About microbit_helpler

microbit_helpler is try to create a Scratch 2.0 Extension for BBC micro:bit through the COM serial port to send/receive the self-defined data.

Installation:

1. python2 -m pip install blockext==0.2.0a2
2. python2 -m pip install pyserial
3. To download and install the Scratch 2.0 Offline Editor from https://scratch.mit.edu/download

Basic Usage

1. Open the Scratch 2.0 Offline Editor
2. Import the extension description (Shift-click on "File" and select "Import Experimental HTTP Extension" from the menu) choice the file of microbit_helper.s2e
3. The new extension blocks will appear in the More Blocks palette
4. Test your extension and iterate!

or direct to the ScratchFiles/ScratchProjects/ directory and Double-click at microbit_sample.sb2 sample file and you can play the demo game.

Source files

• microbit_hex.hex (micropython compiled to intel-hex file)
• microbit_helper.py (python code follow the Scratch 2.0 Extension helper apps for micro:bit by blockext package)
• ScratchFiles/ExtensionDescriptors/microbit_helper_zh_tw.s2e (Scratch Extension helper block with Chinese)
• ScratchFiles/ExtensionDescriptors/microbit_helper.s2e (Scratch Extension helper block with English)
• ScratchFiles/ScratchProjects/microbit_sample.sb2 (Sample Game for Scratch)

Screenshot

Reference

Notes and Credits

• BBC micro:bit
• MIT SCRATCH
• Python
• Teacher HSIEH, Li-Yi
• blockext

License

The Laravel framework is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.

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