Blog 2: What can "UCreate" with a Micro:bit and Neo-pixels (Moody Storm Trooper).

Last summer I created some resources to use with Micro:bit/s for CPC and over the next few months and I will try and share the best bits with the kind permission of CPC. 

This second one uses Micropython and a neopixel again. The neopixel is from this kit:

http://cpc.farnell.com/codebug/codebug-buglet/codebug-buglet-pk5/dp/SC14006

The picture below shows how the Micro:bit is set up, this time it has an added Storm Trooper :) 

The code builds on from blog post 1: 

http://warksjammy.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/what-can-ucreate-with-microbit-and-neo.html

This version uses the temperature of the CPU to determine which face is displayed and which colour light the neo pixel shows. There are two versions which have different ranges of the conditions of the CPU. 

Version 1 code:

# Add your Python code here. E.g.

from microbit import *

import neopixel

np = neopixel.NeoPixel(pin0,1)

def Angry():

    np[0] = (255,0,0)#Red

    np.show()

    display.show(Image.ANGRY)

    sleep(3000)

    np.clear()

   

def Happy():

    np[0] = (0,255,0)#Green

    np.show()

    display.show(Image.HAPPY)

    sleep(3000)

    np.clear()

   

def Meh():

    np[0] = (255,69,0)#Yellow

    np.show()

    display.show(Image.MEH)

    sleep(3000)

    np.clear()

   

while True:

    temp  = temperature()

    if temp <= 27:#happy at body temp

        Happy()

    elif temp > 27 or temp <=29:#above body temp but ok

        Meh()#ok

    elif temp > 29 or temp <= 31:

        Angry()

    else:

        display.show(Image.SKULL)#

V2 with realistic temps

from microbit import *

import neopixel

np = neopixel.NeoPixel(pin0,1)

def Angry():

    np[0] = (255,0,0)#Red

    np.show()

    display.show(Image.ANGRY)

    sleep(3000)

    np.clear()

   

def Happy():

    np[0] = (0,255,0)#Green

    np.show()

    display.show(Image.HAPPY)

    sleep(3000)

    np.clear()

   

def Meh():

    np[0] = (255,69,0)#Yellow

    np.show()

    display.show(Image.MEH)

    sleep(3000)

    np.clear()

   

while True:

    temp  = temperature()

    if temp <= 25:#happy at body temp

        Meh()#ok / cool

    elif temp >= 25 or temp <=50:#above body temp but ok

        Happy()#ok / coo

    elif temp > 50 or temp <= 75:#super hot

        Angry()