Micro bit Educational Foundation MB013B BBC micro bit User Manual

Micro:bit Educational Foundation BBC micro bit

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User Manual

QUICK START GUIDEFor full set up instructions, please visit: https://www.microbit.co.uk/getting-startedYour computer should recognise your BBC micro:bit as a new drive. On computers running Windows, MICROBIT appears as a drive under Devices and drives. On a Mac it appears as a new drive under Devices.You connect your BBC micro:bit to your computer with a micro USB cable. Requirements Compiling your scriptPowering your BBC micro:bitUsing phones and tabletsTransferring the file to your BBC micro:bitConnecting your BBC micro:bitCoding your BBC micro:bitAccessing the BBC micro:bit websiteAn  ale to micro USB cable to connect your computer to your BBC micro:bit. This is the same cable that is commonly used to connect a smart phone to a computer.A laptop or PC running Windows 7 or later, or a Mac running OS X 10.6 or later, or a smart phone or tablet.Access to the Internet.To compile a different script click on My Scripts, select the script, then click edit and compile.Click compile in the editor. Your script is converted into a .hex file that you can transfer and run on your BBC micro:bit.When the file has downloaded, open Finder or Windows Explorer and open the MICROBIT drive. Drag and drop the .hex file onto your MICROBIT drive.The LED on the back of your BBC micro:bit flashes during the transfer which only takes a few seconds.Once transferred, the code will run automatically on your BBC micro:bit. To rerun your program, press the reset button on the back of your BBC micro:bit. The reset button automatically runs the newest file on the BBC micro:bit.Once you transfer a file to the BBC micro:bit, you can disconnect the BBC micro:bit from your computer.Connect the small end of the USB cable to the micro USB port on your BBC micro:bit. Connect the other end of the USB cable to a USB port on your computer.Go to Create Code and choose the editor that you would like to code with. When you have finished your script, press run to see it play on the on screen simulator.Just go to www.microbit.co.uk. There are lots of tutorials and information on the website. When your BBC micro:bit is not connected to your computer with a USB, you will need 2 x AAA batteries to power it.Find out how to use the BBC micro:bit App to connect your phones and tablets with the BBC micro:bit in the getting started section on the website.

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