News
Bit:2:Pi BBC Micro:Bit adaptor for Raspberry Pi Addons
The Bit:2:Pi enables you to re-use all those hundreds of Raspberry Pi addon boards and HATs.
Robo:Bit Robotics controller for the BBC Micro:Bit
This already-assembled robotics controller board is ready to accept your
BBC Micro:Bit, battery power (3 or 4 cells of AA is ideal) and motors
of your choice to make your own DIY robot.
Winners of the micro:bit Christmas Challenge!
The Micro:bit Educational Foundation is pleased to announce the winners
of its Chistmas Challenge, set to inventors out there to use a micro:bit
to help Santa Claus deliver all his presents on Christmas Eve.
Applications now open for Code Club's micro:bit giveaway!
Applications are now open for the second round of BBC micro:bit giveaway to active Code Clubs across the UK.
We are starting: BBC Micro:bit is coming to Gliwice!
Microbit:Polska is happy to announce their first workshop.
micro:bit Sri Lanka User Group
Announcing micro:bit Sri Lanka User Group (Google translation)
Articles
Using MQTT-SN over BLE with the BBC micro:bit
Excellent article, with companion video, showing how to set up MQTT for Sensor Networks micro:bit client, gateway and bridge.
micro:bit and the Bit:2:Pi
More detailed information about the brand new Bit:2:Pi board.
Add Python Modules to the microbit
This articles describes how to add 3rd party, importable modules to the micro:bit with Mu.
A year of making with the BBC micro:bit
Creative Digital Solutions designed and delivered a range of workshops
using the BBC micro:bit during 2016. Here are some of the resources
available.
Projects
The Brooke Primary School Space Programme
Project page documenting Brooke Primary School pupil's upcoming journey
for launching a BBC micro:bit (on its own) into near-space, with
experiments and sensor measurements.
Micro Simon
Programming and connecting a micro:bit to an vintage MB Simon game.
Miniproject: Micro:bit can now control a junkbot
A Junkbot is moving ‘bot’ made from waste materials, combined with an
electric motor and a programmable device (in this case a Micro:Bit) to
control it.
Updates
ubit_kernel (Jupypiter kernel for micro:bit) v0.3
The new version of this Jupypiter kernel for micro:bit MicroPython adds tab completion.
Bitty Game Controller 1.1
New update allows device filtering, nicknames, favorites, and more.
Others
Cambridge micro:bit meetup January 2017
Take a peek at some great products and projects from this month's micro:bit meetup at the Cambridge Makespace.
Upcoming Events
Do you have an event you'd like to see here? You can tweet me or email us.
January 17th, Bloodhound Rocket car and Microbit Training - London, England
January 23th-24th, IoT Tech Expo - zbit-connect stand for... - London, England
January 25th-28th, Bett Show - micro:bit stand - London, England
January 31st, Introduction to Wearable Technology Using... - Cwmbran, Wales
February 4th, Micro:bit Hack-a-thon by the IET Toronto local... - Toronto, Canada
April 4th, The Micro:bit Story: The Highs and Lows of... - Lancaster, England
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