BBC micro:bit

$19.73 Buy now

BBC micro:bit

Formed via a partnership across 20+ organizations, the micro:bit is an easy-to-use board aimed squarely at getting children into physical computing and learning to code. It has found its way into the maker community as a board that offers the flexibility of language, as it can be programmed from many different languages.

Read our article: Coding the BBC micro:bit with Edublocks

 

BBC micro:bit

Good reason to buy

Simple to use-- ideal for kids and adults who want to tinker and hack.

Specifications

TYPE

Microcontroller

PRICE

$19.73

SOFTWARE

Micro Python-- MakeCode-- JavaScript

ARCHITECTURE

32bit

CLOCK SPEED

16

PROCESSOR

ARM Cortex-M0 32 bit processor

I/O PINS DIGITAL

19

I/O PINS ANALOG

6

WIFI / ETHERNET

N/A

VIDEO

N/A

BLUETOOTH

Bluetooth Low Energy-- Proprietary Radio

OPERATING VOLTAGE

3V

DIMENSIONS

50mm x 40mm

MEMORY

256KB FLASH-- 16KB RAM