Each LED on the microbit can be identified by its x and y coordinates as shown on the image below: To turn on and off the LEDs, use the plot and unplot blocks under the Led category of the Block Read More …
A bit of Electronics – Part One
It’s important that we need to learn the basics of electronics and have a solid foundation on how things work before we move further on our micro:bit learning adventure. Most of what we are going to make are made up Read More …
A bit of Coding Concepts – Part One
Exploring how to program would be more rewarding if we knew a few fundamental coding concepts. But before we learn basic coding concepts, we need to know why do we need to make a program in the first place. We Read More …
Sectigo / Comodo Certificate renewal
So, its time for your SSL certificate renewal. You need to generate a new Certificate Signing Request (CSR) using OpenSSL w/ Apache + mod_ssl together with your Public Key and submit these to Sectigo or your favorite third party SSL Read More …
Hello World! – Your 1st Code
We’re now ready to create our 1st code. The “Hello World” greeting has been customary to all starter programming books as their first sample code. To construct our Hello World program, we need to only do three simple steps: Connect Read More …
Microsoft MakeCode Block Programming
MakeCode block programming editor is made by Microsoft and is a free and open source platform for students who have no experience in programming. It uses colored blocks that are group by functions and can be drag and drop to Read More …
Quick Start Guide
Note: These series of tutorials were made for the offline version of Microsoft’s MakeCode app released June of 2019. However, the principles and exercises can also be used with the online version. Requirements 1 unit – BBC micro:bit 1 pc. Read More …
Precautionary Notes
The micro:bit was designed for use by school students but it does not mean that it is indestructible. As you can see, it is an exposed board to be used with care. Please take note of the precautionary and safety Read More …
Micro:bit Anatomy
Revised: November 2023 A micro:bit is an programmable microcontroller board. Like any computer, it has a processor, memory and an interface for input and output that you can control. Micro:bit is based on an ARM (Advanced RISC Machines) processor which Read More …
Quick Bytes on using BBC Micro:bit
The micro:bit is an ARM based small programmable microcontroller board. It has a processor similar to most Android based cell phones. Micro:bit was created by BBC in an effort to bring computer science education and STEM topics to every student Read More …