/neotrellis

Primary LanguageC++

Neotrellis 8x8

This project includes a software I've built for Neotrellis 8x8 as a toy for my kid.

It includes a couple of simple activities and animations that a toddler can play with. Most of them are well documented in the toy manual.

Demo

Snake

snake.mp4

Light impulses

impulses.mp4

Other activities and manual

Here you can find a manual for all implemented activities - there's a bunch more variations and animations.

Setup

The entire project is written as a C++ library and is using Arduino ecosystem for actual building and flashing. You can see there's one top-level .ino file. I've been using VSCode with Arduino plugin.

The following steps are specific to using Feather M4 Express.

1. Board support

  1. Cmd + Shift + P
  2. Arduino Board Manager
  3. Hit Additional URLs and add https://adafruit.github.io/arduino-board-index/package_adafruit_index.json to the list.
  4. Search for and install "Adafruit SAMD Boards"

2. Board configuration

  1. Cmd + Shift + P
  2. Arduino Board Configuration
  3. Selected Board -> Adafruit Feather M4 Express