# MagicLight Bulb Color Mixer with Circuit Playground Bluefruit ## Overview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEhtbHLAYho RGB Bluetooth LE light bulbs (a.k.a. "smart bulbs") for household light sockets are really neat-o, allowing you to create custom lighting effects for your room. Typically, these are controlled with a mobile device app, but we think it's much more fun to build our own custom remote, and use physical sliders to mix colors! Using **CircuitPython** , running on the nRF52840-based **Circuit Playground Bluefruit (CPB)**, makes it all possible. We can send the same commands over Bluetooth LE (BLE) from the CPB as you would normally from your mobile device, the proprietary MagicLight app, and a whole lot more! We'll harness the Circuit Playground Bluefruit board's buttons, slide switch, on-board NeoPixels, and speaker to act as RGB color value indicators, connection state UI, two-position dimmer switch, and momentary light blinkers! ## Parts **[MagicLight Bluetooth LE Bulb](https://www.magiclightbulbs.com/collections/bluetooth-bulbs/products/bluetooth-smart-bulb-40w)** You can find these at many online retailers and big box hardware stores. ![leds_Main_Image_Item_569611168_BT_Mini_1024x1024.jpg](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/086/669/medium640/leds_Main_Image_Item_569611168_BT_Mini_1024x1024.jpg?1578343487) ### Circuit Playground Bluefruit - Bluetooth® Low Energy [Circuit Playground Bluefruit - Bluetooth® Low Energy](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4333) **Circuit Playground Bluefruit** is our third board in the Circuit Playground series, another step towards a perfect introduction to electronics and programming. 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Out of Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/64) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/64/guides) ![Angled shot of half-size solderless breadboard with red and black power lines.](https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/640x480/64-06.jpg) ### Breadboarding wire bundle [Breadboarding wire bundle](https://www.adafruit.com/product/153) 75 flexible stranded core wires with stiff ends molded on in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, brown, black and white. These are a major improvement over the "box of bent wires" that are sometimes sold with breadboards, and faster than stripping your own solid core wires. Makes... 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In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4111) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/4111/guides) ![Fully Reversible Pink/Purple USB A to micro B Cable](https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/640x480/4111-02.jpg) Let's get on with the magic! ![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/086/840/medium800thumb/leds_ms-1qCmtr.jpg?1578682495) - [Next Page](https://learn.adafruit.com/magiclight-bulb-mixer/understanding-ble-characteristics.md) ## Featured Products ### Circuit Playground Bluefruit - Bluetooth® Low Energy [Circuit Playground Bluefruit - Bluetooth® Low Energy](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4333) **Circuit Playground Bluefruit** is our third board in the Circuit Playground series, another step towards a perfect introduction to electronics and programming. We've taken the popular Circuit Playground Express and made it even better! Now the main chip is an nRF52840... Out of Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4333) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/4333/guides) ### Slide Potentiometer with Plastic Knob - 35mm Long - 10KΩ [Slide Potentiometer with Plastic Knob - 35mm Long - 10KΩ](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4271) _Slip slidin' away  Slip slidin' away  You know the nearer your resistance  The more you're slip slidin' away_ If you're tired of the regular-old-twisty potentiometers we carry, why not _slide_ over and try this slide pot?... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4271) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/4271/guides) ### Fully Reversible Pink/Purple USB A to micro B Cable - 1m long [Fully Reversible Pink/Purple USB A to micro B Cable - 1m long](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4111) This cable is not only super-fashionable, with a woven pink and purple Blinka-like pattern, it's also fully reversible! That's right, you will save _seconds_ a day by not having to flip the cable around. First let's talk about the cover and over-molding. We got these... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4111) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/4111/guides) ### Half Sized Premium Breadboard - 400 Tie Points [Half Sized Premium Breadboard - 400 Tie Points](https://www.adafruit.com/product/64) This is a cute, half-size breadboard with 400 tie points, good for small projects. It's 3.25" x 2.2" / 8.3cm x 5.5cm with a standard double-strip in the middle and two power rails on both sides. You can pull the power rails off easily to make the breadboard as... Out of Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/64) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/64/guides) ### Small Alligator Clip to Male Jumper Wire Bundle - 12 Pieces [Small Alligator Clip to Male Jumper Wire Bundle - 12 Pieces](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3255) For bread-boarding with unusual non-header-friendly surfaces, these cables will be your best friends! No longer will you have long strands of alligator clips that are grabbing little wires. These compact jumper cables have a premium male header on one end, and a grippy mini alligator clip on... Out of Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3255) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/3255/guides) ### Breadboarding wire bundle [Breadboarding wire bundle](https://www.adafruit.com/product/153) 75 flexible stranded core wires with stiff ends molded on in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, brown, black and white. 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Out of Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4504) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/4504/guides) ## Related Guides - [Adafruit Circuit Playground Bluefruit](https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-circuit-playground-bluefruit.md) - [Now Playing: Bluetooth Apple Media Service Display](https://learn.adafruit.com/now-playing-bluetooth-apple-media-service-display.md) - [Wirelessly Program a Circuit Playground Bluefruit Using the File Glider App ](https://learn.adafruit.com/how-to-transfer-files-to-a-circuit-playground-bluefruit-using-the-fileglider-app.md) - [Adafruit Circuit Playground TFT Gizmo](https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-tft-gizmo.md) - [Snow Globe with Circuit Playground Bluefruit](https://learn.adafruit.com/snow-globe-bluefruit-cpb.md) - [Frozen-Inspired Animated Pendant with Temperature Sensing](https://learn.adafruit.com/frozen-gizmo-pendant-with-temperature-sensing.md) - [CLUE Metal Detector in CircuitPython](https://learn.adafruit.com/clue-metal-detector-circuitpython.md) - [Circuit Playground Gizmo Ornaments](https://learn.adafruit.com/display-ornaments-with-circuit-playground.md) - [PyLeap MP3 Playback for Circuit Playground Bluefruit](https://learn.adafruit.com/pyleap-mp3-playback-for-cpb.md) - [Circuit Playground Bluefruit BLE Heart Rate Pendant with CircuitPython](https://learn.adafruit.com/ble-heart-rate-display-pendant.md) - [DIY Quiz Show Controller System](https://learn.adafruit.com/quiz-show-controller-keyboard-bluetooth.md) - [How to use the Puppet Module in the Bluefruit Playground App](https://learn.adafruit.com/how-to-use-the-puppet-module-in-the-bluefruit-playground-app.md) - [Circuit Playground Bluefruit Pumpkin with Lights and Sounds ](https://learn.adafruit.com/pumpkin-with-circuit-playground-bluefruit.md) - [Color Remote with Circuit Playground Bluefruit](https://learn.adafruit.com/color-remote-with-circuit-playground-bluefruit.md) - [LED Reactive Light-Up Hockey Puck in MakeCode](https://learn.adafruit.com/led-hockey-puck.md)