Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago

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Dive into an electrifying DIY project with Anton as he guides you through creating a SPIKE Prime remote control car equipped with working LED lights! Perfect for LEGO enthusiasts and budding engineers alike. Learn how to use Python scripting on SPIKE3 alongside an LMS-ESP32 board for full control over movement and lighting effects.

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00:00:00 Introduction - lighting up SPIKE cars
00:00:44 How real cars signal turns and reverse lights
00:00:56 Secret sauce: LMS-ESP32 board
00:01:11 Backstory: why I developed interactive lights for LEGO cars
00:01:12 Backstory: why I developed interactive lights for LEGO cars
00:02:19 Building a Neopixel WS2812 LED harness for your car
00:06:13 Flashing the LMS-ESP32 firmware for SPIKE and LEDs
00:07:33 Configuring sensor emulation and Neopixel mapping
00:10:19 Programming interactive RGB LEDs with SPIKE Prime
00:12:49 Programming both a gamepad and LEDs with SPIKE Python
00:15:56 Pairing the PS4 game pad to your LEGO car
00:17:03 Final result: driving a LEGO SPIKE car with a gamepad and active signaling lights
00:17:52 Where to find code and building instructions for the Hot Rod and LEDs

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For complete building instructions 📄 and in-depth articles go to:
👉 antonsmindstorms.com/product/hot-rod-with-spike-prime-pdf-building-instructions

Python code is here:
👉 github.com/antonvh/PUPRemote/blob/main/examples/bluepad/spike3_matrix/python/hotrod_lights_gamepad.py

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For complete building instructions 📄 and in-depth articles go to:
👉 antonsmindstorms.com