Chris Rush

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micro:bit Tinker Kit Project 04 – Simple Alarm Box

micro:bit Tinker Kit Project 04 – Simple Alarm Box What you will learn In this project, we are going to create a simple alarm device which will alert the owner if someone has stolen his or her property. The red LED will blink when the crash sensor detects that the object has been taken away. Otherwise, the […]

micro:bit Tinker Kit Project 03 – Electro Theremin

micro:bit Tinker Kit Project 03 – Electro Theremin What you will learn Learn how to use an analog sensor with the BBC micro:bit Make an electro-theremin What you need 1 x BBC micro:bit 1 x Micro USB cable 1 x Buzzer 2 x Female to Female Jumper Wires 1 x Potentiometer How to assemble Step […]

micro:bit Tinker Kit Project 02 – Smart Light

micro:bit Tinker Kit Project 02 – Smart Light 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. What you will learn Make something with Octopus […]

micro:bit Tinker Kit Project 01 – Music Machine

micro:bit Tinker Kit Project 01 – Music Machine What you will learn Get to know the ADKeypad and understand how it works Make something with the ADKeypad Make something with the Buzzer What you need 1 x BBC micro:bit board 1 x Micro USB cable 1 x Octopus:bit breakout board 1 x Octopus passive buzzer […]

micro:bit Starter Kit Lesson 14 – Ambient Light

Lesson 14 Ambient Light Introduction In one of our previous lessons “Lesson 04: Photocell”, we connected a photocell externally to sense the light. Actually, the micro:bit has an integrated light detection device internally. Today we are going to use that internal light sensor to do an experiment. We will light the rainbow LED ring when […]

micro:bit Starter Kit Lesson 13 – Compass

Lesson 13 Compass Introduction Do you know what a compass is? I believe most of you have played with a compass. Today we are going to use the micro:bit to create a compass and display its direction on the Rainbow ring. What you need micro:bit board Micro USB Cable micro:bit breadboard adaptor Breadboard LED x2 […]

micro:bit Starter Kit Lesson 12 – Accelerometer

Lesson 12 Accelerometer Introduction Micro:bit has integrated multiple sensors including accelerometer. Today, we are going to use accelerometer to make an level device and display the inclination on NeoPixel ring in bar chart format. What you need micro:bit board Micro USB Cable micro:bit breadboard adaptor Breadboard 8 RGB LED NeoPixel Ring Male to male jumper […]

micro:bit Starter Kit Lesson 11 – Rainbow LED

Lesson 11 Rainbow LED Introduction 8 RGB Rainbow LED Ring is based on ws2812b LEDs. Its biggest characteristic is single IO control and infinite cascade connection. In this experiment, we are going to use micro:bit to drive 8 RGB Rainbow LED Ring and create rainbow color gradual change. Component List micro:bit board Micro USB Cable […]

micro:bit Starter Kit Lesson 10 – Motor

Lesson 10 Motor Introduction Motor is a kind of device, which can transfer electric energy into kinetic energy according to the law in electromagnetic induction. In this experiment, we are going to use a switch to control the start and stop of a motor. What you need micro:bit board Micro USB Cable micro:bit breadboard adaptor […]

micro:bit Starter Kit Lesson 09 – Buzzer

Lesson 09 Buzzer Introduction Buzzer is a kind of electronic sound receiver with integrated structure. It is widely used as a sound device in electronic products like computers, printers, copying machines, alarm apparatus, electronic toys, auto electronic devices, telephones, etc. In this experiment, we are going to use the micro:bit to drive a buzzer and […]