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Circuit Playground

This is the Classic version of Circuit Playground, which comes with an ATmega32u4. It's designed to be used with Arduino IDE and code.org CS Discoveries only. It even comes with Firmata already programmed in, so you can use it immediately with code.org Discoveries without any preparation or updates. Circuit Playground features an ATmega32u4 processor. The board's also 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.

Circuit Playground Extension - E-Textile Debugging Tool

“The Circuit Playground Extension is a tool that enables the user to design e-textile circuitry with debugging in mind. To use the tool, the user would sew the extension into their project with the holes in the extension’s substrate …

LED Keyboard Prototype

“Build a keyboard of LED lights using makeshift switches. Made in the physical computing class, ATLS 3300, at the University of Colorado, Boulder ATLAS Institute. Supplies: Adafruit Circuit Playground ThreadBoard or any preferred breadboard 5 or more LED lights Stainless …

Wooden NeoPixel Xmas Tree

“It’s never a bad time to make a NeoPixel project, but the holiday season certainly does lend itself to creating large-scale, blinky, colorful displays. In this project, we’re taking the classic Christmas tree shape, cutting it out of …

ASH: Anti-Facial Recognition Headgear

“Hello, this project will help you construct your own janky cyberpunk anti-facial recognition headset. This was inspired in part by many news stories of the last year about facial recognition that only reminds us about our impending dystopian future. Made …

Bluefruit Playground Hide and Seek

“Stage a creative gift hunt all around your home with Bluetooth LE tracking ornaments! Circuit Playground Bluefruit boards can hone in on the proximity of other boards broadcasting their own signal including color coding! The stronger the signal, the more …

Halloween Sentry-Bot with CRICKIT for CPX

“This sentry robot will wait quietly for someone to pass by, then it springs to life! A lot of fun anytime or make it especially for Halloween. Using MakeCode drag and drop blocks you will make a scary monster that …

How to Defuse a Time Bomb Game

“This idea just came to me out of the blue. I couldn’t really find anything quite like it. The original idea was much more involved, so this is a simplified version of the game. This is a “time bomb …

CRICKIT Snake Bot

“This project guides you through building a robot that can wander around your floor. This riffs on John Park’s Crickit Carnival Bumper Bot. The difference is that the project progresses through several levels, starting with a very basic bot …

Project  Drone Claw

Drone Claw

“In this project we’ll show you how to build a DIY Drone Claw. We designed and 3D Printed a claw attachment for the DJI Mavic Pro. This doesn’t obstruct the vision sensors so we can fly safely with …

DIY Circuit Playground Shields

“The CircuitPlayground and CircuitPlayground Express are great boards for learning with. This is largely due to the abundance of sensors and actuators built into the design. While there is a pile of builtin hardware, it doesn’t include everything. Fortunately …