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The QT Py is a tiny little development board capable of big things. Big things are great, but LEDs are the best. QT Py plus LEDs is even better!
The Adafruit QT Py and NeoPixel LEDs guide will help you get started using NeoPixel LEDs with your QT Py and QT Py Haxpress (A QT Py with a soldered-on flash chip). You’ll learn how to wire up the board and LEDs, and how to get the software set up.
For the QT Py, you’ll be provided with an example that includes some simple animations, such as blink and chase, with basic customisations so you can modify them to fit your needs. If you’ve soldered up a QT Py Haxpress, you have the option to use it with the CircuitPython LED Animation library. This guide includes a page on how to use the LED Animation library with your QT Py Haxpress, with three examples to get you started, as well as links to details and more animations.
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Stop breadboarding and soldering – start making immediately! Adafruit’s Circuit Playground is jam-packed with LEDs, sensors, buttons, alligator clip pads and more. Build projects with Circuit Playground in a few minutes with the drag-and-drop MakeCode programming site, learn computer science using the CS Discoveries class on code.org, jump into CircuitPython to learn Python and hardware together, TinyGO, or even use the Arduino IDE. Circuit Playground Express is the newest and best Circuit Playground board, with support for CircuitPython, MakeCode, and Arduino. It has a powerful processor, 10 NeoPixels, mini speaker, InfraRed receive and transmit, two buttons, a switch, 14 alligator clip pads, and lots of sensors: capacitive touch, IR proximity, temperature, light, motion and sound. A whole wide world of electronics and coding is waiting for you, and it fits in the palm of your hand.
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