micro:bit mini Summit at PyCon UK
This year for the first time, we’re having a micro:bit mini Summit as
part of PyCon UK, a conference that has always had a special place in
micro:bit history.
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micro:bit Launches in India
If you're in India and you've been waiting to get your hands on the BBC
micro:bit, we have some very good news for you... it will be officially
launched in Mumbai on Tuesday, 19th September at DIDAC INDIA!
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New Book: Getting Started with the micro:bit
New book from Make by Wolfram Donat. Getting Started with the micro:bit -
Coding and Making with the BBC's Open Development Board.
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New Product: ZIP Halo
Add some colour to your next coding project with our new Halo board for
the BBC micro:bit. The Halo has 24 ZIP LEDs, which are individually
addressable full colour LEDs. This means that each LED can display a
huge spectrum of colours, allowing amazing colourful effects to be
achieved.
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Make A Smart Light w/ ElecFreaks Tinker Kit
In this project, we are going to create a smart light with ElecFreaks
micro:bit Tinker Kit. It will use Octopus PIR Sensor and LED light. When
there is someone in the room and detected, the LED will light up.
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Software, libraries and Tools
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Update: Python bluezero
A simple Python interface to the BlueZ stack, designed to provide access to Bluetooth with zero boilerplate code.
Update includes better support for the micro:bit, the 4tronix bit:bot and MI:power.
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The micro:bit Bluetooth troubleshooting guide
Bluetooth offers all sorts of exciting possibilities to the micro:bit
enthusiast but because a micro:bit is programmable and therefore can
have whatever code on it you choose, it can sometimes be tricky to get
it working.
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micro:bit SVG
High quality micro:bit vector images from the Micro:bit Foundation.
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike, so you can
freely use it for any projects, articles, or anything you like!
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DotBot:bit
DotBot:bit is an open source robot chassis to prototype with the BBC
micro:bit. Created to make 3D printing and programming lessons for my
students.
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Upcoming Events
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September 19th, Introduction to the BBC microb:it for... - Dersingham, UK
September 23-24th, World Maker Faire - New York, USA
September 27th, Micro:bit i naturfagene og håndværk... - Vordingborg, Denmark
October 4th, Tutorial: Micro:Bit – Bracciano - Bracciano, Italy
October 12th, Lorraine Underwood - cycling safety with micro:bit - Leeds, UK
October 26-30th, PyCon UK 2017 - Cardiff, UK
November 6th, Meet, learn and share ideas about MicroPython - London, UK
November 10th, Making with Micro:bit @ Newcastle - Newcastle, Australia
November 16th, Free physical Computing CPD for Primary... - Cambridge, UK
November 18th, Fun with the MicroBit - Oak Ridge, USA
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