Circuit Playground

• Circuit Playground features an ATmega32u4 processor, just like the popular Flora. The board's also round and has alligator-clip pads around it so you do not have to solder or sew to make it work. You can power it from USB, an AAA battery pack, or with a Lipoly battery (for advanced users). Just program your code into the board then take it on the go. Circuit Playground has built-in USB support. Built in USB means you plug it in to program it and it just shows up. All you really need is a Micro-B USB cable - so no additional purchases are necessary. With the 1.6.4+ Arduino IDE, it takes only a few seconds to add support. The Circuit Playground has USB HID support, so it can act like a mouse or keyboard and attach directly to computers.

  
  

  Getting Started

  • Introducing Circuit Playground
  • How to get Python Running on a Circuit Playground Express
  • What is MakeCode
  • CircuitPython Made Easy on Circuit Playground Express
  • Circuit Playground Lesson #0
  • Circuit Playground Digital Input
  • Circuit Playground Analog Input
  • Circuit Playground's Motion Sensor
  • Circuit Playground Sound and Music

  
  

  Other Resources

  • DIY Circuit Playground Shields
  • Case for Circuit Playground
  • How to Drive NeoPixels using Circuit Playground Express
  • NeoPixels with MakeCode
  • Sensors in MakeCode
  • Infrared Transmit and Receive on Circuit Playground Express in C++
  • Circuit Playground & Bluetooth Low Energy
  • Circuit Playground Express (& other ATSAMD21 Boards) DAC Hacks
  • Circuit Playground Firmata
  • Python on Hardware
  • Using the Android CircuitPython Editor
  • CRICKIT Exhibit Demo Board

  
  

  Products

  • View all Circuit Playground products available at DigiKey

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