New Guide! NeoPixel Rotary Fidget Game #3DThursday

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Here’s a fun NeoPixel LED project that uses the ANO rotary encoder (iPod classic-like scroll wheel). It’s got two modes, one for fidgeting and the other, a class LED chase game. In fidget mode, you can scroll the wheel to move a single lit NeoPixel along the 24 NeoPixel ring. The four directional buttons can change the color of the LED and the center button lights up the whole ring. It’s powered by a Feather RP2040 and CircuitPython. All of the electronics are housed in a snap fit 3D printed enclosure.

Check out the guide to build your own!

Learn Guide:
https://learn.adafruit.com/neopixel-rotary-fidget/

YouTube Video:
https://youtu.be/853bwhvw738

Feather RP2040
https://www.adafruit.com/product/4884

ANO Rotary STEMMA QT
https://www.adafruit.com/product/5740

24x NeoPixel Ring
https://www.adafruit.com/product/1586

Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!

Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!

The Adafruit Learning System has dozens of great tools to get you well on your way to creating incredible works of engineering, interactive art, and design with your 3D printer! If you’ve made a cool project that combines 3D printing and electronics, be sure to let us know, and we’ll feature it here!

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• Source: https://blog.adafruit.com/2024/01/18/new-guide-neopixel-rotary-fidget-game-3dthursday/