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A rotary-encoder RGB fidget light on a Xiao SAMD21

A desktop RGB fidget light on a Xiao SAMD21 with colour, cycling and breathing modes, coded by Claude.

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  • Reddit poster CommunityFan89 Source ↗

Earliest dated source: 10 Sept 2026

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A small desktop fidget toy on a Xiao SAMD21. Turning a rotary encoder changes the LED colour, a quick click auto-cycles colours and a long hold returns to white, while a button switches between solid, slow pulse, fast pulse and strobe. The LED is diffused with thin paper.

The maker used Claude for the code and is thinking of adding more buttons and LEDs.

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From a short post by the maker, so the details are as they tell them.

  • Reddit: Used an arduino sketch on my xiao samd21 for a simple desktop fidget RGB cycler. Suggestions welcomeForum threadreddit.com
    Reddit poster: CommunityFan89Posted 10 Sept 2026

    The maker's post on r/arduino.

    If it disappears: archived copy of Reddit: Used an arduino sketch on my xiao samd21 for a simple desktop fidget RGB cycler. Suggestions welcome (opens in a new tab)

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