A fun, hands-on project where kids use mouse clicks to type Morse code, see it light up on an LED matrix, and hear it read aloud — built with the help of AI.
Short click for a dot, long press for a dash. It's that simple. Kids pick it up in seconds.
Each decoded letter lights up on the Sense HAT's 8×8 LED grid in bright colours.
Beeps for dots and dashes, text-to-speech reads the full message, and a Mario tune celebrates completion.
Toggle to keyboard mode with TAB — type regular text and hear it converted to Morse code audio.
A clean pygame interface shows the current Morse input, decoded characters, and complete words in real time.
Developed using Amazon Kiro, an AI-powered IDE — showing how AI can help students build real projects.
Students, hobbyists, and anyone curious about electronics, coding, and communication history. No prior experience needed.
Morse code, Python programming, hardware interfacing, threading, audio synthesis, and how to use AI as a development partner.
Raspberry Pi — the brain of the project
Sense HAT — the 8×8 LED display
Learn the history and the full alphabet of dots and dashes.
Raspberry Pi, Sense HAT, Python libraries — the full hardware and software stack.
A walkthrough of the code architecture and key components.
How Amazon Kiro helped build this project through conversation.
Everything you need to set up and run the project yourself.