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The Circuit Playground Express (CPX)

The Circuit Playground Express (CPX) - Python Tutorial

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The Circuit Playground Express (CPX)

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- [Instructor] Let's take a quick look at the features of the Circuit Playground Express. There's several types of playground. Ours is the Circuit Playground Express. There's also a Basic Circuit Playground and a Circuit Playground Bluefruit that supports Bluetooth. The Basic Circuit Playground doesn't support CircuitPython so make sure you have the correct model. At the heart of the Circuit Playground Express is a microcontroller and that microcontroller is connected to other components on the board, including sensors and output devices. One connection is a simple light emitting diode or LED for basic blinking. There are two push buttons labeled A and B. These are digital inputs. They make contact when you press them and break contact when you were release them. The small button in the middle is a reset button. Normally you don't use it since it restarts the microcontroller or if you double click the button, the…

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