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TutorialDescriptionIn this video, we show you a simple automatic watering system using the BBC micro:bit. Our iconic Moisture Sensor, Mosfet, Water Pump and a Rose plant. Code Without Rain Drops & Code With Raindrops.                                                                            &n …

TutorialDescriptionThis guide shows you how to make the bat:bit for micro:bit. This is a case with an integrated battery pack which takes 2 AAA batteries but leaves the edge connector fully accessible and doesn't require a wire to hook up the micro:bit and the battery pack. …

TutorialDescriptionIn this short video, a demonstration of the micro:bit taking readings from a TMP36 then displaying the temperature on the LED display can be seen. Here the micro:bit then uses the inbuilt radio to transmit this to another micro:bit which both display the temperature and change the colour of a micro:pixel from blue to red depending on temperature. There is also a range test that runs at the end of the video to show real-world radio range. …

Tutorial Description This short demo shows a micro:bit taking a temperature reading from a TMP36, displaying it in Celsius then changing the colour of the micro:pixel board from Blue to Red depending if it's hot or cold.   …