Tag Archives: Python

Microbit wireless data logger with printout

Posted on December 20, 2016 by blogmywiki

This project uses 2 microbits – one attached to a thermal till-roll printer as before. This time there’s a second microbit which can be battery-powered and put on a car, parachute, dog, whatever takes your fancy. Every 10 seconds it … Continue reading →

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Pongo: wireless microbit Python pong

Posted on December 15, 2016 by blogmywiki

UPDATE: this project’s code is now on Github. I love the wireless capabilities of Python on the BBC microbit and I’ve been using it with some success in my Year 8 classes. I thought I’d have a go at writing … Continue reading →

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Simple Microbit wireless data class activities

Posted on November 30, 2016 by blogmywiki

I’ve been very impressed with the radio module in microbit Python. As an extension to a year 8 microbit lesson I got two of my pupils to test out the awesome firefly project. There was a very magical look of … Continue reading →

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Simple radio data communication using BBC micro:bits

Posted on October 30, 2016 by blogmywiki

The excellent Python Mu editor makes it a doddle to get micro:bits talking to each other wirelessly – check out the awesome firefly project on this page. I thought I’d have a go myself, and in no time at all … 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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