Now you can beam images THROUGH THIN AIR from your mobile device to your Circuit Playground Bluefruit!

Use the TFT Gizmo's beautiful screen to display any image you like, and change your mind any time! Just whip out your phone or tablet running the Adafruit Bluefruit app (iOS or Android), and you can send a new image right to the Circuit Playground Bluefruit via Bluetooth LE. In mere seconds you'll have a brand spanking new image to admire!

You can use your new powers to make a handsome locket adorned with the face of a loved one, a HELLO my NAME IS badge, an interactive hat pin, and more!

Parts

shot of a Black woman's neon-green manicured hand holding up a Circuit Playground Bluefruit glowing rainbow LEDs.
Circuit Playground Bluefruit is our third board in the Circuit Playground series, another step towards a perfect introduction to electronics and programming. We've...
$24.95
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Hand pressing buttons on circuit playground, then turning over to show TFT gizmo display an image of a friendly robot or snake
Extend and expand your Circuit Playground projects with a bolt on TFT Gizmo that lets you add a lovely color display in a sturdy and reliable fashion. This PCB looks just like a round...
$19.95
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Lithium Ion Polymer Battery 3.7v 350mAh with JST 2-PH connector and short cable
Lithium-ion polymer (also known as 'lipo' or 'lipoly') batteries are thin, light, and powerful. The output ranges from 4.2V when completely charged to 3.7V. This...
$5.95
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USB cable - USB A to Micro-B - 3 foot long
This here is your standard A to micro-B USB cable, for USB 1.1 or 2.0. Perfect for connecting a PC to your Metro, Feather, Raspberry Pi or other dev-board or...
$2.95
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Fully Reversible Pink/Purple USB A to micro B Cable
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...
$3.95
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You'll also need an iOS (11.3 or later) or Android device to install the Adafruit Bluefruit app.

Steps

First, we'll connect the TFT Gizmo to the Circuit Playground Bluefruit.

Then, we'll download the Adafruit Bluefruit app onto an iOS or Android device.

After uploading the quickstart .UF2 file (found on the Image Transfer Quickstart page of this guide) to the CPB, we'll be ready to start beaming images to the device! Let's get started.

This guide was first published on Oct 24, 2019. It was last updated on Mar 08, 2024.

This page (Overview) was last updated on Mar 08, 2024.

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