🎮Joystick with micro:bit
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This remote controller is a micro:bit based gamepad. It includes a 4-direction joystick and four undefined buttons. To enhance the gaming experience, it is also paired with a buzzer and vibration motor. It is compact in appearance, comfortable in hand, and can be remotely controlled.
micro:bit V1 has a smaller memory. So, the full functionality requires micro:bit V2.
You can download the program file, which is used to control Bittle R (with robot arm):
import the program to the programming platform makecode as follows:
We recommend you use the Chrome browser.
Connect your PC to the micro:bit V2 using a USB cable.
After a successful connection, a disk drive named MICROBIT
is recognized on the computer.
Select BBC micro:bit CMSIS-DAP
in the pop-up window and then select Connect. At this point, our micro:bit has connected successfully.
Click to download the program.
Upload the newest firmware to the robot (mainboard type: BiBoard)
Power on the robot. After the robot startup, it can connect to the controller automatically. If there are many remote controllers and robots, the connection is one-to-one and first-come-first-served.
Click on the bottom left corner of the button, Select Connect Device
.
Click button.
Click
Install 2 x #7 AAA batteries and plug in the micro:bit V2 to the remote controller. Then power on the remote controller as follows: