Circuit Playground Express & Windows 10: Make Code & CircuitPython usage with Tony D!

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Published on June 17, 2017 2:31:43 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FD5lkDypVSo

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Live stream to http://twitch.tv/adafruit showing how to program Circuit Playground Express boards using either Microsoft Make Code visual programming or CircuitPython on Windows 10 (or older Windows devices).

Links mentioned in the video:
- Circuit Playground Express board: https://www.adafruit.com/product/3333
- Circuit Playground Express & ChromeOS / Chromebook usage video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-PfKv7DCbc
- Microsoft Make Code: http://makecode.com/
- Previous video on Microsoft Make Code & the BBC micro:bit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSY7zFCuOng
- Guide on using Microsoft Make Code: https://learn.adafruit.com/makecode/blinky?view=all
- CircuitPython github home (see releases tab for latest firmware .uf2 files): https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython
- Visual Studio Code editor: https://code.visualstudio.com/
- PuTTY terminal: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html
- Adafruit Windows Driver install package (only needed on Windows 8 or below for Circuit Playground Express): https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Windows_Drivers/releases
- Code Writer app store app: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/code-writer/9wzdncrfhzdt
- CircuitPython API docs: http://circuitpython.readthedocs.io/en/latest/?
- CircuitPython NeoPixel module: https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_NeoPixel

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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