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11/15/2023Wiki Home Introductions, intro to FabLab EDP Intro to microbit: What is it, what can it do, and what is it good for?Open-source embedded development platform, launched by the BBC in the UK in 2015 for getting kids into programming, in the spirit of the BBC Micro computer of the 1980s.Around 1M microbits were donated to UK school children by the BBC.https://microbit.org/get-started/user-guide/overview/ Example 1a. Levelhttps://makecode.microbit.org/_b0TTY3fqTaFpSimple overview of MakeCodeUse chrome in order to use webUSB to flash the microbit directlyInput using accelerometerOutput to LED matrixBasic logic Example 1b. Programmable Levelhttps://makecode.microbit.org/_2ie6ToRdpgA8Input using buttonsUse of variables Technical overview of the microbit hardware.How is it different to Arduino? Raspberry Pi?What is MicroPython? What is the advantage over programming in Arduino?The Microbit Python editor. Also, what is the REPL? https://python.microbit.org/v/2Compare with Adafruit Circuit Playground: https://www.adafruit.com/product/3333, https://makecode.adafruit.com/ (CircuitPython instead of MicroPython)What is MakeCode? Blocks based visual programming tool for education, developed by microsoft and inspired by MIT Scratch and other similar tools. Began as Microsoft Programming Experience Toolkit (PXT). www.makecode.comMakecode can also be used with other hardware platforms: https://maker.makecode.com/ Example 2. Air Pianohttps://makecode.microbit.org/_gFqhxWJp7KHWPlaying tonesUsing LEDs and light sensorMapping light values to tone frequenciesUsing light values to pick predefined tones from an array Example 3. Tennishttps://makecode.microbit.org/_Vjx9CCWVRPe8Radio send and receiveUsing a variable to manage states Example 4. Red Light Green Lighthttps://makecode.microbit.org/_Vjx9CCWVRPe8different programs running on different microbitsmicrobit multi editor
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