In this video I show how Circuit Python can be used on a Raspberry Pi Pico as an alternative to Micro Python.
I explain what CircuitPython is, how to install it (including a fix I had to apply to the Mu editor) and how to use it to control Addressable RGB LEDs or NeoPixels as they are referred to in CircuitPython.

In a future video I’ll explain how I used this to create a reaction based game. If you’d like to get notified of the next video please subscribe and enable notifications. If you could also smash that like button at any point in this video then that would be a great help.

Circuit Python is based on the Python programming language, but optimised for low power microcontroller devices. This is similar to Micro Python, although there are some differences in the way that the hardware is referenced and code written for Circuit Python will not necessarily work with Micro Python or vice versa.

For more details, including source code and breadboard circuit diagram see: http://www.penguintutor.com/programmi...

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to CircuitPython
00:25 Future plan - Pico reaction game
00:51 CircuitPython vs MicroPython
02:09 Installing CircuitPython and libraries
05:36 Fix the Mu Editor on Ubuntu
10:31 Programming Circuit Python
11:41 Raspberry Pi Pico NeoPixel Circuit
12:47 Controlling NeoPixels with CircuitPython
16:08 Summary and future plans