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Learning CircuitPython with Circuit Playground Express

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Begin learning CircuitPython, an accessible programming language that opens the world of hardware to Python developers, using Circuit Playground Express.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Addressing hardware with Python
  • What you should know
1. CircuitPython First Steps
  • CircuitPython overview
  • Connect the Circuit Playground Express
  • Run programs on Circuit Playground Express (CPX)
  • Set up an editor
  • Your first script
  • Challenge
  • Solution
2. Controlling Hardware
  • Microcontroller principles
  • The Circuit Playground Express (CPX)
  • Controlling the CPX onboard LED
  • More controlling the CPX onboard LED
  • Meet the REPL
  • NeoPixels intro
  • NeoPixels programming
  • NeoPixels advanced programming
3. Adding Interaction
  • Using buttons and the switch
  • Making sounds
  • Sensing temperature
  • Using the accelerometer
  • Responding to touch
4. Connecting External Components
  • Understanding basic circuits
  • Using a potentiometer
  • External libraries
  • Using external libraries
  • Additional external components
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Robert Gallup

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