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The Circuit Playground Express is Adafruit's flagship educational board designed for CircuitPython.
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It brings the "batteries included" approach of Python to hardware by including an assortment of
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functionality built-in. It is one of the best beginner boards available. If you are new to hardware,
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then this is a great board to start with.
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Here's some of the great goodies baked in to each Circuit Playground Express:
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* 10 x mini NeoPixels, each one can display any color
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* 1 x Motion sensor (LIS3DH triple-axis accelerometer with tap detection, free-fall detection)
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* 1 x Temperature sensor (thermistor)
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* 1 x Light sensor (phototransistor). Can also act as a color sensor and pulse sensor.
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* 1 x Sound sensor (MEMS microphone)
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* 1 x Mini speaker with class D amplifier (7.5mm magnetic speaker/buzzer)
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* 2 x Push buttons, labeled A and B
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* 1 x Slide switch
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* Infrared receiver and transmitter - can receive and transmit any remote control codes, as well as send messages between Circuit Playground Expresses. Can also act as a proximity sensor.
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* 8 x alligator-clip friendly input/output pins
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* Includes I2C, UART, 8 pins that can do analog inputs, multiple PWM output
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* 7 pads can act as capacitive touch inputs and the 1 remaining is a true analog output
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* Green "ON" LED so you know its powered
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* Red `board.D13` LED for basic blinking
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* Reset button
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* ATSAMD21 ARM Cortex M0 Processor, running at 3.3V and 48MHz
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* 2 MB of SPI Flash storage, used to store code and libraries.
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* MicroUSB port for programming and debugging
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* USB port can act like serial port, keyboard, mouse, joystick or MIDI!
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