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JEJunior Engineer LabPico W + micro:bit course
00micro:bit · MakeCode 30 minutes

Meet the micro:bit

Check which board you have, open MakeCode, and put a heart on the screen.

Meet the micro:bit project
Illustration of the finished idea. Build from the diagram and connection table, not the photo.

Lesson goal: Confirm your board version, make your first MakeCode project, try it in the simulator, and transfer it to the real micro:bit so a heart appears on its 25 lights.

Open MakeCode

Section 1

Understand

  • micro:bit V1 and V2
  • MakeCode editor
  • Simulator
  • .hex file
  • MICROBIT drive
  • on start
  • 1The micro:bit has a 5×5 light grid, two buttons and sensors built in.
  • 2MakeCode builds a .hex file; copy it to the MICROBIT drive.
  • 3First program: show a heart.

Safety first

  • Use a micro-USB data cable connected to a computer USB port. You do not need batteries for this course.
  • Hold the micro:bit by its edges. The gold contacts and the parts on the back can be damaged by static or by metal objects on the desk.