# Animating LEDs with a micro:bit

## Метаданные

- **Канал:** element14 presents
- **YouTube:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kcsneL6W2k
- **Дата:** 14.05.2026
- **Длительность:** 1:20
- **Просмотры:** 4,292
- **Источник:** https://ekstraktznaniy.ru/video/51804

## Описание

In this video, Natasha continues her LED snowflake circuit sculpture by connecting it to a micro:bit and bringing it to life with animation and sound interaction. She walks through how the LED filament groups are mapped to pins, how early animation ideas evolved once everything was powered up, and how she had to rethink her approach after running into the micro:bit’s analog pin limitations. Along the way, she shares practical build decisions, small problems that nearly derailed the project, and why switching from smooth fades to bold digital animation actually made the final result stronger. The finished snowflake reacts to sound using the micro:bit’s built‑in microphone and sits somewhere between a piece of art, a toy, and a display, and you can also follow along and find the products used on the element14 community: https://bit.ly/3Rr6ivR

#LEDSculpture #microbit  #circuitsculpture 


[00:50]-Connecting to the micro:bit
[01:45]-Setting up make:code
[02:20]-Creating LED Groups
[03:08]

## Транскрипт

### Segment 1 (00:00 - 01:00) []

In this video, I'll show you how I made my LED snowflake react to my voice. Now it's time to upgrade to a micro: bit and I grabbed a breadboard compatible adapter for the micro: bit out of my bin. I have my little jumper cables with the spring hooks. The first thing that I did was make an array of my digital pins because they weren't all in order and then I just made a little loop going through each of the pins and turning them on and off. I like this a lot better. I feel like using the center to just burst out right away. Well, this is bad news. But unfortunately, I did not read number three in the notes here and it's telling me that I can only use three at a time. I chose this edge connector because of its shape. I marked and drilled holes to connect the edge connector to the block using screws. Next, I use the needle nose pliers to create little hooks. Now, my micro: bit could be inserted upside down. I decided to use the micro: bit's on-board microphone to provide some interactive input to the sculpture. Hello. Hello. — Oh, and when I laugh, it goes ha ha.