The snap:bit is an electronic component for the Snap Circuits educational electronic kit. It features a socket for connecting the BBC micro:bit. This allows the Snap Circuits to be programmatically controlled by the micro:bit.All features of the micro:bit like the accelerometer and compass, the light and temperature sensors, the radio and Bluetooth, are available for a completely new experience with Snap Circuits!FEATURES- Socket for connecting the BBC micro:bit- 5 snap buttons connected to the 5 major micro:bit pins: P0, P1, P2, 3V, and GND- Compatible with Snap Circuits and similar electronic kits- No need for crocodile clips, banana plugs, or other cables- Plenty of exciting projects using easy to learn block diagrams- Robust, kid-friendly designCOMPATIBILITY- The BBC micro:bit is supported- Other PCB boards and accessories that feature the micro:bit edge connector are supported- All Snap Circuits educational kits are supported- The snap buttons on the snap:bit are designed to snap perfectly with all Snap Circuits components- Other educational kits with snap buttons compatible with Snap Circuits are supportedPROJECTS- Free online projects on our web site- Easy to understand circuit schematics- Code samples with block diagrams for the Microsoft MakeCode Editor- From easy lessons to complex projectsWHAT YOU GET- 1 x snap:bit component- Quick start guide- Full-color cardboard packagingNOT INCLUDED- micro:bit not included- Other Snap Circuits components not included
T**M
A great addition to control snap circuits or hotwires (UK) kits with a microbit.
This is a really great addition to snap circuits or Hotwires kits. Microbits are possibly the best of the small microcontrollers to introduce or expand coding for children and adults, adding this snapbit has allowed us to easily move into physical computing with my 10yo daughter. The alternatives are fiddly breadboards and jumper cables, a mess of crocodile clips or various prebuit sensor/controller kits. We already had the snap circuits/hotwires kit (which my daughter enjoys alot) and microbit, snapbit is the logical(!) next step. There are some great guides on the snapbit website that are very useful for adults with little or no experience to help things along when needed. There are obvious limitations to the system, we only have two LEDs, my daughter immediately wanted to add more. However, I haven't come across a better way to introduce simple concepts and make foundations to be built on. Highly recommended.Caption for the pucture - I'm assuming there are some current limiting resistors in the snapbit somwhere as the LEDs were not too bright.
K**T
Handy adaptor between Micro:Bit and Snap Circuits
Great little adaptor that allows you to connect snap circuits components and programme them to operate via the pins of the Micro:Bit.
M**E
Worth picking up if it piques your interest
Build quality is good, plug in your Arduino, follow the examples on the website and it just works.
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