Tilt-a-Rainbow Mini Kit
The little sibling of the Tilt-a-Rainbow Kit, using an 8x8 matrix with the same Pico, sensor, and buttons, plus five drawing labs.
Key Features
- Wire a light matrix, a tilt sensor, and two buttons to a Raspberry Pi Pico.
- Test each part by itself before you put them together.
- Turn a row and a column into a pixel number.
- Draw pictures, animations, and scrolling words.
- Read the tilt sensor and use it to move lights.
- Run twelve different light shows from one program.
Key Benefits
- Free, open lessons. The Moving Rainbow textbook has the kit page, wiring, and MicroPython code.
- Ready-made curriculum. 18 additional lab pages walk students through the build step by step.
- Classroom friendly. Built on a solderless breadboard or no-solder connectors.
- Budget. $19.50.
Parts
| Raspberry Pi Pico ($4) | Microcontroller |
| LIS3DH | Sensor |
| Momentary Push Buttons | Input button / switch |
| WS2812B NeoPixels | LEDs |
| ADXL345 | Sensor |
| 830-Point Breadboard ($1.10) | Breadboard |
| Micro-USB Data Cable ($2.50) | Power and programming cable |
Microcontroller listed first. Prices shown only where known; see the source book for quantities, wiring, and current prices.
About this kit: From the Moving Rainbow collection.
Source: Moving Rainbow