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Circuit Playground Express

Circuit Playground Express is the next step towards a perfect introduction to electronics and programming. We've taken the original Circuit Playground Classic and made it even better! Not only did we pack even more sensors in, we also made it even easier to program. The board is round and has alligator-clip pads around it so you don't have to solder or sew to make it work. You can power it from USB, a AAA battery pack, or with a Lipoly battery (for advanced users). Circuit Playground Express has built-in USB support. Built in USB means you plug it in to program it and it just shows up, no special cable or adapter required. Just program your code into the board then take it on the go!

Brake Light and Turn Signals for Backpacks

“Accelerometer autodetects Braking. The Turn signals are commanded by a 315MHz module. 78 neopixels. Based on Adafruit CPX. The remote of the radiolink is installed on the handlebar. By pressing buttons of one side or another, the turn signals are …

Auto-pause your TV

“Tired of rummaging for your remote every time you get up from the couch? This Arduino project pauses and plays your TV automagically! I’m often tired when I sit down to watch TV at the end of a day …

Talking Clock

“Today, I would like to share how to build a “Talking Clock” based on Adafruit Circuit Playground Express board, which can notify the real time, temperature and light level by voice. The main components are included: 1pcs x Adafruit Circuit …

Laziness Monitor

“Build an affordable monitoring setup!This project will help you easily get indications on how much time your are sitting in the couch watching TV. This project will have time intervals in which you will get light indications from the …

Plant Care With IOT

“The COVID-19 epidemic brought with it a new habit - house plants! the loneliness of lockdown brought people to find a link with nature using house plants. Such as many others, we started to grow plants too, to make our …

Chatty Light-Up Circuit Playground Express Mask

“Most of the time, we wear masks to help us stay safe. But sometimes, it’s fun to add a little life to your facewear. This mask uses an Adafruit Circuit Playground Express board to flash a shiny smile whenever …

Touchless Handwashing Timer / Nightlight

“Program a cute little timer that activates when you clap your hands! Perfect for shared bathrooms. Program a touchless hand-washing timer and night light, using drag-and-drop MakeCode blocks (and/or JavaScript) with the Circuit Playground Express. This little board is …

The Sixth Finger

“The project is based on circuit playground express and cricket. The concept is to reimagine what will happen if people have one more finger? Will our life become easier or will it cause troubles? The deliverable is a 3d printed …

Capacitive Touch Pulsing Heart

“Hold this heart in your hand and it automatically detects your touch and begins to glow, pulsing like a beating heart. A Circuit Playground Express tucked away inside a 3D printed anatomical heart model uses its capacitive touch pad to …

Making oscilloscope images with DACs

“This project demonstrates two techniques for making images on an oscilloscope using CircuitPython and the analogue output(s) found on many Adafruit boards. The first is an unusual technique using the oscilloscope’s trigger feature and normal x-axis timebase with …