Easy micro - bit Projects

The micro: bit is an open source hardware ARM-based embedded system used to teach computer programming and build gadgets. It includes a scrolling name tag, animated LED displays, a high-tech compass, a handheld tilting game with a buzzer and saved high score, a carnival-like strength tester, a powered cooling fan helmet, an electronic musical instrument, a security system, a wheeled robot, an alert to water your plants, and a beginner's look at micropython. It combines multiple disciplines to build successful gadgets with full-color line drawings.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 56 pages
Publication date: 01 February 2019
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc, USA

The micro: bit is an open-source hardware ARM-based embedded system used to teach computer programming. It can be used to build a series of 10 different gadgets from scratch. These gadgets include a scrolling name tag, animated LED displays, a high-tech compass, a handheld tilting game with a buzzer and saved high score, a carnival-like strength tester, a powered cooling fan helmet, an electronic musical instrument, a security system that sends alerts to your computer when someone enters the room, a wheeled robot, an alert to water your plants, and more. You will learn how simple electrical devices like speakers, motors, buzzers, and fans work, as well as electronic components like resistors, force resistors, photoresistors, LEDs, and Op Amps, as well as Infrared distance sensors and soil moisture sensors. You will also get a beginner's look at micropython, one of the fastest-growing computer languages. Everything is explained with lots and lots of full-color line drawings, and no prior experience is necessary. You will have fun while you learn a ton!

Weight: 118g
Dimension: 153 x 229 x 6 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781680455540