If you've got a Let's Start Coding Base Kit and you're ready to explore dozens of coding examples, you're in the right place. Remember, these examples can be building blocks for your own idea, so tinker, modify, and recreate the code! The projects are grouped by 'beginner' and 'advanced'. Each project tile has icons that match with your component cards, showing you which components are put to use in each project. Let's get started!
Control how your LED blinks and which color blinks when. Then combine the colors for a light party!
Use random() to make your blinking LED light more interesting!
This project shows you how to write a bit of code to create an alarm sound from a speaker.
This project shows you how to write a bit of code to create an alarm sound from a speaker combined with a blinking LED.
Write code that lets you mix three colors together to create hundreds of cool combos.
Combine four buttons and a speaker to create your own customizable piano. Then modify the code to allow for new notes and combinations.
Create a light and sound party by synchronizing an LED with a four note piano.
Create an LED flashlight, with a button to turn the flashlight on and off.
Add code to your program to play 3 different tones with your speaker. Control the frequency too!
Use a button to play a tone from the speaker. Add a loop to continually check the status of the button.
Using the random function in your code, let the code decide what the next note will be in your song.
Use a button to stop a tone from playing with the speaker. Add an
if
statement to continually check the status of the button.
This project shows you how synchronize sound from a speaker with a blinking LED.
Use code to decide the outcome of a coin toss. Press the button and the lights will flicker as the 'coin' flips through the air.
Combines an indicator light with a software timer and a light and speaker alarm and some math to ensure the timer is working in 10 second increments.
"Roll" a digital dice using and LED light and some computer code! Learn about programming random decisions.
To make a great reaction time game, create specific time windows where you’ll allow inputs to be read.
Using the random function in your code, let the code decide what color your RGB LED will show.
Build a 3-LED clock that can keep time in the code and display it with a button press!
Test your memory against your own code! This program blinks out a pattern of lights, then you try to repeat it back. Each time you succeed, the pattern grows.
Create messages in code that will blink on Maker Board's LED. Learn how to convert plain characters to ASCII code, then to Morse Code.
You’ll replace LED blinking lights with a speaker to make beeps instead of blinks in this Morse Code creator.
Combine the digitalWrite commands for the LED with the tone commands for the speaker in this Morse Code creator.
Fade and mix colors together in a repeating pattern to create a fun glow lamp for your computer.
Use loops, functions, and variables to create all kinds of cool sounds with just a speaker and a button. Then think up new ways to use code for all kinds of noises.
Mix the colors of an RGB LED light together for hundreds of unique color combinations.
