25 Programs
To get the overview of the currently installed programs, you have to press the reset button for 5-6 seconds until all 25 LEDs will flash up shortly. As soon as the selection is loaded, you can use the A button to jump to the next program and the B button to the previous one. When you reach the last program, the selection jumps back to the first program.
If you press keys A+B at the same time, you open the selected program.
You will see the flashing status LED indicating that it is being loaded into the processor.
Here you can find all 25 programs in a compressed file, below you can see each program with a little information and instructions.
All 25 programs as a .zip file
Dice
Oracle
Calculator
mental math trainer
Countdown
Stop watch
Bodypercussion
Piano
Metronome
Bike light
Thermometer
Light
Nim
Egg-and-spoon race
Rock Paper Scissors
Snap the dot
Fill rows
Pedometer
Click counter
Remote navigation
Battleships
Send a mood
Multi dice
Vote
Demo
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Dice
Application
Dice where the maximum number of points can be set.
Function
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Selection of the maximum number |
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Confirmation of the maximum number |
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Random number between 1 and the maximum number |
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Oracle
Game
Oracle with 3 answers "Yes, No, Maybe", which are previously defined as symbols or words.
Setting option
Icon mode
Modus Wörter
Application
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Icon mode |
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Words mode |
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Navigation through the symbols |
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Confirmation symbol |
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Navigation through the letters |
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Short: letter confirmation |
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Long: word confirmation |
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Each letter must be confirmed shortly with A+B. Even the last of the word. |
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Ask a question and then shake the Calliope mini |
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Random word or symbol is displayed |
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When the "?" appears on the display, you can start shaking |
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Calculator
Application
Calculator for the four basic arithmetic operations
Choice of the operation
Application
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Addition "+" |
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Substraction "-" |
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Multiplication "*" |
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Division "/" |
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Navigation through the numbers |
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Confirmation of the first and second number |
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Displaying the result |
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All numbers are rounded |
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If a remainder is left over from the division |
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If the rest of the division is 0 |
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mental math trainer
Application
Setting option
Random mode
Selected series mode
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Random mode (1-10) |
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Selection mode (1-10) |
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Factor 1 (random number) x factor 2 (random number) |
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Result factor 1 x factor 2 |
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Navigation through the numbers |
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Confirmation number |
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Factor 1 (selection) x factor 2 (random number) |
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Confirmation of factor 2 and display of the result |
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Countdown
Application
Set and run countdown
Application
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Select start value |
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Countdown starten |
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When the countdown is over, a sound is played |
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Stop watch
Application
Application
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Starts and stops the stop watch |
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Displays the last stopped time again |
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While the clock is running, you see a clock animation and the RGB-LED lights green |
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Body-Percussion
Team game
Selection of colors
At the beginning 5 different colors are assigned to a sequence of 10.
Then the colors are displayed in the repeating rhythm.
Application
Each color is assigned a movement, such as clapping, turning, squatting, etc.
The order of play thus determines the choreography.
Changing the playback speed
The playback speed can be changed via the pins.
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Navigation through 5 different colors | × 10 |
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Confirm color. The LED matrix fills up with each confirmed color. |
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The LED lights up in the previously defined sequence of 10 |
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The LED display fills up with each step and a sound is heard. |
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2 seconds |
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3 seconds |
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4 seconds |
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5 seconds |
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Piano
Game
Piano with 4 keys.
Key Assignment
A tone is defined for each pin. The tones are assigned from Pin0 - Pin4.
Playing the piano
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Selection Tones | × 4 |
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Confirm sound | |
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If all 4 pins are occupied |
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| Tones are played via the pins. |
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Two Calliope minis together form an octave :) |
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Metronome
Application
The beats per minute (bpm) can be set.
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-1 bpm |
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+1 bpm |
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Switch metronome on and off |
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Indicates the defined beat |
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The BPM are only displayed in steps of 10. Otherwise the last digit: e.g. at 109 BPM a 9. |
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Bike light
Application
The LED automatically starts to light up or goes out when it gets darker or lighter up to a certain percentage.
Switch between day and night mode
Selection of brightness tolerance
Night mode
Day mode
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Switch to night mode and capture the current brightness. |
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Switch to day mode and record the current brightness. |
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shows the current brightness in percent |
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Increase or decrease value (in percent) |
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Confirm value and activate light. |
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LED is switched on and goes out as soon as it becomes brighter to the specified percentage |
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LED is off and starts glowing as soon as it gets darker to the specified percentage. |
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Thermometer
Application
A thermometer, which is displayed on the LED matrix.
Setting and selection of limit values
Temperature measurement
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Select upper limit value |
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Selection lower limit value |
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Display of the current temperature. |
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Increase or decrease limit value. |
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Confirm limit value and start temperature measurement. |
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The actual temperature is measured and mapped onto the 25 LEDs between the defined limits. |
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If the measured temperature exceeds the upper limit values, the RGB LED lights up red and a signal tone is played. |
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If the measured temperature falls below the lower limit values, the RGB LED lights up red and a signal tone is played. |
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Light
Application
An alarm clock when the room lights up in the morning.
Threshold brightness selection
Assignment of the signal tone
Light measurement
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Increase or decrease threshold value in steps of 20. |
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Confirm threshold value |
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The maximum brightness value is 255. |
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Sound selection |
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Confirm sound and start measurement. |
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Measures and displays the current brightness. |
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If the measured brightness exceeds the pre-defined threshold value, a signal sounds. |
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Nim
Game
In changing moves, the player or the Calliope mini subtracts 1-3 from the rest. Whoever reaches 0 at the end of the game wins.
Startwert davor festlegen
12 is the default value.
During the game
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-1 |
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+1 |
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Start of the Nim game with random beginner. |
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1 taken |
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2 taken |
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3 taken |
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Move of the player |
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Move of the Calliope mini |
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If the player reaches 0 in the last move, he wins. |
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If the Calliope mini reaches 0 in the last move, the Calliope mini wins. |
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Egg-and-spoon race
Game
Balancing the Calliope mini while walking.
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A dot is displayed, which moves back and forth depending on its position on the LED matrix. |
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Point is centered and Calliope mini is balanced. |
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Point not centered and Calliope mini is tilted. |
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Rock Paper Scissors
Game
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If you shake the Calliope mini 3 times in a row, a random character appears (rock, paper, scissors). |
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Goes on and off after each move to keep two moves with identical symbols apart. |
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Snap the dot
Game
Snap the dot when it is in the middle of the display.
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The dot moves horizontally back and forth. |
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Snap the dot |
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Display points / attempts |
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Fill rows
Game
Rules
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Control the falling blocks to the left and right. |
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5 blocks in a row dissolve the row and there is a point. |
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If a column is full, you have lost. The number of points is displayed. |
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After each resolved row, the falling blocks become faster. |
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Pedometer
Application
The Calliope mini counts every shake, such as steps, jumps, etc.
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Starts the pedometer |
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Counts the steps once the Calliope is shaken. |
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Switches the step counter off and displays the counted steps/jumps. |
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Click counter
Application
With the click counter you can count cars, people and many more.
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Add 1 |
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Shows the total |
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Resets the counter to 0 |
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Remote navigation
Team game
Sender controls receiver.
Switch between sender and receiver
Sender
Receiver
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Switch between the transmitter and receiver roles. |
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Transmitter |
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Receiver |
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uses the acceleration of the Calliope minis to send the walking direction to the receiver. |
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the running directions of the transmitter are displayed on the LED matrix via radio. |
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Battleships
Team game
The goal is to hit all ships of the enemy. There are different game stages, which are indicated by the LED color. See more detailed project description here: Battleships project
Set ships
Attack
End of the match
When all ships of a player have been sunk, the game ends.
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Vertical navigation: Increases the y-value by 1 | × 5 |
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Horizontal navigation: Increases the x-value by 1. | |
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Place ship. After all ships have been placed the player goes into attack mode. | |
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Shows the position of the set ships. | |
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The LED flashes, where a ship has already been set. |
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Vertical navigation: Increases the y-value by 1 | ||||||
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Horizontal navigation: Increases the x value by 1 | ||||||
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Fire a shot | ||||||
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If you get a hit, it's your turn again, otherwise it's your opponent's turn again. | ||||||
Defence
There is not much you can do in this turn but wait for your opponent to attack.
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won |
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lost |
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Multi dice
Team game
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Shake Calliope mini to throw the dice and send the result to the other players. |
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Own number is higher. |
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Own number is lower. |
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Same number of dice (draw). |
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Vote
Team application
Now we vote
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Vote against and send the result to the participants. |
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Vote for it and send the result to the participants. |
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Shows the voting results of all participants. Each participant is automatically assigned a field in the LED Matrix. | .
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it was voted for |
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it was voted against |
25
Calliope mini demo
Team application
The Calliope mini demo introduces input and output options and the position sensor. After selcting it, there is a self test running, when hitting the reset button the known demo start.
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