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MakeCode Tutorial

Derek Banas via YouTube

Overview

Learn how to create awesome electronics projects using MakeCode. This course covers the basics of MakeCode, Adafruit Playground Express, and Adafruit Crickit board. You will work on 15 projects, including a Collision Detecting Robot, and learn about sensors, motors, Ultrasonic Sensors, and more. The teaching method involves a tutorial format with hands-on project demonstrations. This course is intended for beginners interested in robotics, electronics, and programming.

Syllabus

Intro.
Circuit Playground Express.
MakeCode Basics.
Crazy Piano.
Infrared & Other Sensors.
Photon Animation.
Calculator.
Servos.
Working with Pins.
Pulses / Clock Signals.
Analog / Potentiometers.
Functions.
Arrays.
Crickit.
Ultrasonic Sonar Distance Sensor.
Collision Detecting Robot.

Taught by

Derek Banas

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  • Jaweed Ahmad Khamosh Ghaznawi
    It's really great and informative and still useful. I learned a lot from you. And these skills were useful for me in this department. Thanks

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