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BBC Micro:bit in Practice

By : Ashwin Pajankar, Abhishek Sharma, Sandeep Saini
Book Image

BBC Micro:bit in Practice

By: Ashwin Pajankar, Abhishek Sharma, Sandeep Saini

Overview of this book

This book is a one-stop guide for learning BBC Micro:bit with MicroPython, exploring many hardware components and programming techniques to provide detailed insights into developing practical applications with the Micro:bit. It will also show you how hardware components can be manipulated using a combination of Micro:bit and MicroPython for developing practical projects. BBC Micro:bit in Practice will help you gain a holistic understanding of the BBC Micro:bit platform and MicroPython programming, guiding you through mini projects aimed at developing practical knowledge of circuit design and writing programs. You’ll learn how to write programs for working with built-in LEDs and buttons, interfacing external LEDs, buttons, motors, buzzers, and much more. You’ll also work with built-in radio, speakers, accelerometer, and a compass. You’ll dive into concepts related to the Micro:bit filesystem, interfacing external displays, and working with libraries in detail before exploring sewable circuits and wearable technology. After reading this Micro:bit book, you’ll understand how to apply principles in electronics and MicroPython to create interesting real-life projects from scratch.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
1
Part 1: Getting Started with the BBC Micro:bit
6
Part 2: Programming Hardware with MicroPython
10
Part 3: Filesystems and Programming Analog I/O
13
Part 4: Advanced Hardware Interfacing and Applications

Voting using the Micro:bit

Now, let us make an application involving more than two Micro:bits. We can create an electronic voting machine using multiple Micro:bits. One Micro:bit is used to collect the votes and others are used to cast their votes. Only one Micro:bit will be used to receive the radio messages, while all others will be used to send the radio message. The codes for the two categories of Micro:bits will be different. The code for sending the vote from a Micro:bit is as follows:

from microbit import *
import radio
radio.on()
my_vote = "Vote"
while True:
    if button_a.was_pressed():
        my_vote = "Yes"
        display.show(Image.YES)
        radio.send(my_vote)
    elif button_b.was_pressed():
        my_vote = "No"
   ...