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Welcome to CircuitPython!
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Hello Maker Faire Bay Area - we wanted to have a fun electronic item, that
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does more than just a sticker! What you have in your hand is a special
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edition Circuit Playground Express, brought to you by Adafruit and Digi-Key.
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This hardware comes pre-loaded with CircuitPython! CircuitPython is Adafruit's
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branch of MicroPython designed to simplify experimentation and education on
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low-cost microcontrollers. It makes it easier than ever to get prototyping
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by requiring no upfront desktop software downloads.
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With CircuitPython you can write clean and simple Python 3 code to control
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hardware instead of having to use complex low-level languages like C or C++
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(what Arduino uses for programming). It's great for beginners and is powerful
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for experts.
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Enjoy Maker Faire Bay Area 2019!
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Thanks!
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- the Adafruit and Digi-Key teams
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Visit the Circuit Playground Express product page here for more info:
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https://adafruit.com/product/3333
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To get started with CircuitPython, which comes built into your Circuit
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Playground Express, visit:
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https://learn.adafruit.com/welcome-to-circuitpython
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For a Circuit Playground Express Quickstart, examples, and content,
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visit the Maker Faire Bay Area 2019 GitHub repo:
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https://github.com/adafruit/MakerFaireBayArea2019
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The Circuit Playground Express has limited disk space so we have disabled Mac OS X indexing
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which could take up that valuable space.
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So *please* do not remove the empty .fseventsd/no_log, .metadata_never_index
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or .Trashes files!
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The pre-loaded demo shows off some of what your Circuit Playground Express
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can do with CircuitPython:
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* The NeoPixel ring on the CPX will do one of three LED animations based on your board's
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unique ID. It will flash Digi-Key colors, Python colors or a red-comet rainbow swirl.
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* The switch controls the little red LED. Move the switch left and right to turn the red
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LED on and off.
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* Press the buttons to play sounds. Button A and button B each play a different wav files.
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* Change the TONE_PIANO variable to True at the top of the file to enable a tone piano on
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the touch pads. Once enabled, you can touch the pads labeled A1-A7 to play a scale of tones.
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For more details on how to use CircuitPython, visit
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https://learn.adafruit.com/category/circuitpython
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for all the tutorials we have!
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Getting Start with Circuit Playground Express book excerpt!
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Also included is a special preview edition of "Getting Started with Adafruit Circuit
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Playground Express: The Multipurpose Learning and Development Board with Built-In LEDs,
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Sensors, and Accelerometer" by Mike Barela. Make: Magazine gave Maker Faire Bay Area, Adafruit &
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Digi-Key special permission to include the CircuitPython chapter of the book for all
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attendees to learn from and enjoy! Because CircuitPython allows devices to be USB
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drives, the PDF is included right on the Circuit Playground Express! The complete book
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is available on Adafruit and where programming books are sold:
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https://www.adafruit.com/product/3944
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Discount Code!
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To help start you on your electronic journey, each Maker Faire Bay Area attendee that receives a
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Digi-Key + Adafruit Circuit Playground Express also gets a discount code to the Adafruit store.
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Use the code MFBAFRUIT and receive 10% off in stock items in the Adafruit store!
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https://www.adafruit.com
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CircuitPython Quick Start:
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Changing the code is as easy as editing code.py in your favorite text editor.
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Our recommended editor is Mu, which is great for simple projects, and comes
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with a built in REPL serial viewer! It is available for Mac, Windows & Linux
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https://learn.adafruit.com/welcome-to-circuitpython/installing-mu-editor
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After the file is saved, CircuitPython will automatically reload the latest
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code.
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Connecting to the serial port will give you access to sensor information,
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better error messages and an interactive CircuitPython (known as the REPL).
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On Windows we recommend Mu, Tera Term or PuTTY.
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On Mac OSX and Linux, use Mu or 'screen' can be used from a terminal.
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