The LED lights are a component in the Smart Hydroponics Kit. They are a series of LEDs that attaches to the Hydroponics growing area, and can be programmed using the sensor port on the breakout board while plugged into the wall using the provided power cable.

The LED lights emit a specific spectrum of light, which simulates sunlight and helps plants grow.

Hydroponics PCB Module Front Render
Hydroponics Light Bar Render

Important: Handling & Care

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The LED lights simulate sunlight to help plant growth. At their highest setting, they are very bright! Avoid staring directly into the LEDs when they are powered on.

MakeCode Extension

Each time you use this component, you’ll need to add the extension to your MakeCode project.

MakeCode Extensions Drawer

Create a new MakeCode File, and select the Extensions drawer from the toolbar.

Forward Education MakeCode extension for the Smart Hydroponics Kit

Search for smart-hydroponics by Forward Education, and add it to your project.

View Extension

Lights

Lights Drawer Makecode

From the toolbar, select the Lights drawer, and scroll to the Lights category.

The blocks within this category are used to code LED outputs on the LED Lights component.

Light Is On

led strip boolean lights is on

A boolean block, which returns true or false based on the brightness of the lights.

  • False = 0% brightness
  • True = >0% brightness
Light Is On Code

Set Light Brightness to Value

LED Strip set light brightness to

A command block, which sets all the LEDs on the LED Lights to a specific value between 0% and 100%.

  • 0% = Off
  • 100% = On
Set Light Brightness to Value Code

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