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Circuit Playground Express: Piano in the Key of Lime

“This guide will introduce you to the Circuit Playground Express (CPX for short!) and CircuitPython. The Circuit Playground Express is a fantastic little board crammed full of all sorts of sensors, switches and lights. CircuitPython is an open-source derivative of …

Pedal Pi Controller with Circuit Playground

“A controller to change effects scripts on the Pedal Pi using a Circuit Playground Express board. The Pedal Pi is an open source guitar pedal that uses a Raspberry Pi Zero running Raspbian Lite to run C scripts of digital …

Personal Illumination Device

“What is this?This little box will light up your life, because we all need a little illumination. With the help of a tiny computer, the PID has multiple modes to make use of its bright RGB LED’s: Basic …

Dancing Springs

“I may not be the best dancer but at least I can make a robot that can groove. This project is a mashup between the Make Your Own Gears and Make Your Own Slinky projects. We will use the Circuit …

Deathwatch — Wearable Life Expectancy Timer Using Adafruit Circuit Playground + OLED

“You’re going to die someday! But that’s okay, so am I :)I think a near constant awareness of one’s own mortality is an inspiring, motivating, (soul-crushing), and ultimately perspective-focusing endeavor that everybody should undertake. That’s why …

Circuit Playground Bike Glove

“In this guide we will use the Circuit Playground to create a bike turn signal indicator. By sewing the Circuit Playground to a bike glove and using the accelerometer to detect hand position the standard hand turn signals are enhanced …

Glowing LED Ita Bag

“Ita bags are a popular way for fans, especially in Japan, to show their love for an anime/character/ship. These bags have a clear protective pouch for displaying charms, badges, etc, so you don’t have to worry about …

Circuit Playground Bike Light

“In this guide we will use our Circuit Playground to create a customizable bike light. We’ll look at how we define colors in code and use that to make some fun animations with the NeoPixels. We’ll provide some …

Circuit Playground Slouch Detector

“In this guide we will go through the steps to turn your Circuit Playground into a slouch detector. Using one of several pinning options along with various battery supply options, you can then wear your Slouch Detector while sitting at …