diff --git a/examples/breakout_encoder/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/breakout_encoder/CMakeLists.txt
index 46729be4..5cb31bfc 100644
--- a/examples/breakout_encoder/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/breakout_encoder/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ add_executable(
   demo.cpp
 )
 
+# enable usb output, disable uart output
+pico_enable_stdio_usb(${OUTPUT_NAME} 1)
+pico_enable_stdio_uart(${OUTPUT_NAME} 0)
+
 # Pull in pico libraries that we need
 target_link_libraries(${OUTPUT_NAME} pico_stdlib breakout_encoder)
 
diff --git a/examples/breakout_encoder/demo.cpp b/examples/breakout_encoder/demo.cpp
index b8e0665d..ae57882f 100644
--- a/examples/breakout_encoder/demo.cpp
+++ b/examples/breakout_encoder/demo.cpp
@@ -1,22 +1,79 @@
 #include "pico/stdlib.h"
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <math.h>
 
 #include "breakout_encoder.hpp"
 
 using namespace pimoroni;
 
+static const uint8_t STEPS_PER_REV = 24;
+
 BreakoutEncoder enc;
+bool toggle = false;
+
+// HSV Conversion expects float inputs in the range of 0.00-1.00 for each channel
+// Outputs are rgb in the range 0-255 for each channel
+void from_hsv(float h, float s, float v, uint8_t &r, uint8_t &g, uint8_t &b) {
+  float i = floor(h * 6.0f);
+  float f = h * 6.0f - i;
+  v *= 255.0f;
+  uint8_t p = v * (1.0f - s);
+  uint8_t q = v * (1.0f - f * s);
+  uint8_t t = v * (1.0f - (1.0f - f) * s);
+
+  switch (int(i) % 6) {
+    case 0: r = v; g = t; b = p; break;
+    case 1: r = q; g = v; b = p; break;
+    case 2: r = p; g = v; b = t; break;
+    case 3: r = p; g = q; b = v; break;
+    case 4: r = t; g = p; b = v; break;
+    case 5: r = v; g = p; b = q; break;
+  }
+}
+
+void count_changed(int16_t count) {
+  printf("Count: %d\n", count);
+  float h = (count % STEPS_PER_REV) / (float)STEPS_PER_REV;
+  uint8_t r, g, b;
+  from_hsv(h, 1.0f, 1.0f, r, g, b);
+  enc.set_led(r, g, b);
+}
 
 int main() {
   gpio_init(PICO_DEFAULT_LED_PIN);
   gpio_set_dir(PICO_DEFAULT_LED_PIN, GPIO_OUT);
 
-  enc.init();   
+  stdio_init_all();
 
-  while(true) {
+  int16_t count = 0;
+  if(enc.init()) {
+    printf("Encoder found...\n");
+
+    //enc.set_direction(BreakoutEncoder::DIRECTION_CCW);    // Uncomment this to flip the direction
+
+    count_changed(count);
+    enc.clear_interrupt_flag();
+
+    while(true) {
+      gpio_put(PICO_DEFAULT_LED_PIN, toggle);
+      toggle = !toggle;
+
+      if(enc.get_interrupt_flag()) {
+        count = enc.read();
+        enc.clear_interrupt_flag();
+
+        while(count < 0)
+          count += STEPS_PER_REV;
+
+        count_changed(count);
+      }
+
+      sleep_ms(20);
+    }
+  }
+  else {
+    printf("Encoder not found :'(\n");
     gpio_put(PICO_DEFAULT_LED_PIN, true);
-    sleep_ms(1000);
-    gpio_put(PICO_DEFAULT_LED_PIN, false);
-    sleep_ms(1000);
   }
 
   return 0;
diff --git a/examples/breakout_potentiometer/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/breakout_potentiometer/CMakeLists.txt
index edbf0709..e7067e04 100644
--- a/examples/breakout_potentiometer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/breakout_potentiometer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ add_executable(
   demo.cpp
 )
 
+# enable usb output, disable uart output
+pico_enable_stdio_usb(${OUTPUT_NAME} 1)
+pico_enable_stdio_uart(${OUTPUT_NAME} 0)
+
 # Pull in pico libraries that we need
 target_link_libraries(${OUTPUT_NAME} pico_stdlib breakout_potentiometer)
 
diff --git a/examples/breakout_potentiometer/demo.cpp b/examples/breakout_potentiometer/demo.cpp
index a921bcb1..a7cf1c6e 100644
--- a/examples/breakout_potentiometer/demo.cpp
+++ b/examples/breakout_potentiometer/demo.cpp
@@ -1,22 +1,63 @@
 #include "pico/stdlib.h"
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <math.h>
 
 #include "breakout_potentiometer.hpp"
 
 using namespace pimoroni;
 
 BreakoutPotentiometer pot;
+bool toggle = false;
+
+// HSV Conversion expects float inputs in the range of 0.00-1.00 for each channel
+// Outputs are rgb in the range 0-255 for each channel
+void from_hsv(float h, float s, float v, uint8_t &r, uint8_t &g, uint8_t &b) {
+  float i = floor(h * 6.0f);
+  float f = h * 6.0f - i;
+  v *= 255.0f;
+  uint8_t p = v * (1.0f - s);
+  uint8_t q = v * (1.0f - f * s);
+  uint8_t t = v * (1.0f - (1.0f - f) * s);
+
+  switch (int(i) % 6) {
+    case 0: r = v; g = t; b = p; break;
+    case 1: r = q; g = v; b = p; break;
+    case 2: r = p; g = v; b = t; break;
+    case 3: r = p; g = q; b = v; break;
+    case 4: r = t; g = p; b = v; break;
+    case 5: r = v; g = p; b = q; break;
+  }
+}
 
 int main() {
   gpio_init(PICO_DEFAULT_LED_PIN);
   gpio_set_dir(PICO_DEFAULT_LED_PIN, GPIO_OUT);
 
-  pot.init();
+  stdio_init_all();
 
-  while(true) {
+  int16_t count = 0;
+  if(pot.init()) {
+    printf("Potentiometer found...\n");
+
+    //pot.set_direction(BreakoutPotentiometer::DIRECTION_CCW);    // Uncomment this to flip the direction
+
+    while(true) {
+      gpio_put(PICO_DEFAULT_LED_PIN, toggle);
+      toggle = !toggle;
+
+      float percent = pot.read();
+
+      printf("Percent: %d\n", (int)(percent * 100));
+      uint8_t r, g, b;
+      from_hsv(percent, 1.0f, 1.0f, r, g, b);
+      pot.set_led(r, g, b);
+
+      sleep_ms(20);
+    }
+  }
+  else {
+    printf("Encoder Potentiometer found :'(\n");
     gpio_put(PICO_DEFAULT_LED_PIN, true);
-    sleep_ms(1000);
-    gpio_put(PICO_DEFAULT_LED_PIN, false);
-    sleep_ms(1000);
   }
 
   return 0;