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Difficulty Level: Advanced
Difficulty Level: Advanced
Materials
BBC micro:bits device
micro:bit battery holder
Computer or laptop with a working Internet connection
Festive sweater (You won't be able to wash it after making this project)
Hot glue
Felt
Scissors
Soldering tools
Dual Heat Soldering Iron Station
24 AWG Electrical Wire or Silicone Jacketed Wire (look for the GroovyNoodle box in your kit)
Soldering Wire
Flux
Water (to soak sponge)
Snip Pliers or Needle Nose pliers (regular pliers would work too)
Breakout board (look for the pimoroni pin:bit in your kit)
14 coloured LEDs
5x Dupont Male-to-Female Jumper Ribbon Cables
CODE INSTRUCTIONS
CODE INSTRUCTIONS
For best viewing quality, please watch the video on full screen mode
Holiday Sweater.mp4
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CIRCUIT
CIRCUIT
This circuit includes 4 circuits of LEDs connected in parallel. Each circuit receives one positive wire from a micro:bit pin, one ground wire connected to the micr:bit's ground pin, and all the other LEDs in the circuit piggy back off of the LED with the positive and ground connections.
ASSEMBLING THE LEDs
ASSEMBLING THE LEDs
Make sure that you are soldering in a well ventilated area to get help from a parent or a guardian when working with a soldering iron.
With the micro:bit there is a limit on how many LEDs you can have working together and it'll affect how much the battery will last.
For this reason we recommend using a max of 16 LEDs on this project and not have groups of LEDs lit up at the same time as it will consume a lot of power.
VIDEO TUTORIAL
VIDEO TUTORIAL
Music courtesy of Pyrosion
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