Tag Archives: MakeCode

Easy new OLED driver for the micro:bit

Posted on September 10, 2021 by blogmywiki

I love OLED displays! The 128×64 pixel ones are really cheap and easy to interface with a BBC micro:bit, Arduino or Raspberry Pi. Here are a few things I’ve made with them: Screen for a self-contained TinyBASIC computer micro:bit compass … Continue reading →

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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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Cheese Nibbler

Posted on July 27, 2019 by blogmywiki

There’s a great interview with Charlie Brooker in Custom PC magazine about how they made the interactive Black Mirror episode Bandersnatch, his roots in Sinclair Spectrum gaming and – most interesting of all – the stuff they had to leave … Continue reading →

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KettleRun3

Posted on April 15, 2019 by blogmywiki

Back in 2016, I made KettleRun, a micro:bit game where you had to navigate your space ship through a canyon in order to be rewarded with a nice, hot cup of tea. Now I’ve made a version for the Pimoroni … Continue reading →

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