Let it Glow - Daily Guides

This page includes links to each day's guide for our Let it Glow Maker Advent Calendar, which include component details, wiring guides & diagrams, example MicroPython code and many examples on how to combine your blinky components from different days!

The daily guides will be published each day from 1st December, one day at a time!

We also include a calendar contents section (spoiler alert!) at the end of this page for those looking to understand what is included in the calendar before making a purchase.

Let it Glow - Daily Box Guides

Maker Advent Calendar Day 1

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Day 3 banner

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Maker Advent Calendar Day 11

Maker advent calendar day 12

Let it Glow - Calendar Contents **Spoiler Alert**

 The Let it Glow Maker Advent Calendar gives you new blinky components to learn with every single day with easy-to-follow guides for each component. No chocolate here, sorry!

Below is a list of each day's contents for those wanting to understand what comes with the calendar before buying (this is like peeking at your presents before the big day!):

Day 1
1x Raspberry Pi Pico H
2x Half-size breadboard
1x Micro-USB Cable
    Day 2
    1x Diffused red 15mm block LED
    1x 100 ohm resistor
    2x Male-to-male jumper wires
      Day 3
      2x 12mm Square Tactile Buttons
      2x Colourful Button caps
      5x Male-to-male jumper wires
        Day 4
        1x 5-segment Bar Graph display
        1x Network resistor
        6x Male-to-male jumper wires
          Day 5
          1x 5-way DIP switch
          5x Male-to-male jumper wires
            Day 6
            2x 10mm Addressable RGB LEDs
            6x Male-to-male jumper wires
              Day 7
              1x 45mm Slide potentiometer
              3x Male-to-male jumper wires
                Day 8
                1x 12-LED Addressable RGB LED Ring with pre-soldered headers
                3x Male-to-male jumper wires
                  Day 9
                  1x DHT20/AHT20 I2C Temperature & humidity sensor
                  4x Male-to-male jumper wires
                    Day 10
                    1x Dot strand addressable LED string lights (~15 LED) with jumper wire headers
                      Day 11
                      1x Membrane keypad (1x4)
                      1x 5-pin extra-long pin header
                      5x Male-to-male jumper wires
                        Day 12
                        1x 16x2 LCD Display with I2C backpack (pre-soldered)
                        4x Male-to-female jumper wires

                          Let it Glow Maker Advent Calendar