BBC micro:bit

One of the devices we work with in Raspberry Valley is this small device from BBC. Please find a small introduction and some links below to get quickly started.

The BBC micro:bit, measuring just 4cm by 5cm, is a stripped down computer which children can use to code and create anything they set their minds to! It’s intended as a starter device to give children a basic introduction to physical computing and tinkering, so that they can move on to using more advanced devices such as an Arduino or Raspberry Pi.

Key features:

• A display consisting of 25 red LEDs
• Two programmable buttons
• An on-board motion sensor or “accelerometer”
• A built-in compass or “magnetometer”
• Bluetooth Smart Technology
• Three input and output (I/O) rings

Links

• micro:bit Official Site
• micro:bit on Wikipedia
• Awesome micro:bit - a curated list of resources (GitHub)
• Microsoft Touch Develop for micro:bit
• Getting started with the micro:bit - raspberrypi.org

Development

• Online Development - mbed (requires registration)
• Online Compiler from mbed (requires registration)
• Microsoft MakeCode - a great online editor for the micro:bit and others (Scratch-like)
• Introduction to Microsoft MakeCode by Make

Projects

• micro:bit samples from Lancaster University
• micro:bit Physical Web - a BLE beacon via the micro:bit
• Eddystone Beacons with micro:bit - becomes extremely easy

Books

• micro:bit IoT In C - Online Book