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5 Useful Tips For Your BBC micro:bit

September 24, 2018 • BBC micro:bit • Coding • MakeCode • micro:bit • microbit • microbit tips • MicroPython • Q&A

Here's five useful things we've learned about the humble micro:bit..

The Adafruit Crickit is Here!

September 18, 2018 • Adafruit • CircuitPython • crickit • makecode • MicroPython • robotics • robots

Expand the functionality of your micro:bit, Adafruit Circuit Playground Express, and Feather with the Crickit! Add additional simple sensors, motors. servos, multicoloured LEDS, speakers, switches, capacitive touch and more, while still leaving lots of pins free for other devices!

Waveshare 1.8" TFT Screen for the BBC micro:bit

September 10, 2018 • makecode • micro:bit accessories • new products • screen • tft • waveshare

This micro:bit colour screen is great for displaying details that won't fit on the mono 5x5 LED matrix - just insert the micro:bit into the slot with no messy wiring required.Collect information from other micro:bits and create live colour displays or graphs!

The 1.8" TFT has a 160x128 pixel resolution in 65,000 colours using the ST7735S controller, and can store data in an onboard display cache, before writing to the screen.

More 4Tronix Accessories for your BBC micro:bit Available in Australia

May 28, 2018 • 4tronix • BBC microbit • bit:bot • makecode • micro:bit accessories • microbit • PXT

More 4Tronix micro:bit accessories available in Australia - the bit:zero, power:bit, angle:bit, and bit:commander with some useful features for your BBC micro:bit projects!

New Kitronik products in stock!

April 25, 2018 • :MOVE • alligator clip • crocodile leads • Kitronik • LED • LEDs • Line following • MakeCode • micro:bit • micro:bit accessories • microbit • MicroPython • ZIP LEDs

Our friends at Kitronik have been hard at work, bringing out some really useful micro:bit accessories!