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Run BASIC on a BBC micro:bit

Posted on May 3, 2021 by blogmywiki

It was recently BASIC’s 57th birthday, the programming language many of us first used to do any computer programming on computers from the 1970s and 1980s like the Commodore PET, Sinclair ZX Spectrum or Apple 2. Worth remembering too that … Continue reading →

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Drive 4 digit 7-segment LED displays direct from a micro:bit

Posted on April 3, 2021 by blogmywiki

I bought a bag of random 7-segment LED displays to play around with, originally with the idea of adding them to the address and data busses on my 6502 breadboard computer. That became a bit tricky, but I got thinking … Continue reading →

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micro:bit OLED compass

Posted on August 18, 2020 by blogmywiki

These 128 x 64 pixel OLED displays are inexpensive and provide a great way to augment micro:bit projects. They’re easy to wire up using a breakout board and 4 female-to-female jumper wires. Just connect it like this: OLED / micro:bit … Continue reading →

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micro:bit radio messager with OLED display

Posted on August 12, 2020 by blogmywiki

What it is Based on my previous micro:bit keyboard project, this allows you to type a message on a micro:bit using an old PC PS/2 keyboard and send it over radio to another micro:bit. How to make it You’ll need … Continue reading →

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Read a PS/2 keyboard on a BBC micro:bit

Posted on August 6, 2020 by blogmywiki

What you’ll learn That computer keyboards aren’t just switches – they need power to make them work They comprise a matrix of buttons connected in rows and columns Computers don’t read your keypresses directly – the keyboard contains a circuit … Continue reading →

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