PC-microbit-extension

Introduction

• 1. Introduction
  • 1.1. PC-Microbit-extension documentation
  • 1.2. Home pages:
  • 1.3. Online microbit coding:
  • 1.4. Key microbit references:
  • 1.5. Microbit software using micropython:
  • 1.6. Troubleshooting large file issues
  • 1.7. Out of Box hex file v2
  • 1.8. Firmware
  • 1.9. Sleep, Power off, wake
  • 1.10. Useful sites:
• 2. Micropython editor
  • 2.1. Uploading modules to the microbit
• 3. Mu editor
  • 3.1. Installing at school
  • 3.2. First use
  • 3.3. Keyboard shortcuts
  • 3.4. Fixing indenting quickly
  • 3.5. Downloads
  • 3.6. Uploading modules to the microbit

Bots/Radio

• 1. Bot radio v1
  • 1.1. Unique groups
  • 1.2. Radio for controller
  • 1.3. Radio for microbit on MiniBit
  • 1.4. Radio for microbit on BitBotXL
  • 1.5. Radio for microbit on MOVEMotor
  • 1.6. Radio for microbit on Maqueen
  • 1.7. Radio Racing
• 2. Bot radio v2
  • 2.1. Unique groups
  • 2.2. Radio for controller
  • 2.3. Radio for microbit on MiniBit
  • 2.4. Radio for microbit on BitBotXL
  • 2.5. Radio for microbit on MOVEMotor
  • 2.6. Radio for microbit on Maqueen
  • 2.7. Radio Racing
• 3. Bot radio v3 - KitronikGameController
  • 3.1. Unique groups
  • 3.2. Radio for controller
  • 3.3. Radio for microbit on MOVEMotor
  • 3.4. Turning backwards

LEDs

• 1. LEDs
  • 1.1. NeoPixel module
  • 1.2. Set up LEDs
  • 1.3. Set LED colour and brightness
  • 1.4. Show LEDs
  • 1.5. Clear LEDs
  • 1.6. LED values
• 2. LED progressions
  • 2.1. Colour lists
  • 2.2. Random brightness
  • 2.3. Random colours
  • 2.4. Front and rear lights
  • 2.5. Button control
  • 2.6. Colour wheel
  • 2.7. Colour wheel with brightness control
  • 2.8. Rainbow cycle

Bots/MoveMotor

• 1. MOVEMotor info
  • 1.1. Pins in V3
  • 1.2. Pins in V2
• 2. MOVEMotor module
  • 2.1. Use MOVEMotor library
  • 2.2. MOVEmotor buggy versions 1 and 2
  • 2.3. MOVEMotor code v31
  • 2.4. MOVEMotor code
  • 2.5. MOVEMotor code v2
• 3. MOVEMotor motors
  • 3.1. Set up the buggy
  • 3.2. Duration parameter
  • 3.3. Independent motor control
  • 3.4. Stop both motors
  • 3.5. Straight line control
  • 3.6. Turning
  • 3.7. Spinning
• 4. MOVEMotor motor tests
  • 4.1. Set up the buggy
  • 4.2. forwards backwards test
  • 4.3. Straight line test
  • 4.4. Individual motors test
  • 4.5. Spin test
  • 4.6. Turn test
  • 4.7. Zig Zag test
  • 4.8. Polygon test
  • 4.9. Spiral test
  • 4.10. Oval test
  • 4.11. Loops test
• 5. MOVEMotor LEDs
  • 5.1. NeoPixel module
  • 5.2. Set up LEDs
  • 5.3. Set LED colour and brightness
  • 5.4. Show LEDs
  • 5.5. Clear LEDs
  • 5.6. LED values
  • 5.7. Colour lists
  • 5.8. Primary and secondary colours
• 6. MOVEMotor distance sensors
  • 6.1. HC-SR04 Distance sensor
  • 6.2. Set up the distance sensors
  • 6.3. Distance to an object
• 7. MOVEMotor line sensors
  • 7.1. Use MOVEMotor library
  • 7.2. Set up the line sensors
  • 7.3. Calibrate the line sensors
  • 7.4. Read values from the line sensors
• 8. MOVEMotor line follower 1
  • 8.1. Set up buggy and sensors
  • 8.2. Set speed constants
  • 8.3. Take initial line sensor readings
  • 8.4. Define follow_thin_line
  • 8.5. while True loop
  • 8.6. Version 1 Code for thin line following
• 9. MOVEMotor line follower 2
  • 9.1. Adding obstacle detection: set up the distance sensor
  • 9.2. Add obstacle detection: spin function
  • 9.3. Add obstacle detection: spin time constant
  • 9.4. Add obstacle detection: add to the while True loop
  • 9.5. Version 2 Code for thin line following with obstacle detection
• 10. MOVEMotor line follower 3
  • 10.1. Adding lights and sound: import modules
  • 10.2. Adding lights and sound: set up lights
  • 10.3. Adding lights and sound: lights functions
  • 10.4. Adding lights and sound: police siren function
  • 10.5. Adding lights and sound: start_buggy function
  • 10.6. Adding lights and sound: add lights to line following and spin
  • 10.7. Version 3 Code for thin line following with lights and sound
• 11. MOVEMotor line follower 4
  • 11.1. Add thick line following: follow_thick_line function
  • 11.2. Thick or thin line following flag
  • 11.3. Set thick or thin line following flag using buttons
  • 11.4. Version 4 Line following code in full
• 12. MOVEMotor summary

Bots/BitBotXL

• 1. BitBotXL
  • 1.1. Pins
• 2. BitBotXL Calibration
  • 2.1. Calibrating the Motors on BitBot XL v1.2
• 3. BitBotXL module design
• 4. BitBotXL module
  • 4.1. Use BitBotXL library
  • 4.2. BitBotXL code
• 5. BitBotXL buzzer
  • 5.1. Using the buzzer
  • 5.2. Refactoring into a class
  • 5.3. Using the class
  • 5.4. Using the buzz method
• 6. BitBotXL motors
  • 6.1. Set up the buggy
  • 6.2. Duration parameter
  • 6.3. Independent motor control
  • 6.4. Stop both motors
  • 6.5. Straight line control
  • 6.6. Turning
  • 6.7. Spinning
• 7. BitBotXL distance sensor
  • 7.1. HC_SR04P
  • 7.2. Ultrasound timing
  • 7.3. Trigger pulse
  • 7.4. class BitBotXLDistanceSensor
  • 7.5. Set up the distance sensors
  • 7.6. Distance to an object
• 8. BitBotXL LEDs
  • 8.1. NeoPixel module
  • 8.2. Set up LEDs
  • 8.3. Set LED colour and brightness
  • 8.4. Show LEDs
  • 8.5. Clear LEDs
  • 8.6. LED values
  • 8.7. Colour lists
  • 8.8. Primary and secondary colours
• 9. BitBotXL summary

Bots/MiniBit

• 1. MiniBit
  • 1.1. Pins
• 2. MiniBit motors
  • 2.1. Motor pin constants
  • 2.2. Stop
  • 2.3. Scaling speeds
  • 2.4. Drive forwards
  • 2.5. Drive backwards
  • 2.6. Turning calculation for differential motor speeds
  • 2.7. Turn left
  • 2.8. Turn left forwards or backwards
  • 2.9. Turn right forwards or backwards
  • 2.10. Spin left
  • 2.11. Spin right
• 3. MiniBit distance sensor
  • 3.1. HC_SR04P
  • 3.2. Ultrasound timing
  • 3.3. Trigger pulse
  • 3.4. Distance to an object
• 4. MiniBit module
  • 4.1. Install module
  • 4.2. Module code
• 5. MiniBit radio
• 6. MiniBit summary
  • 6.1. =

Bots/Maqueen

• 1. Maqueen info
  • 1.1. Pins
• 2. Maqueen module
  • 2.1. Use Maqueen library
  • 2.2. Maqueen code
• 3. Maqueen motors
  • 3.1. Set up the buggy
  • 3.2. Duration parameter
  • 3.3. Independent motor control
  • 3.4. Stop both motors
  • 3.5. forwards and backwards
  • 3.6. Turning
  • 3.7. Spinning
• 4. Maqueen headlights
  • 4.1. Set up buggy headlights
  • 4.2. set_headlight
  • 4.3. set_headlights
• 5. Maqueen LEDs
  • 5.1. Set up LEDs
  • 5.2. MaqueenNeoPixels
  • 5.3. Buggy lights and indicators
  • 5.4. Primary and secondary colours
  • 5.5. Set buggy lights and indicators
  • 5.6. Set LEDs
• 6. Maqueen distance sensor
  • 6.1. Set up the distance sensor
  • 6.2. Distance to an object
  • 6.3. HC-SR04 Distance sensor
  • 6.4. A technical look: MaqueenDistanceSensor
• 7. Maqueen line sensors
  • 7.1. Set up the line sensors
  • 7.2. Read values from the line sensors
• 8. Maqueen summary

Bots/Track_templates

• 1. Track templates
  • 1.1. Track templates

Data Logging

• 1. Data logging csv
  • 1.1. Write to microbit
  • 1.2. File transfer from microbit to computer
  • 1.3. Display elapsed seconds
• 2. Data Logging MY_DATA
  • 2.1. References for data logging to the microbit: V2 MICROBIT
  • 2.2. Microbit log module
  • 2.3. Microbit log
  • 2.4. Data log
• 3. Data Logging Excel
  • 3.1. References for data logging
  • 3.2. Excel Data Streamer Add-In
  • 3.3. Create microbit code first
  • 3.4. Using Excel Data Streamer
• 4. Data Logging vscode
  • 4.1. References for data logging
  • 4.2. Microbit code
  • 4.3. VScode

Classes

• 1. Classes as objects
  • 1.1. Class attributes and methods
• 2. Creating a Class
  • 2.1. Naming Classes
  • 2.2. Class Creation
  • 2.3. Object instantiation
• 3. Self
  • 3.1. Self in variables
  • 3.2. Self in methods
• 4. Instance variables
  • 4.1. Variables unique to the instance
  • 4.2. Instantiating a class instance with arguments
  • 4.3. Customary variable names
  • 4.4. Default paramaters
  • 4.5. Changing Instance variables in an instance
• 5. The init method
  • 5.1. The __init__() method
  • 5.2. *args in the __init__() function
• 6. Class variables
  • 6.1. Class variables common to instances
  • 6.2. Changing Class variables for all instances
  • 6.3. Changing Class variables in an instance
  • 6.4. Modifying Class variables during instantiation
• 7. Instance Methods
  • 7.1. Regular Methods without parameters
  • 7.2. Regular Methods with parameters
• 8. Class methods
  • 8.1. @classmethod and cls parameter
  • 8.2. Using a Class method in the __init__ function
  • 8.3. Class methods as alternative constructors
• 9. Static methods
• 10. Class Inheritance
  • 10.1. Class Inheritance
  • 10.2. super
  • 10.3. Magic8Pos(Magic8) - modify attribute
  • 10.4. Magic8Button(Magic8)- modify method
  • 10.5. Multiple Class Inheritance
• 11. Class Composition
  • 11.1. Composition
  • 11.2. Board Asteroid
  • 11.3. Board Asteroid Ship

Class exercises

• 1. Dog Class
• 2. Polygon Class with *args
• 3. Restaurant Class
• 4. Restaurant inheritance
• 5. Rectangle Inheritance
  • 5.1. Square(Rectangle) Inheritance
  • 5.2. ColouredRectangle(Rectangle) Inheritance
• 6. Dice Inheritance
• 7. User Class
• 8. User Class
• 9. Car Class
• 10. Car Class Inheritance
• 11. Car Class Composition
• 12. Employee Salary Composition
  • 12.1. Composition
  • 12.2. Employee Salary

Classes for the microbit

• 1. Classes for the microbit
  • 1.1. Pixel Classes
  • 1.2. Pixel animation using classes
  • 1.3. Potentiometer Classes

Game progressions

• 1. RPS introduction
• 2. RPS selection
  • 2.1. Python Game design
  • 2.2. Python Game design: nested if
  • 2.3. Microbit version
• 3. RPS dictionary
  • 3.1. Python Game design
  • 3.2. Microbit version
• 4. RPS classes
  • 4.1. Python Game design
  • 4.2. Player class
  • 4.3. Game class
  • 4.4. Full code
  • 4.5. Microbit version

Class Games

• 1. Games introduction
  • 1.1. Games using classes
• 2. Magic 8-ball
  • 2.1. Game design
  • 2.2. Specific Syntax
  • 2.3. Game code without classes
  • 2.4. Converting to using a class
  • 2.5. Modifying classes
  • 2.6. Pass arguments to the class
  • 2.7. Modify the __init__ method in a child class
  • 2.8. Use tilting in the run_game method in a child class
  • 2.9. Use button pressing in the run_game method in a child class
  • 2.10. Modify the __init__ and run_game methods in a new class
• 3. Tilt Pixels game
  • 3.1. Game design
  • 3.2. The TiltPixels class
  • 3.3. The TiltPixels outline
  • 3.4. The TiltPixels instance variables
  • 3.5. The hidden pixels
  • 3.6. Accelerometer
  • 3.7. Tilt
  • 3.8. are_all_found
  • 3.9. Answer and score
  • 3.10. Run game
  • 3.11. Game code
• 4. Press It game
  • 4.1. Game design
  • 4.2. The PressIt class
  • 4.3. The PressIt class methods
  • 4.4. The PressIt __init__ method
  • 4.5. The PressIt class constants
  • 4.6. Game code
• 5. Asteroids
  • 5.1. The Asteroids outline
  • 5.2. Working code
• 6. Lights Out
  • 6.1. Bitwise operations to reverse 0 and 1
  • 6.2. Grid referencing
  • 6.3. Lights Out Outline
  • 6.4. Working code
  • 6.5. How To Beat The Original Game
• 7. Snake

Microbit Games

• 1. Games introduction
  • 1.1. All time records
  • 1.2. Modifying the game code for official records
  • 1.3. Game loop for replays
• 2. Slalom
• 3. Space Invaders
• 4. Vertical scroller
• 5. Falling blocks
• 6. Fill the grid
• 7. Reflexes
• 8. Clock Reflexes
• 9. Maze
• 10. French numbers
• 11. French numbers quiz