Description
BBC micro:bit Starter Kit
The BBC micro:bit Starter Kit contains three components:
- BBC micro:bit
- AAA Battery Holder
- Type-A to Mciro-B USB Cable
BBC micro:bit is a compact open-source development board that allows you to access a variety of hardware. You can use BBC micro:bit to add a variety of smart features on various applications such as robots and musical instruments. This small device contains a 5×5 LED array (total of 25 LEDs). BBC micro:bit has two buttons that are programmable so that you could use them to control different apps such as games or media playlists. In addition, there is a compass on the micro:bit to sense direction and also an accelerometer to sense motion. BBC micro:bit can communicate with different devices through Low Energy Bluetooth.
Specs of BBC micro:bit
- Nordic nRF51822 16MHz 32-bit ARM Cortex-M0 microcontroller
- RF SoC: 4.0 Bluetooth (Low Energy) / 2.5GHz
- RAM: 16KB
- Flash: 256KB
- MCU: Freescale KL26Z 48MHz ARM Cortex-M0+
- Freescale 3-axis MMA8652 Accelerometer | I2C interface
- Freescale 3-axis MAG3110 magnetometer (compass) | I2C interface
- Power Connector: 3V Power Supply Compatible
- Reset Button
- Micro USB connector: supports PC connection, downloading code, serial communication
- LED Grid (5×5): Total 25 LDs | Red Color
- A/B Button programmable
- Connection Pin I/O: Edge connector 20Pin | 5 I/O Rings | Analog, UART, I2C, PWM, SPI
- Weight: 0.028 kg | 28 grams
- Dimensions: 5cm x 4cm | 50mm x 40mm
BBC micro:bit Software Compatibility
- Microsoft PXT Graphical Editor compatible
- Available on Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android
- Does not need an additional compiler for online programming
- With a USB connection, micro:bit can debug and download your code on the connected PC
- With the help of Bluetooth connection, micro:bit can debug and download your code on the connected mobile device
- Compatible with Mbed C, Javascript, and Python
- Microsoft TouchDevelop IDE supported
- Microsoft Blocks Supported
- Javascript CodeKingdoms supported
- Mbed enabled
- MicroPython Compatible
Items Included
- 1x BBC micro:bit
- 1x USB Type-A to Micro B Cable
- 1x AAA Battery Holder (Batteries NOT included)
Disclaimer
- The color of the BBC micro:bit is selected randomly depending on the availability.
- The offer DOES NOT include batteries.
