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BBC Micro:bit in Practice
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BBC Micro:bit in Practice

by Ashwin Pajankar, Abhishek Sharma, Sandeep Saini
December 2022
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
292 pages
5h 45m
English
Packt Publishing
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11

Working with NeoPixels and a MAX7219 Display

In the previous chapter, we learned how to work with a built-in accelerometer and compass. We explored these onboard devices with MicroPython programming.

This chapter will explore how to interface NeoPixels and their compatible devices with the Micro:bit. We will also explore a MAX7219 driver-based display. We will learn how to program them and also create breathtaking projects with them. We will explore the following list of topics together:

  • NeoPixel products
  • The NeoPixel library
  • Adding interactivity to the projects
  • Interfacing a MAX7219/7221-based 7-segment 8-digit display

Let’s get started with NeoPixel and MAX 7219 display programming.

Technical requirements

For this chapter, we will need ...

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