Hardware
v1
The physical board measures and, , included: * Nordic nRF51822 – 32-bitv2
v2, released on 13 October 2020, includes: * Nordic nRF52833 – 32-bit ARM Cortex-M4Software
There are three official code editors on thHistory
Development
The Micro Bit was designed to encourage children to get actively involved in writing software for computers and building new things, rather than being consumers of media. It was designed to work alongside other systems, such as thePartnerships
The development of the Micro Bit is a product of a number of partners working with the BBC: *Microbit Educational Foundation
After a successful roll-out of the micro:bit across the UK, theMicrobit Reference Design
The foundation is also providing a fully documented reference design of a device different from the marketed, but software compatible, with the intention of easing the independent development and manufacturing of micro:bit derived devices and products. The reference design is open source hardware, but unlike the marketed device employing a CC BY 4.0 license it is distributed under the terms of the Solderpad Hardware Licence, Version 0.51. The available design documentation for the reference design includes both schematic andmicro:bit v2
On 13 October 2020, the Micro:bit Educational Foundation has announced a revised version of micro:bit. Available for the same price as the original micro:bit and sharing its general design, micro:bit v2 includes Nordic nRF52833 CPU (ARM Cortex-M4, 64 MHz, 128 KB RAM, 512 KB flash), and additionally a microphone, a speaker, a touch sensor, and power saving mode.See also
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Further reading
* "Beginning Data Science, IoT, and AI on Single Board Computers: Core Skills and Real-World Application with the BBC micro:bit and XinaBox 1st ed. Edition" Authors: Pradeeka Seneviratne, Philip Meitiner (2020) * "BBC micro:bit Recipes: Learn Programming with Microsoft MakeCode Blocks" Author: Pradeeka Seneviratne (2019) *"Beginning BBC micro:bit:A Practical Introduction to micro:bit Development" Author: Pradeeka Seneviratne (2018); Chinese translation by Jason Liu (2019) *"Robótica Educativa - 50 Proyectos con micro:bit" Author: Ernesto Martínez de Carvajal Hedrich (2018). * "The Official BBC micro:bit User Guide" Author: Gareth Halfacree (2017) * "micro: bit in Wonderland: Coding & Craft with the BBC micro:bit" Authors: Tracy Gardner and Elbrie de Kock (2018). * "Getting Started with the BBC Micro:Bit" Author: Mike Tooley (2017) * "Micro:Bit – A Quick Start Guide for Teachers" Author: Ray Chambers (2015)External links
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