Tag Archives: BBCMicrobit

Send the time from a watch to a BBC micro:bit

Previously I got a BBC micro:bit sending temperature data to my BangleJS watch by Bluetooth. I did this using a very simple, but deprecated, Eddystone beacon radio protocol. I thought it would be interesting to send data the other way, … Continue reading

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Use a micro:bit as remote Bluetooth temperature sensor

I love my BangleJS2 watch – it’s an inexpensive smart watch with custom firmware that allows you easily to write your own apps using JavaScript. I’ve already made a couple of watch faces for it, but I was keen to … Continue reading

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Collect and graph micro:bit data on a Raspberry Pi

Using a BBC micro:bit, an old Raspberry Pi and a surprisingly small amount of code, you can log sensor data in a simple CSV (comma separated values) text file and plot it on an interactive graph you can access from … Continue reading

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Emojify your Python

I’ve been thinking of ways of sharing Python programs on Twitter and I’ve come up with something a bit crazy, but which might have other uses. The micro:bit Python emojifier encodes and condenses Python programs using emojis. It also decodes … Continue reading

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micro:bit numbers station

Numbers stations are / were spooky shortwave radio stations, best known from the Cold War, which broadcast human voices reading numbers, usually in groups of five. It’s widely assumed these were / are used by many nations for communicating with … Continue reading

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