Raspberry Pi Care and Troubleshooting
A collection of various things to be aware of while experimenting with your Raspberry Pi along with ways to help diagnose and troubleshoot.
CircuitPython OLED and Dual Knob Sketcher
Make a simple doodle sketcher using two trim pots and a pixel display.
Zombie Tag Game with Circuit Playground Express
You're a human! Right? For now anyway... There's a red pulsing in the distance... NO! A ZOMBIE! You're losing health, but what's this? A white pulsing from around a corner, a healer! You'll stay human for a little longer... We've written up a fun game for you to play with Circuit Playground Express and CircuitPython or MakeCode. Hopefully you'll be a human long enough to check out this guide!
Circuit Playground Express Treasure Hunt
Create a fun hide and seek style game using multiple Circuit Playground Express boards and learn about using the IR transmitter and receiver.
MP3 Feather - Gordon Cole
Make a tiny wearable mp3 player in the theme of Gordon Cole from Twin Peaks!
BBC micro:bit Lesson #0
This guide will go over the various hardware features of the BBC micro:bit and an overview of how to program it.
Circuit Playground Bike Glove
Create a turn direction indicator for bike riding by sewing a Circuit Playground to a bike glove. The accelerometer is used to determine hand orientation and provide an appropriate turning signal indication using the NeoPixels.
Raspberry Pi Zero Headless Quick Start
Starting with a fresh image of Raspbian Jessie Lite burned onto an SD card, learn how to configure Pi Zero settings by directly editing a few files before first boot. The basic setup for using a USB console cable for troubleshooting is also discussed.
Circuit Playground Bike Light
Use your Circuit Playground to make a custom safety light for your bicycle. Learn about colors, using NeoPixels, how to create various animations, and how to choose them using button presses.
Circuit Playground Hot Potato
Use your Circuit Playground to make a simple version of this old-fashioned game. Shake it to start a melody, then toss it from player to player. Try not to be the one holding the Hot Potato when the melody stops.
Circuit Playground Digital Input
With just some alligator clips, a resistor, and a Circuit Playground, we can explore the details of reading digital signals.
Circuit Playground Analog Input
With a simple potentiometer, some alligator clips, and a Circuit Playground, we can explore the details of getting analog signals into the digital world.
Circuit Playground Beep Beep
Inspired by Capt. Pike's famous beeping wheelchair from the original Star Trek series. We look at a simple program that creates yes/no beeps with button presses and use it to provide a basic introduction to a very important programming topic - refactoring.
Circuit Playground Simple Simon
You are presented with an ever increasing sequence of lights (and beeps) that you must repeat. Each time you are successful, the sequence grows by one. How far can you go?
Circuit Playground Quick Draw
A simple two player reaction timer game. When the lights come on, each player presses their button. The winner is whoever was the Quick Draw.
