My newbit board

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shaoziyang
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My newbit board

Post by shaoziyang » Tue Mar 28, 2017 5:12 am

My newbit board, compatible with microbit. I add buzzer, so it may play music directly. And I also add a vibrator, provide feedback in play games.
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deshipu
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Re: My newbit board

Post by deshipu » Tue Mar 28, 2017 7:24 am

That looks great. I was thinking about following the reference design myself, but first I'm waiting for the nrf51822 dev board to try flashing MicroPython on it. Did you have any problems with it?
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Re: My newbit board

Post by shaoziyang » Tue Mar 28, 2017 7:50 am

It works fine, I have test it in micropython, python Editor, javascript block editor.

You may using IOS app to download with bluetooth , but android app always fail.
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Re: My newbit board

Post by shaoziyang » Tue Mar 28, 2017 7:52 am

deshipu wrote:That looks great. I was thinking about following the reference design myself, but first I'm waiting for the nrf51822 dev board to try flashing MicroPython on it. Did you have any problems with it?
The problem in microbit is micropython version is too old, and paste mode is not work. And free space in flash is only 8KB.
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Re: My newbit board

Post by fizban » Tue Mar 28, 2017 8:13 am

Interesting. I see the micropython.cn community is comercializing it already for 100 Yuans in taobao, which might be around 13,5 euro...
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Re: My newbit board

Post by shaoziyang » Tue Mar 28, 2017 11:59 am

fizban wrote:Interesting. I see the micropython.cn community is comercializing it already for 100 Yuans in taobao, which might be around 13,5 euro...
Yes, I made 100 pieces newbit board last week, only 100 yuan cost price, in order to let more people in Chinese micropython communit may try it.
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Re: My newbit board

Post by deshipu » Tue Mar 28, 2017 1:35 pm

Have you considered using more LEDs (with a led matrix driver chip, because then you don't have enough pins) for the display, so that you can actually display Chinese characters on it? We had a Korean user here trying to display Hangul in 5x5, but it didn't work very well...
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Re: My newbit board

Post by shaoziyang » Tue Mar 28, 2017 1:55 pm

deshipu wrote:Have you considered using more LEDs (with a led matrix driver chip, because then you don't have enough pins) for the display, so that you can actually display Chinese characters on it? We had a Korean user here trying to display Hangul in 5x5, but it didn't work very well...
Smallest Chinese fonts is 12x11 matrix, it need more space to place LEDs, and will not compatibity with microbit code. I consider add a 128x64 OLED module, include a font chip, using SPI bus.
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Re: My newbit board

Post by Showman » Sat Apr 30, 2022 9:07 am

Do you familiar with key wish new:bit (EMK new:bit)? https://ae04.alicdn.com/kf/Hc1b583da6c5 ... Python.jpg

I'm looking for original firmware 0254.
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