You can build a wireless remote control RGB LED NeoPixel color mixer using two Circuit Playground Bluefruit boards and some slide potentiometers. Using Bluetooth LE, the boards can communicate wirelessly with no need for a computer or mobile phone or tablet!

Thanks to the Adafruit Bluefruit Connect and BLE libraries in CircuitPython, setup and coding are incredibly simple. You can get started quickly and then extend this code to all sorts of other remote projects!

Parts

First of all, you'll need two Circuit Playground Bluefruit boards:

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2 x Circuit Playground Bluefruit BLE
ALPHA - Bluetooth Low Energy

To control the color settings, you'll need three slide potentiometers. These short ones work on a breadboard quite well, any longer and you'll need to come up with more involved solutions for mounting.

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3 x Slide Potentiometer - 35mm Long
10KΩ with Plastic Cap
Half Size Breadboard and 78 Piece Jumper Wire in various lengths
This is a cute half-size breadboard with an assortment of small jumper wires, great for prototyping. The breadboard is 2.2" x 3.4" (5.5 cm x 8.5 cm) with a standard...
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Or, if you already have jumper wire:

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Group of Small Alligator Clip to Male Jumper Wires
When working with unusual non-header-friendly surfaces, these handy cables will be your best friends! No longer will you have long, cumbersome strands of alligator clips. These...
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Optional

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We've got nice cases for many of our beloved boards, but the Circuit Playground Express and
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Fully Reversible Pink/Purple USB A to micro B Cable
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This guide was first published on Oct 22, 2019. It was last updated on Mar 18, 2024.

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