Programming the BBC micro:bit

✍ Scribed by Monk, Simon

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education;Mc Graw Hill Education
• Year: 2018
• Tongue: English
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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.;Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- About the Author -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- Plug Me In! -- History -- What Can It Do? -- micro:bit versus Raspberry Pi and Arduino -- So What Is Programming? -- Why MicroPython? -- Summary -- 2 Getting Started -- MicroPython Editors -- Online Editor -- The Mu Editor -- Downloading This Book?s Programs -- Summary -- 3 MicroPython Basics -- Numbers -- Variables -- Strings -- Converting Numbers to Strings -- Programs -- Looping Forever -- for Loops -- ifs and elses -- More on while -- Timer Example -- Summary -- 4 Functions -- What Are Functions? -- Parameters -- Global Variables -- Return Values -- Advanced Parameters -- Summary -- 5 Lists and Dictionaries -- Lists -- Message Board Example -- The Lowdown on Lists -- Dictionaries -- An Example -- Dictionaries in Detail -- Summary -- 6 Writing Your Own Programs -- Writing Software -- State Machine Design -- Revisiting the Timer Example -- Debugging -- More Python -- Summary -- 7 Modules and Classes -- Built-in Modules -- Classes and Instances -- Inheritance -- Making Simple Modules -- Making a Module That Uses a Class -- Modules from the Community -- Summary -- 8 The LED Display -- Controlling Individual LEDs -- Scrolling Text -- Showing Text -- Showing an Image -- Animation -- Racing Game -- Summary -- 9 micro:bit Sensors -- Buttons Revisited -- Gestures -- Raw Accelerometer Data -- Magnetometer -- Processor Temperature -- Touch -- Summary -- 10 Connecting Electronics -- Battery Power -- micro:bit Operating Voltage -- GPIO Pins 0, 1, and 2 -- Power Out -- Sound Output -- Neopixels -- The Edge Connector -- Summary -- 11 Radio and Communications -- Basic micro:bit-to-micro:bit Communication -- Messaging Different Users -- Advanced Radio Settings -- Computer-to-micro:bit Communication -- Remote Control of Your micro:bit Using Python -- Summary -- 12 JavaScript Blocks Editor -- The Editor -- Getting Started -- Events -- Variables and Loops -- Magnetometer Ex ample -- Summary -- A MicroPython Reference -- Language Constructs -- Comparisons -- Numbers -- Strings -- Lists -- Dictionaries -- Type Conversions -- B Hardware -- micro:bit Edge Connector Pinout -- Suppliers and Manufacturers -- Components -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover --
Title Page --
Copyright Page --
About the Author --
Contents --
Acknowledgments --
1 Introduction --
Plug Me In! --
History --
What Can It Do? --
micro:bit versus Raspberry Pi and Arduino --
So What Is Programming? --
Why MicroPython? --
Summary --
2 Getting Started --
MicroPython Editors --
Online Editor --
The Mu Editor --
Downloading This Book?s Programs --
Summary --
3 MicroPython Basics --
Numbers --
Variables --
Strings --
Converting Numbers to Strings --
Programs --
Looping Forever --
for Loops --
ifs and elses --
More on while --
Timer Example --
Summary --
4 Functions --
What Are Functions? --
Parameters --
Global Variables --
Return Values --
Advanced Parameters --
Summary --
5 Lists and Dictionaries --
Lists --
Message Board Example --
The Lowdown on Lists --
Dictionaries --
An Example --
Dictionaries in Detail --
Summary --
6 Writing Your Own Programs --
Writing Software --
State Machine Design --
Revisiting the Timer Example --
Debugging --
More Python --
Summary --
7 Modules and Classes --
Built-in Modules --
Classes and Instances --
Inheritance --
Making Simple Modules --
Making a Module That Uses a Class --
Modules from the Community --
Summary --
8 The LED Display --
Controlling Individual LEDs --
Scrolling Text --
Showing Text --
Showing an Image --
Animation --
Racing Game --
Summary --
9 micro:bit Sensors --
Buttons Revisited --
Gestures --
Raw Accelerometer Data --
Magnetometer --
Processor Temperature --
Touch --
Summary --
10 Connecting Electronics --
Battery Power --
micro:bit Operating Voltage --
GPIO Pins 0, 1, and 2 --
Power Out --
Sound Output --
Neopixels --
The Edge Connector --
Summary --
11 Radio and Communications --
Basic micro:bit-to-micro:bit Communication --
Messaging Different Users --
Advanced Radio Settings --
Computer-to-micro:bit Communication --
Remote Control of Your micro:bit Using Python --
Summary --
12 JavaScript Blocks Editor --
The Editor --
Getting Started --
Events --
Variables and Loops --
Magnetometer Ex ample --
Summary --
A MicroPython Reference --
Language Constructs --
Comparisons --
Numbers --
Strings --
Lists --
Dictionaries --
Type Conversions --
B Hardware --
micro:bit Edge Connector Pinout --
Suppliers and Manufacturers --
Components --
Index --
A --
B --
C --
D --
E --
F --
G --
H --
I --
J --
K --
L --
M --
N --
O --
P --
R --
S --
T --
U --
V --
W.

✦ Subjects

Micro:bit;Microcontrollers;Programmable controllers;Electronic books