Getting started

Step 1

Welcome, let’s get started by making something magical! Start by placing a ||light:show animation|| block in a ||loops:forever|| slot to show a rainbow animation on the board.

forever(function() {
    light.showAnimation(light.rainbowAnimation, 500)
})

Step 2

Next, in the Input drawer, find the ||input:on shake|| block. Drag one of those out and place it anywhere in the workspace. Click the Hint button if you need help!

forever(function() {
    light.showAnimation(light.rainbowAnimation, 500)
})
input.onGesture(Gesture.Shake, function() {

})

Step 3

Drag out another ||light:show animation|| block but this time place it inside the ||input:on shake|| block. Change the animation to sparkle and the duration to 1 second.

Now, every time you shake the Adafruit Circuit Playground Express, a sparkle animation will play. Pretty cool!

forever(function() {
    light.showAnimation(light.rainbowAnimation, 500)
})
input.onGesture(Gesture.Shake, function() {
    light.showAnimation(light.sparkleAnimation, 1000)
})

Step 4

Hey, let’s make it play a wand sound whenever we shake the board. From the Music drawer, drag a ||music:play sound|| block and place it inside the ||input:on shake|| block, just before the ||light:show animation|| block.

forever(function() {
    light.showAnimation(light.rainbowAnimation, 500)
})
input.onGesture(Gesture.Shake, function() {
    light.stopAllAnimations()
    music.baDing.play()
    light.showAnimation(light.sparkleAnimation, 1000)
})

Step 5 @nohint

Change the sound effect to Magic Wand. Do this by selecting the list of sounds, then pick the one you want, magic wand.

forever(function() {
    light.showAnimation(light.rainbowAnimation, 500)
})
input.onGesture(Gesture.Shake, function() {
    light.stopAllAnimations()
    music.magicWand.play()
    light.showAnimation(light.sparkleAnimation, 1000)
})

Step 6

Transfer your code to the Adafruit Circuit Playground Express.

To load your code on the real device, you have to first put it in “Programming mode”. Do this by clicking the reset button once, and wait for the all green lights.

Now click |Download| and follow the rest of the download instructions.

Step 7

Awesome! Congratulations on completing your first challenge on the Adafruit Circuit Playground Express.