From the course: Learning CircuitPython with Circuit Playground Express
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Additional external components - Python Tutorial
From the course: Learning CircuitPython with Circuit Playground Express
Additional external components
- [Instructor] Beyond the built-in components on the Circuit Playground Express, there are many possibilities for additional components to expand the scope of your projects. As we saw with our potentiometer example, basic components and jumper wires can allow you to build external circuits for sensing or controlling with the Circuit Playground Express. Circuits are often built using a breadboard, which is easier and more durable for most circuits. There are also many sensors for monitoring everything from acceleration, to gases like carbon dioxide, to distance, to soil moisture, barometric pressure, and wind speed. For any sensor, there's often an external support library. External devices and sensors often require multiple additional components. To make it easier to use these sensors, they are often supplied on a breakout board that includes all the necessary components, and exposes only the connections necessary…
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