Category Archives: microbit

Ultrasonic distance sensor micro:bit theremin

Posted on February 2, 2020 by blogmywiki

I’ve tried to make really crude theremin-like noise-making machines before with an Arduino and an LED, and with micro:bits, and of course there’s my spooky bat theremin Scratch project. I had a HC-SR04 ultrasonic distance sensor lying around. You can … Continue reading →

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Playing Arduboy games on a micro:bit

Posted on November 28, 2019 by blogmywiki

There are lots of little machines and platforms for making and playing your own games now; various colour LCD MakeCode Arcade machines, the Arduino-based Arduboy which uses a tiny but crisp black and white OLED display as well as the … Continue reading →

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Simple Python game with micro:bit OLED display

Posted on November 25, 2019 by blogmywiki

I’ve managed to get a simple game working on my micro:bit OLED display, and I ditched the breadboard at the same time, meaning that it should be possible to build this into a small case. I may even add some … Continue reading →

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micro:bit OLED display

Posted on November 17, 2019 by blogmywiki

I love add-on displays for micro:bits, and after putting a cheap colour LCD through its paces, I’ve been experimenting with a tiny 128×64 pixel OLED screen. OLED displays are great because they are very sharp and have insanely high contrast … Continue reading →

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LCD colour display for micro:bit

Posted on November 8, 2019 by blogmywiki

I love displays so I couldn’t resist this £10 Waveshare colour LCD that plugs straight into the micro:bit’s edge connector. It’s small, 1.8 inches across, and with a resolution of 160×128 pixels, but just the right size to match a … Continue reading →

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