The Micro:bit reads this sensor using an analog input, and displays the moisture level using its inbuilt LED matrix as a graph.

In our screenshot you’ll see a very simple environmental monitor designed to display readings from the micro:bit’s various sensors.

The BBC passes control of the Micro Bit mini-computer to a foundation that aims it to give it international appeal.

The BBC Micro Bit accelerometer is a versatile tool for orientation and movement detection in various projects.

In this three week storyline unit, students investigate a maglev train and the electromagnetic forces that cause a maglev train to levitate and provide the source of propulsion for the train. The ...

Get up-to-the-minute weather reports by turning an environmental sensor and two BBC micro:bits into a mini weather station ...

As the Micro Bit mini-computer is handed out to school children across the UK, some of the people who got to test the device describe their experiments.

By combining it with other micro:bit sensors, such as a motion detector or a temperature sensor, you can program the noise:bit to emit a sound when certain conditions are met.

• element14 – sourcing components and managing the manufacturing • Freescale – supplying the sensors and USB controllers • Lancaster University – created and wrote the micro:bit runtime ...