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Tutorial Description   Our 12v vacuum pump in action pumping water, and shows that the pump can handle moving water with the pump raised above the source. https://proto-pic.co.uk/product/12v-vacuum-pump-ideal-for-robotics …

BBC Micro Bit Projects In this short article we are going to be using micropython to change the colour of a micro:pixel depending on the temperature being read from a TMP36. First up I’m new to python, in fact I’ve only recently started looking at programming again (I was 17 when I last did any) so if you think something could be done better you’re probably right – so why not let us know in the comments? Firstly I hooked up the TMP36 to pin 1 on the micro:bit using on …

With Halloween on its way, its time to get your skills on with a Pumpkin again!. But instead of using the traditional candle to light up the juicy pumpkin meat, why not stay ahead of the neighbours and use the latest tech in the form of our Micro:pixel add on for the BBC Micro:bit? This piece of wonderment is a 4x8 array of WS2812B Neopixels all mounted to a Micro:bit compatible add on board. Our tech guy, Drew,  has knocked out a piece of code that will cause the Micro:pixel board t …

In this blog post I’m going to demonstrate the micro:bits radio capability. Have you ever wanted to know how cold your fridge is? Well I thought it would be interesting to find out so we took the following parts and got tinkering! 2 x micro:bit 1 x micro:pixel 1 x 1000mAh LiPo 1 x 6000mAh LiPo 3 x Alligator cables 1 x TMP36 sensor breakout We then got to the programming, we did this in python and I use mu for the coding. You can download the code here. The transmitter:bit In thi …

MAKER FAIRE UK 2014Well it was Thursday the 24th of March and while scanning our twitter feed I noticed that the UK Maker Faire was on in 2 days’ time, without further ado I bought a family ticket for the weekend, booked the last hotel room I could find in Newcastle (in what turned out to be the Stag and Hen night HQ of Britain – a good night’s sleep it was not) and booked the train tickets. My alarm went off at an ungodly hour and we were on the train for 07:11 (yawn). We rolled in to Newc …