BBC Micro:bit—a free single-board PC for every Year 7 kid in the ... Bluetooth is available for connectivity, and there's an accelerometer and compass on-board. BBC Micro:bit features, pinouts, ...

Izzy: We did it by creating a door alarm sensor using the micro:bit’s in-built compass, called a magnetometer. When the door opened, the micro:bit was triggered to alert us.

To do this, the micro:bit pocket-sized computer is being distributed for free to students, complete with programmable innards, Bluetooth, built-in compass, and motion detection. This is all part ...

The micro:bit has a built-in magnetometer – all you need to get it to display its direction is a little code, the contents of which will handily introduce you both to the handy concept of conditional ...

The BBC micro:bit is a pocket-sized codeable computer with motion detection, a built-in compass and Bluetooth technology, which was given free to every child in year 7 or equivalent across the UK ...

For full instructions on how to create your very own BBC microbit compass using the awesome Zip Halo for the BBC microbit, jump over to the Kitronik website by following the link below.

How to master…the BBC micro:bit. The BBC's mini-puter is finally out in the wild – here's how to turn its many skills into amazing DIY gadgets... Mark Wilson Follow @markydwilson. 4 April 2016 / 18:04 ...