What do all Microcontrollers (MCU) have in common? They have pins. The pins are those that stick out of the IC chip. Each pin has a specific function or task, but sometimes the pins are just used for general purpose input or output depending on our requirement. These pins are internally associated with registers (more […]
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Microbit is used in school computer science curriculums across the world. Children create fun and interactive creations and take them home and build more. In simple terms, the microbit has a bunch of sensors, microphone, 25 leds arranged in a 5×5 grid, holes for banana plugs, and buttons to control the program for various input
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Project 1: Saying “Hi UnicMinds” on the Microbit Let’s say the message “Hi UM” on the LEDs implying “Hi UnicMinds!” Step 1: Open Microsoft Make Code Step 2: Open the editor and you only need the “Forever” block as shown below Step 3: Within the forever block, from under the “Basic” drag the “show leds”
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Just like Arduino and RaspberryPi, Microbit is a microcontroller that is designed by the BBC to specifically introduce STEM education and programming to kids. Microbit is denoted as micro:bit. Microbit runs a special version of Python called the MicroPython. What is the micro:bit? The micro:bit is a small, programmable computer that has been designed to
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