Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
š *The full guide* : _https://core-electronics.com.au/guides/raspberry-pi/how-to-customise-your-pi-500-plus-rgb-keyboard-python-scripts-and-custom-effects/_
In this video, we explore the *fully programmable RGB* keyboard built into theāÆ*PiāÆ500+.* The keyboard already ships with a bunch of lighting presets, but weāll be taking things much further ā creating our ownāÆ*custom animations,* colour effects, games, and notification systems using bothāÆterminal commandsāÆandāÆ*Python scripts.* Weāll also look at how toāÆsave and recall lighting profiles,āÆbuild an interactiveāÆscreensaver feature,āÆand evenāÆ_flash alertsāÆfor system events ā all powered directly by the PiāÆ500+.
š§šØš§° Hardware featured in this guide:
*Raspberry Pi 500+:*
_https://core-electronics.com.au/catalog/product/view/sku/CE10256_
*Raspberry Pi 500+ (Kit):*
_https://core-electronics.com.au/catalog/product/view/sku/CE10257_
š”ā If you have any questions about this content or want to share a project you're working on head over to our *maker forum:* _coreelec.io/forum_
0:00 Intro
0:45 Installing The Library
1:17 Presets and Effects
3:50 Custom Colours in Terminal
6:15 Custom Colours From a Python Script
10:05 Testing Maximum FPS
11:20 Making it Interactive
šš¦ *Core Electronics* is located in the heart of Newcastle, Australia. We're powered by makers, for makers. Drop by if you are looking for:
ā¢ *Raspberry Pi* _https://core-electronics.com.au/raspberry-pi.html_
ā¢ *Arduino* _https://core-electronics.com.au/arduino.html_
ā¢ *Sparkfun* _https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/sparkfun-australia_
ā¢ *Adafruit* _https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/adafruit-australia_
ā¢ *Pololu* _https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/pololu-australia_
ā¢ *DFRobot* _https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/dfrobot-australia_
The following trademarks are owned by *Core Electronics Pty Ltd:*
"Core Electronics" and the Core Electronics logo
"Makerverse" and the Makerverse logo
"PiicoDev" and the PiicoDev logo
"GlowBit" and the GlowBit logo
š *The full guide* : _https://core-electronics.com.au/guides/raspberry-pi/how-to-customise-your-pi-500-plus-rgb-keyboard-python-scripts-and-custom-effects/_
In this video, we explore the *fully programmable RGB* keyboard built into theāÆ*PiāÆ500+.* The keyboard already ships with a bunch of lighting presets, but weāll be taking things much further ā creating our ownāÆ*custom animations,* colour effects, games, and notification systems using bothāÆterminal commandsāÆandāÆ*Python scripts.* Weāll also look at how toāÆsave and recall lighting profiles,āÆbuild an interactiveāÆscreensaver feature,āÆand evenāÆ_flash alertsāÆfor system events ā all powered directly by the PiāÆ500+.
š§šØš§° Hardware featured in this guide:
*Raspberry Pi 500+:*
_https://core-electronics.com.au/catalog/product/view/sku/CE10256_
*Raspberry Pi 500+ (Kit):*
_https://core-electronics.com.au/catalog/product/view/sku/CE10257_
š”ā If you have any questions about this content or want to share a project you're working on head over to our *maker forum:* _coreelec.io/forum_
0:00 Intro
0:45 Installing The Library
1:17 Presets and Effects
3:50 Custom Colours in Terminal
6:15 Custom Colours From a Python Script
10:05 Testing Maximum FPS
11:20 Making it Interactive
šš¦ *Core Electronics* is located in the heart of Newcastle, Australia. We're powered by makers, for makers. Drop by if you are looking for:
ā¢ *Raspberry Pi* _https://core-electronics.com.au/raspberry-pi.html_
ā¢ *Arduino* _https://core-electronics.com.au/arduino.html_
ā¢ *Sparkfun* _https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/sparkfun-australia_
ā¢ *Adafruit* _https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/adafruit-australia_
ā¢ *Pololu* _https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/pololu-australia_
ā¢ *DFRobot* _https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/dfrobot-australia_
The following trademarks are owned by *Core Electronics Pty Ltd:*
"Core Electronics" and the Core Electronics logo
"Makerverse" and the Makerverse logo
"PiicoDev" and the PiicoDev logo
"GlowBit" and the GlowBit logo
