This easy-to-follow guide shows, step-by-step, how to quickly get started with programming and creating fun applications on your micro:bit.. Written in the straightforward style that Dr. Simon Monk is famous for, Programming the BBC micro:bit: Getting Started with MicroPython begins with basic concepts and gradually progresses to more advanced techniques. You will discover how to use the micro:bit's built-in hardware, use the LED display, accept input from sensors, attach external electronics, and handle wireless communication.

•Connect your micro:bit to a computer and start programming!

•Learn how to use the two most popular MicroPython editors

•Work with built-in functions and methods—and see how to write your own

•Display text, images, and animations on the micro:bit’s LED matrix

•Process data from the accelerometer, compass, and touch sensor

•Control external hardware by attaching it to the edge connector

•Send and receive messages via the built-in radio module

•Graphically build programs with the JavaScript Blocks Editor