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Programming the BBC Micro:bit

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Quickly write innovative programs for your micro:bit-no experience necessary!

This easy-to-follow guide shows, step-by-step, how to quickly get started with programming and creating fun applications on your micro:bit.. Written in the straightforward style that Dr. Simon Monk is famous for, Programming the BBC micro:bit: Getting Started with MicroPython begins with basic concepts and gradually progresses to more advanced techniques. You will discover how to use the micro:bit's built-in hardware, use the LED display, accept input from sensors, attach external electronics, and handle wireless communication.

Connect your micro:bit to a computer and start programming!
Learn how to use the two most popular MicroPython editors
Work with built-in functions and methods-and see how to write your own
Display text, images, and animations on the micro:bit's LED matrix
Process data from the accelerometer, compass, and touch sensor
Control external hardware by attaching it to the edge connector
Send and receive messages via the built-in radio module
Graphically build programs with the JavaScript Blocks Editor

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ISBN: 9781260117585
Publication date: 6th January 2018
Author: Simon Monk
Publisher: McGraw Hill TAB an imprint of McGraw-Hill Education
Format: Paperback
Genres: Educational equipment and technology, computer-aided learning (CAL)
Electronics and communications engineering
Electronics engineering
Storage media and peripherals
Computer programming / software engineering
Programming and scripting languages: general
Educational: Sciences, general science