Ada Fruit Circuit Playground Express (CPX)

Circuit Playground Express is the next step towards a perfect introduction to electronics and programming. The device includes built in sensors, a buzzer and neopixels, and can be programmed in many languages.

Getting Started...

For Mac OS 10.14.4 or higher, you will have to update the bootloader on CPX:

Click here for instructions

Use this link for makecode: https://makecode.adafruit.com/

1. In MakeCode, drag blocks to write code

2. Test code on simulator

3. Download code

4. Press reset button on CPX - green LEDs light up

5. Drag circuitplayygroun.uf2 file into CPLAYBOOT

Currirulum:

Jon E. Froehlich's website Physical Computing with CPX

Adafruit Learning Guide to CPX

Guided Tour

CPX sensors -

videos by Shawn Hymel

Adafruit documentation

- - Touch sensing (capacitive sensing)
  - Pins

MakeCode Programming with CPX

- How to Share and save Makecode files
- Click here to use Adafruit's Makecode for the CPX

CircuitPython

Arduino Programming with CPX -setup instructions

CPX Kits and Useful Parts

Document your learning with CPX.

Make a copy of this google doc.

You'll find Tutorials here