Micro:bit and BME environmental sensor example
In this article we will connect a BME680 sensor to a Micro:bit
BME680 is an integrated environmental sensor developed specifically for mobile applications and wearables where size and low power consumption are key requirements. Expanding...
micro:bit and Si4703 FM radio example
The Si4702/03 FM radio receiver family increases the ease and attractiveness of adding FM radio reception to mobile devices through small size and board area, minimum component count, flexible programmability, and superior, proven performance.
The...
micro:bit and TEA5767 radio example
In this article we will create a simple radio using a TEA5767 module and a micro:bit, the example is written in the Arduino IDE
The TEA5767HN is a single-chip electronically tuned FM stereo radio for...
MAx6675 thermocouple and Micro:bit example
In this article we connect a MAX6675 to a Micro:bit
The MAX6675 performs cold-junction compensation and digitizes the signal from a type-K thermocouple. The data is output in a 12-bit resolution, SPI™-compatible, read-only format.
This converter...
enviro:bit and micro:bit TCS3472 arduino example
Sense the world around you with enviro:bit! It's loaded with sensors for air and weather, colour and light, and sound, and slots right onto your microbit.
Just slot in your micro:bit, then code enviro:bit with the...
enviro:bit BME280 and micro:bit Arduino code example
Sense the world around you with enviro:bit! It's loaded with sensors for air and weather, colour and light, and sound, and slots right onto your microbit.
Just slot in your micro:bit, then code enviro:bit with the...
Micro bit scroll:bit arduino code examples
In a previous article we looked at the scroll:bit, this is an add on from Pimoroni which contains a lot of LEDs, in fact there are 119 in total in a 17 x 7...
micro bit and scroll:bit makecode examples
In this article we look at the scroll:bit, this is an add on from Pimoroni which contains a lot of LEDs, in fact there are 119 in total in a 17 x 7 matrix...
CCS811 digital gas sensor and micro:bit example
CCS811 is a low-power digital gas sensor solution, which integrates a gas sensor solution for detecting low levels of VOCs typically found indoors, with a microcontroller unit (MCU) and an Analog-to-Digital converter to monitor...
SHT20 temperature and humidity sensor and micro:bit
The SHT2x series consists of a low-cost version with the SHT20 humidity sensor. the SHT2x provides calibrated, linearized sensor signals in digital, I2C format. The SHT2x humidity sensor series contains a capacitive-type humidity sensor,...
MAX30102 pulse and heart-rate monitor sensor and micro:bit
The MAX30102 is an integrated pulse oximetry and heart-rate monitor biosensor module. It includes internal LEDs, photodetectors, optical elements, and low-noise electronics with ambient light rejection. The MAX30102 provides a complete system solution to...
VEML6040 color sensor and micro:bit
VEML6040 color sensor senses red, green, blue, and white light and incorporates photodiodes, amplifiers, and analog / digital circuits into a single chip using CMOS process.
With the color sensor applied, the brightness, and color...
Micro:bit and NEOPIXEL ring make:code examples
In this example we decided to play about with a Neopixel ring again but this time all of the examples are created using the Microsoft Make:code editor - https://makecode.microbit.org
Neopixel are basically Ws2812B - here is...
ADS1115 analog-to-digital converter and micro:bit
The ADS1115 device (ADS111x) is a precision, low-power, 16-bit, I2C-compatible, analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) offered in an ultra-small, leadless, X2QFN-10 package, and a VSSOP-10 package. The ADS111x devices incorporate a low-drift voltage reference and an...
PAJ7620 gesture sensor and micro:bit example
The PAJ7620 integrates gesture recognition function with general I2C interface into a single chip forming an image analytic sensor system. It can recognize 9 human hand gesticulations such as moving up, down, left, right,...