Jake's Fire

A small, color-changing tabletop campfire made from programmable RGB LEDs, built from a student's request.

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

Features

• Lab: Jake's Fire - Advanced Version

Benefits

• Free, open lessons: the Moving Rainbow textbook has the kit page, wiring, and MicroPython code.
• Try before you build: an interactive MicroSim on the kit page runs in the browser.
• Budget: about $11 (estimate: Pico $4, breadboard $2, USB cable $2, and a few RGB LEDs about $3).

Parts

• Raspberry Pi Pico ($4) — Microcontroller
• 10K Potentiometer — Input knob
• WS2812B NeoPixels — LEDs
• 830-Point Breadboard ($1.10) — Breadboard
• Micro-USB Data Cable ($2.50) — Power and programming cable