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New Kitronik products in stock!

April 25, 2018 • :MOVE • alligator clip • crocodile leads • Kitronik • LED • LEDs • Line following • MakeCode • micro:bit • micro:bit accessories • microbit • MicroPython • ZIP LEDs

Our friends at Kitronik have been hard at work, bringing out some really useful micro:bit accessories!

Which Leads and Prototyping Boards Do you Need for Your BBC micro:bit?

December 11, 2017 • adafruit • BBC micro:bit • jumper leads • kitronik • micro:bit accessories • proto-pic • prototyping

There's a range of different leads and prototyping boards for the BBC micro:bit - this post walks you through from the very basic to the more elaborate, and explains when you might want to use each type.

5 Hardware Add-ons Kits to Extend Your BBC micro:bit

September 16, 2017 • 4Tronix • BBC • coding • hardware • kitronik • micro:bit • micro:bit accessories • Proto-PIC

Hardware accessories extend the capabilities of the humble BBC micro:bit, by building on a familiar portable coding platform for mobile devices and Windows/Mac/Linux computers.

Listed in order from easiest to advanced, here's the top 5 hardware add-ons, starting with the easiest..

Looking for a great beginner robot for your BBC micro:bit?

July 15, 2017 • coding • Kitronik • Micro:bit • robotics

The Kitronik :MOVE mini buggy kit is a fantastic and compact starter robot for your BBC micro:bit(s), priced at under $50! If you've recently bought a Micro:bit, this is definitely worth a look. The kit comprises the robot and the battery-powered Servo:Lite board, and comes with a well-written instruction booklet, that starts you programming straight out of the box, during the build process. The BBC micro:bit is available separately. Features include: highly manoeuvrable has an array of bright colour-changing LEDs that can be individually controlled with brightness and on/off pop a felt-tipped pen into the hole for continuous drawing custom blocks for easy PXT drag...