Getting Started with Adafruit Circuit Playground Express

Getting Started with Adafruit Circuit Playground Express

by Anne Barela
Released September 2018
Publisher(s): Make: Community
ISBN: 9781680454888

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Book description

From Adafruit Industries, a leader in products to Makers, designers, students young and old, comes the Circuit Playground Express. Connect it to your PC, Mac or Linux computer, and you can be programming interactive projects in minutes. You have a choice of programming environments to choose from: Python, the Microsoft MakeCode graphical building block environment, C/C++ via the Arduino development environment and JavaScript. Whether you are learning interactive programming, have an Internet of Things project in mind, or are looking to design on-the-go wearable electronics, the versatile Circuit Playground Express is the device to start with.

In Getting Started with the Adafruit Circuit Playground Express, you'll learn how to:

  • Get up and running quickly with programmable boards
  • Understand the basics of coding in multiple programming languages
  • Use the built-in sensors for a variety of projects
  • Make colorful interactive displays
  • Design programs for the Internet of Things (IoT)
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    Table of contents

    1. Titlepage
    2. Copyright
    3. Foreword
    4. Preface
      1. Who This Book Is For
      2. Preparation
      3. What You Will Want to Have on Hand
      4. Conventions Used in This Book
    5. Chapter 1: Introducing Circuit Playground Express
    6. Chapter 2: A Tour of Circuit Playground Express
      1. Circuit Playground Express Outputs
      2. Circuit Playground Express Inputs
      3. Powering Your Circuit Playground Express
      4. Operating System Software Setup
      5. Chapter Questions
    7. Chapter 3: Getting Started with Microsoft MakeCode
      1. Connecting a Circuit Playground Express to a Computer
      2. MakeCode: Your First Program
      3. Uploading MakeCode to Circuit Playground Express
      4. Modifying a Program
      5. Saving a Program
      6. Under the Hood: JavaScript
      7. Wrap-Up
      8. Chapter Questions
    8. Chapter 4: Microsoft MakeCode and Interactivity
      1. Using Buttons
      2. Shake, Rattle, and Roll
      3. Making the Accelerometer Display Multiple Animations
      4. Using the Slide Switch
      5. Your Turn: Slide Switch
      6. JavaScript
      7. Wrap-Up
      8. Chapter Questions
    9. Chapter 5: Advanced Microsoft MakeCode
      1. Sound and Music
      2. Listening for Sounds
      3. Wrap-Up
      4. Chapter Questions
    10. Chapter 6: Coding with CircuitPython
      1. CircuitPython vs. Other Python Implementations
      2. Installing CircuitPython
      3. Text Editors
      4. Eject or Sync the Drive after Writing
      5. Using Mu
      6. Creating Python Code
      7. Examining the CircuitPython Blink Code
      8. Output from Circuit Playground Express to the Computer
      9. The Adafruit Circuit Playground Express Library
      10. Running Code on Express via the REPL
      11. Wrap-Up
      12. Chapter Questions
    11. Chapter 7: Using the Circuit Playground Express CircuitPython Library
      1. Reading Sensors
      2. File Input and Output
      3. Capacitive Touch and Music
      4. Emulating a Computer USB Keyboard
      5. Mouse Emulation
      6. Wrap-Up
      7. Chapter Questions
    12. Chapter 8: Using the Arduino Development Environment
      1. The Arduino Programming Language
      2. Installing the Arduino IDE
      3. Structure of an Arduino Program
      4. Uploading Code to Circuit Playground Express
      5. The Circuit Playground Arduino Library
      6. Circuit Playground Library Functions
      7. Example Code
      8. Libraries and Compatibility
      9. Wrap-Up
      10. Chapter Questions
    13. Appendix A: Troubleshooting
      1. USB Cable and Power Issues
      2. Connectivity Issues
      3. CircuitPython Issues
      4. Arduino IDE Issues
      5. Common Arduino Library Problems
      6. Error Messages
      7. Usage Issues
      8. Manufacturer Support
    14. Appendix B: Reference Materials
      1. On the Internet
      2. Publications
    15. About the Author
    16. Index

    Product information

    • Title: Getting Started with Adafruit Circuit Playground Express
    • Author(s): Anne Barela
    • Release date: September 2018
    • Publisher(s): Make: Community
    • ISBN: 9781680454888