BookStore Sign

A 134-pixel NeoPixel sign that spells out the word "Bookstore."

Source book: Moving Rainbow
Kit page: https://dmccreary.github.io/moving-rainbow/kits/bookstore-sign/
Printable one-pager: bookstore-sign-one-pager.html

Features

• Lab: BookStore Sign Programmer's Guide
• Lab: Moving Rainbow Bookstore Sign User Guide

Benefits

• Free, open lessons: the Moving Rainbow textbook has the kit page, wiring, and MicroPython code.
• Ready-made curriculum: 2 additional lab pages walk students through the build step by step.
• Budget: about $16 (estimate: Pico $4, USB cable $2, and about $10 for a 134-pixel strip, based on the $10 144-pixel-per-meter strip in the Cylon Pumpkin).

Parts

• Raspberry Pi Pico ($4) — Microcontroller
• WS2812B NeoPixels — LEDs
• 830-Point Breadboard ($1.10) — Breadboard
• Micro-USB Data Cable ($2.50) — Power and programming cable