATEMENTS & ERRORS VIA THE SERIAL CONSOLE
- 18:37EASY SERIAL CONSOLE: WITH MU EDITOR
- 19:06ADVANCED SERIAL CONSOLE: THE TERMINAL
- 21:59POWERING YOUR PROJECTS [1/2]
- 22:39POWERING YOUR PROJECTS 12/21
- 23:19PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
- 24:28MICROSOFT MAKE CODE CODING NOT REQUIRED
- 25:23NEXT STEPS
- 26:24THANK YOU!
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