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BBC micro:bit Recipes: Learn Programming with Microsoft MakeCode Blocks
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BBC micro:bit Recipes: Learn Programming with Microsoft MakeCode Blocks

by Pradeeka Seneviratne
June 2019
Beginner content levelBeginner
367 pages
6h 3m
English
Apress
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© Pradeeka Seneviratne  2019
Pradeeka SeneviratneBBC micro:bit Recipeshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4913-0_12

12. Using Sensors

Pradeeka Seneviratne1 
(1)
Udumulla, Mulleriyawa, Sri Lanka
 

This chapter presents how to use sensors with micro: bit to sense the physical environment. It has some built-in sensors such as accelerometers, compasses, temperatures, lights, and touch. You can use them without attaching any external components to your micro:bit.

12-1. Using Built-In Accelerometer

Problem

You want to get the acceleration values in the left and right direction (x-axis).

Solution

  • In the Toolbox, click on the Basic category. Then click and drag the show number block over, and place it inside the forever block.

  • In the Toolbox, click on the Input ...

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