Coding the Coffee Cup Lamp

Concepts:

• Light
• Switches
• Brightness

Duration: ~20 minutes

Blocks

light.setAll(0xffff00)
light.setBrightness(input.soundLevel())
light.showAnimation(light.rainbowAnimation, 500)

Step 1: Turn the lights on with switches

Open MakeCode in your web browser.

From ||light:LIGHT||, drag a ||light:set all pixels to|| block, and place it inside a ||input:on pin A1 click|| block.

input.pinA1.onEvent(ButtonEvent.Click, function () {
    light.setAll(0xff0000)
})

Change the current color to one that you like.

From ||light:LIGHT||, drag a ||light:set all pixels to|| block, and place it inside a ||input:on pin A2 click|| block. Code the same blocks for the other pins too: A3 - A6.

input.pinA2.onEvent(ButtonEvent.Click, function () {
    light.setAll(0xfff000)
})

Set the color for each pin to one that you like (or choose some animations!).

Connect your Adafruit Circuit Playground Express to your computer’s USB port and click |Download|. Follow the instructions to move the code to your Adafruit Circuit Playground Express and test the pins.

Step 2: Set the brightness

Set the brightness value to make the pixels have a pleasant glow.

light.setBrightness(200)

• From ||light:LIGHT|| drag a ||light:set brightnes|| block into the ||loops:on start|| block
• Set the brightness to 200

light.showAnimation(light.rainbowAnimation, 500)

Download the code again to your Adafruit Circuit Playground Express and try touching the A1 - A6 pins.

Good work!

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