Happy Star Wars Day – May the 4th be with you!
It’s May the 4th be with you day, so happy Star Wars day. We’ve put together a little ditty together on the micro:bit to get you in the mood!
Microbit Tutorials
Teaching Potential Dividers with the BBC Microbit and Physbit​
Classroom Lesson Plan for the BBC Microbit Teaching Potential Dividers with the BBC Microbit and Physbit In this post, we have provided a complete classroom lesson plan, to aid in the teaching of a potential divider circuit, using the BBC Micro:bit and the Phys:bit board. The Phys:bit is an addon system which allows included prewired plugin modules …
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Plant Watering Kit Project
If you are guilty of forgetting to water your plants then this project is for you. Make an awesome automatic plant watering kit with the BBC microbit, a moisture sensor and a waterpump
Amp:bit Headphone and Speaker Add On
Tutorial Description This short video introduces the amp:bit. This product is the easiest way to hook up a set of headphones or speakers to your BBC micro:bit. Simply plug the micro:bit into the amp:bit and then plug in your headphones! Alternatively, you can solder a PC speaker directly to the provided pads or solder …
Solder Headers to Exhi:bit
Tutorial Description This short video we show you how to solder the headers to the exhi:bit DIY Daughter board the easy way.
Simon Says Board for BBC Micro:bit
Tutorial Description This video introduces the simon:says board for micro:bit. The fully assembled add-on board helps to turn your micro:bit into a Simon Says game. Simply program it and you’re good to go!
Exhi:bit Assembly Guide
This guide will show you how to assemble the pedestrian crossing project board for the exhi:bit prototyping system for micro:bit. We also show you a quick demo of it running at the end. Please note the Red LEDs look orange in this video, that’s due to the camera and lighting used. You can view …
Micro:bit Distance Reader with Haptic Feedback
One cold and blustery morning, Ewan had an idea! “How about using a micro:bit with a distance sensor and a haptic feedback driver to create an Electronic “white stick”. This task was handed to myself, and after reading a few data sheets, I designed a circuit and then a PCB that can mount to a …
Using the 1up:bit Controller for Micro:bit
Tutorial Description  This short video shows a very simple example of using the 1up:bit with the BBC micro:bit. Get Code Here. Â
How to Solder Your Bread:bit Headers the Easy Way
Tutorial Description This short video will show you the easy way to solder the headers on to your bread:bit using a breadboard as a jig. Â
Micro:Pixel Edge for BBC Micro:bit
Tutorial Description  This short video shows you the micro :pixel EDGE a micro :bit accessory which makes your micro :bit into a full colour torch. It also shows you how simple it is to program using PXT.
1up:bit GamePad Controller for BBC Micro:bit
Tutorial Description  In this short tutorial video, we show you how to solder up the 1up:bit the controller for BBC micro:bit. There is also am assembly version of this video if you aren’t up for soldering.
OctoSnap
Tutorial Description  This video gives you an introduction to the OctoSnap the breakaway header pin snapper! There’s no need to count the pins and use pliers, just insert the header strip into the OctoSnap and snap the correct number of pins out.
How to Construct Our Micro:bit Acrylic Cases
Tutorial Description  This short video will show you how to put our simple acrylic case together and also how to use the customization template. Â
How to Construct the Bat:bit for Micro:bit
Tutorial Description This 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.
Micro:bit Automatic Watering System
Tutorial Description In 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.                      …