Materials
BBC micro:bits device
micro:bit battery holder
Computer or laptop with a working Internet connection
Dress or t-shirt
Hot glue
Felt
Scissors
Markers or pencils
Soldering tools
Dual Heat Soldering Iron Station
24 AWG Electrical Wire or Silicone Jacketed Wire (GroovyNoodle)
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)
RGB addressable light strip (neopixel or stripxel)
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For this project we need one AA battery holder to power to micro:bit with 3V, and two more battery holders connected in series to supply the LED strips with 6V. Once those are set up, all you need to connect is the middle data pin on each LED strip to a pin on the micro:bit, that way you can control the whole thing from the micro:bit.
If you have completed the previous projects with LED strips you should have enough left over to use in any way you like for this project.
Keep in mind that although the LED strips are water resistant, they should not be washed.
Since this is the last project from our tutorials, we wanted to give you the opportunity to experiment with everything we have taught you. Review previous projects if you need to and combine different projects to create new results.
We hope that our tutorials are useful to you and inspire you to create your own unique projects.
Happy making and good luck!
Make sure that you are soldering in a well ventilated area to avoid inhaling the fumes and watch the soldering tutorial video a few times before attempting this project.
Get help from a parent or a guardian when working with a soldering iron.
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