From the course: Learning CircuitPython with Circuit Playground Express
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Understanding basic circuits - Python Tutorial
From the course: Learning CircuitPython with Circuit Playground Express
Understanding basic circuits
- [Instructor] So far, we've worked with components built into the Circuit Playground Express, but what if you wanted to work with a motor or a display? Fortunately, CircuitPython can support all of these with external components and libraries. In this video, we'll look at the concepts and terminology that will help you when you start looking beyond the Circuit Playground Express. There are lots of components available from basic building blocks like buttons, LEDs and resistors, to more complex components like clock modules, displays, or distance sensors. Components are connected together in circuits. For example, if you connect a battery, a resistor, and an LED, the LED will light up. Often, you'll see circuits described using what's called a schematic. Each component has a schematic symbol. Here, you can see a battery, a resistor, and an LED. The circuit goes from the positive side of the battery through the…
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