Circuit Playground Express & CircuitPython digital fidget spinner with Tony D!

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Published on June 3, 2017 4:07:16 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qms1_QSdj6I

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Live stream to http://twitch.tv/adafruit showing how to build a Python-powered digital fidget spinner with Circuit Playground Express & CircuitPython. Followup to the first video building an Arduino-powered digital fidget spinner here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec4PMvj4Tas

Links mentioned in the video:
- Pt. 1 video (Arduino-based digital fidget spinner): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec4PMvj4Tas
- Circuit Playground Express board: https://www.adafruit.com/product/3333
- LIS3DH accelerometer homepage: http://www.st.com/en/mems-and-sensors/lis3dh.html
- CircuitPython releases: https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython/releases
- CircuitPython LIS3DH guide: https://learn.adafruit.com/circuitpython-hardware-lis3dh-accelerometer
- LID3DH datasheet: http://www.st.com/content/ccc/resource/technical/document/datasheet/3c/ae/50/85/d6/b1/46/fe/CD00274221.pdf/files/CD00274221.pdf/jcr:content/translations/en.CD00274221.pdf
- LIS3DH main app note: http://www.st.com/content/ccc/resource/technical/document/application_note/77/ed/e7/e1/28/5a/45/d6/CD00290365.pdf/files/CD00290365.pdf/jcr:content/translations/en.CD00290365.pdf
- CircuitPython NeoPixel driver: https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_NeoPixel
- Arduino fidget spinner code: https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPlayground/tree/master/examples/FidgetSpinner
- CircuitPython fidget spinner code (final example using sign and FIFO buffer magnitude): https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_LIS3DH/blob/master/examples/spinner.py

Acknowledgements:
- Music: bartlebeats
- Intro shuttle footage: NASA
- Intro fonts: Typodermic
- Intro inspiration: Mr. Wizards's World
- Matrix background: cool-retro-term & cmatrix

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