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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

Summary

In this concise chapter, we explored a few additional unique features of the Micro:bit. First, we learned how to use the capacitive touch-enabled logo on the front of the Micro:bit. This capacitive touch logo does not require a ground connection. We also discussed the inbuilt temperature sensor. The sensor is inside the processor and gives a very good estimate of the surrounding temperature in degrees Celsius. We built applications using the observed temperature. In the end, we discussed the use of inbuilt light sensors. These sensors are present along with the LED matrix on the front of the Micro:bit. We developed an interesting alarm using this concept.

The next chapter will explore sewable components and wearable computing with the Micro:bit and MicroPython. We will also have a brief look at more software programming platforms that use the Micro:bit.