MakeCode for Circuit Playground Express
MakeCode is this programming editor that runs in the Google Chrome web browser. It’s has an intuitive interface that’s both block based and text editor.
It works with Adafruit's Circuit Playground Express so you can make interactive projects with the on-board sensors and components. You can drag & drop blocks to make interactive programs using lights and sounds without having to solder or learning a new syntax.
You can alternatively upload code directly to the Circuit Playground Express with WebUSB, see the steps to do so here.
Setup Circuit Playground Express for MakeCode
To get started, we'll need to head over to the Adafruit MakeCode website and follow the steps below.
- Plug in your Circuit Playground Express with a USB Cable
- Press the RESET button. Green light means you're ready to MakeCode
- Download the UF2 file and drop it onto CPLAYBOOT.
Upload and Test Code
Once you have your CPX setup with the MakeCode UF2, try testing it out by uploading the code to the board.
Click the link below to open up the program in MakeCode. Click on the pink edit icon near the top of the title to open the code.
This will create a project in MakeCode and allow you to edit, modify and upload the code to the board.
on start blockwhen the CPX is turned on do the following set accelerometer rageset motion to a medium setting set stripsetup an external neopixel strip on the A1 pad of the circuit playground express strip set all pixelssetup a color for all the LEDs in the strip set all pixels tosetup a color for all the LEDs on board the Circuit Playground Express set brightnessadjust the brightness of the LEDs on board the Circuit Playground
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on tilt righttriggers animation when circuit playground express board is tilted play soundsetup audio sound effect to play strip show animationset animation on LED strip and duration (in milliseconds) strip show animationset strip animation and how long to play show animationset animation on CPX LEDs and duration (in milliseconds) strip stop all animationstop animations and resets strip set all pixels toset color back to blue color on LED strip set all pixels toset color back to blue color on the CPX LEDs |
