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Monk Makes RGB LED for micro:bit

SKU: CE05791 Brand: Monk Makes

The Monk Makes RGB LED for micro:bit provides a colorful add-on to your micro:bit. Connect it up with alligator clips and then use the three outputs of your micro:bit to control the red, green and blue channels to mix up any color of light you want.

$6.60 AUD, inc GST

$6.00 AUD, exc GST

In stock, ships same business day if ordered before 2PM
Delivered by Tue, 24th of Dec

Quantity Discounts:

10-25 $5.82 (exc GST)
25+ $5.70 (exc GST)

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The MonkMakes RGB LED for micro:bit provides a colourful add-on to your micro:bit. Connect it up with alligator clips and then use the three outputs of your micro:bit to control the red, green and blue channels to mix up any colour of light you want.

Monk Makes RGB LED in use

Features

Works with both the micro:bit V1 and micro:bit V2
Easy to connect
Powered directly from micro:bit pins
Useful for teaching color mixing.

Getting Started

Connecting to your micro:bit

Connect the RGB LED to the micro:bit as shown below. When attaching the alligator clips to the micro:bit, make sure that the clips are perpendicular to the board so that they are not touching any of the neighbouring connectors on the micro:bit edge connector.

Monk Makes RGB LED wiring

JavaScript Blocks Editor

Traffic Signal Example

Click here for the example below to open the code in the JavaScript Blocks Editor. Once its running on your micro:bit it will cycle through the colors of a traffic signal.

Traffic Code for Monk Makes RGB LED

MicroPython

Traffic Signal Example

Paste the following code into the Python window and then Download the file and copy it onto your micro:bit

from microbit import *

def set_rgb(red, green, blue):
pin0.write_analog(red)
pin1.write_analog(green)
pin2.write_analog(blue)

while True:
set_rgb(255, 0, 0)
sleep(4000)
set_rgb(800, 100, 0)
sleep(1000)
set_rgb(0, 1023, 0)
sleep(5000)
set_rgb(800, 100, 0)
sleep(1000)

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