Lesson 7: CPX as a Mouse

Table of Contents

1. Lesson 7.1: Making a Programmable Mouse
   1. Lesson 7.1 Code
2. Lesson 7.2: Accelerometer Mouse
   1. Lesson 7.2 Code
3. Project Examples
4. Next Lesson

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In Lesson 7 of our CPX series, we will learn how to use the CPX as a programmable mouse. We’ll begin by making a discrete mouse that shifts the mouse cursor by small amounts with button A and B presses before building a more complex accelerometer-based mouse with continuous input.

Lesson 7.1: Making a Programmable Mouse

In this lesson, we will show how to use the CPX as a programmable mouse.

Lesson 7.1 Code

• Basic discrete mouse
• Capacitive discrete mouse
• Random movement mouse

Lesson 7.2: Accelerometer Mouse

In this lesson, we will show how to use the CPX’s built-in accelerometer to make smooth, continuous mouse input.

Lesson 7.2 Code

• Accelerometer mouse

Project Examples

All project examples below provide tutorials with example MakeCode code.

• Mouse Painter, John Park
• Make it a Mouse, Anne Barela

Next Lesson

In the next lesson, we’ll learn how to hook up external sensors like potentiometers using analog input on the CPX.

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