MB224-US

The MB224-US from Element14 is a BBC micro:bit club single board computer. It is perfect for sharing the BBC micro:bit with friends, the BBC micro:bit club is a 10 pack containing all the pieces needed to enjoy BBC micro:bit in STEM groups, coding clubs, school classes, scouts, guides and cubs or any other social gathering. The BBC micro:bit is a pocket sized computer that user can code, customise and control to bring user's digital ideas, games and apps to life. Measuring 4cm by 5cm and designed to be fun and easy to use. The BBC micro:bit is completely programmable. That means each of its LEDs can be individually programmed as can its buttons, inputs and outputs, accelerometer, magnetometer and Bluetooth smart technology (connect the micro:bit to other micro:bits, devices, phones, tablets, cameras and other everyday objects). It has 5x5 LED matrix with 25 red LEDs to light up and can display animated patterns, scrolling text and alphanumeric characters.

• 32bit ARM cortex-M0 CPU microprocessor
• Users can create anything from games and animations to scrolling stories at school and home
• Two programmable buttons for games controller or control music on a smart phone
• On-board motion detector or 3-axis digital accelerometer that can detect movement
• 20 pin edge connector (connects to devices such as Raspberry Pi, Arduino, Galileo and Kano)
• Micro-USB controller (controlled by a separate processor, presents to computer as a memory stick)
• Five ring I/O including power (PWR), ground (GRD) and 3 x I/O
• System LED x 1 yellow, system push button switch x 1, system push button switch x 1
• Five ring I/O including power (PWR), ground (GRD) and 3 x I/O

Applications

Embedded Design & Development

Contents

10 x BBC micro:bit, 10 x USB cables, 10 x battery holders and 20 x AAA batteries.