MakeKit hover:bit User manual
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Meet the micro:bit
Front Back
You can learn more at: https://tech.microbit.org/hardware/
micro:bit is a small computer with prosessor, sensors, display and radio. It
has connection pins for external components like LEDs, speakers or various
sensors.
Antenna
2,4 gHz
Reset button
USB Battery (3V)
Button BButton A
Screen (5x5 pixels)
Sensors
“Haircut”
“Gold teeth”
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ART
Three values that controls the hover:bit
The Rule
Controls
ART
arm, roll, throttle
Variable:
Type
Minimum
Neutral
Maximum
Arm (start/stop)
Binary
0
1
Throttle (speed)
Percent
0
50
100
Roll (steering)
Degrees
-45
0
45
Arm starts and stops motors.
Roll controls the rudder and stearing
Throttle control the speed.
The values are being transmitter from remote control to the receiver (hovercraft)
These 3 values control the hovercraft:
Let´s code!
Simulator:
Test your code here
On start:
Code that will run once at
startup
Code that will repeat
forever
Name your project
Download to micro:bit
Save a backup
Block
mode
Javascript
mode
Share your codeMain menu Settings
Undo zoom
The editor
Blocks
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Name your project
Start by giving your project a name like “Sender group x”.
This is your unique radio channel. If you are alone you can use
channel 7
Sender group 7
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Radio
1.Make a variable called radioChannel
2.Set the radioChannel to 7 (or a number between 0 and 255). This number must also be used on the hovercraft later
3.Use Show Number (in the forever loop) to å verify that Arm is changing correctly
4.Use the “radio set group” to make the radio channel take effect
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ART
arm, roll, throttle
1.Make 3 variables called arm, roll and throttle
2.Use the button functions so button A makes throttle 10 (%) less, and button B makes it 10 more. Use “change”,
not “set”
3.Use the buttons A + B (a combination) to change the Arm between 0 and 1 everytime A + B is pressed
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