Tag Archives: Microbit

Wireless remote data logging with the BBC micro:bit

Posted on June 4, 2016 by blogmywiki

I was quite astonished to stumble upon this today – it really is relatively simple to use use the BBC micro:bit to log data remotely, indeed wirelessly. The micro:bit can log several kinds of data including accelerometer readings in 3 … Continue reading →

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micro:bit Morse code transmitter

Posted on May 30, 2016 by blogmywiki

Here’s a pretty simple, and I think fun, way to introduce some quite sophisticated computing concepts with a few lines of Python, 2 BBC micro:bits and a crocodile clip lead or two (as you’d find in a Makey Makey box). … Continue reading →

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UPDATED roundup of Python micro:bit resources

Posted on May 29, 2016 by blogmywiki

Here’s a summary of my Python resources and projects for the BBC micro:bit which you may find useful… you’ll need the Mu editor to flash some of these, especially the ones that use the radio module. Connect a thermal till … Continue reading →

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MicroBit Happy Plant

Posted on February 17, 2016 by blogmywiki

I had a go at making Geekfish’s Happy Plant project myself – this aims to tell you if your plant is thirsty using a BBC MicroBit, a resistor, some nails and a bit of Python code. I edited the code … Continue reading →

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3 ways of making sound with the BBC MicroBit

Posted on February 17, 2016 by blogmywiki

Games on the MicroBit are way more fun when they make noise. Here are 3 ways of making sound that I’ve tried with things I had lying around the house, in ascending order of usefulness / awesomeness: 1) A loudspeaker. … Continue reading →

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