Learning CircuitPython with Circuit Playground Express

Begin learning CircuitPython, an accessible programming language that opens the world of hardware to Python developers, using Circuit Playground Express.

Introduction

• Addressing hardware with Python
• What you should know

1. CircuitPython First Steps

• CircuitPython overview
• Connect the Circuit Playground Express
• Run programs on Circuit Playground Express (CPX)
• Set up an editor
• Your first script
• Challenge
• Solution

2. Controlling Hardware

• Microcontroller principles
• The Circuit Playground Express (CPX)
• Controlling the CPX onboard LED
• More controlling the CPX onboard LED
• Meet the REPL
• NeoPixels intro
• NeoPixels programming
• NeoPixels advanced programming

3. Adding Interaction

• Using buttons and the switch
• Making sounds
• Sensing temperature
• Using the accelerometer
• Responding to touch

4. Connecting External Components

• Understanding basic circuits
• Using a potentiometer
• External libraries
• Using external libraries
• Additional external components

Conclusion

• Next steps