CincoBit
A low-cost, micro:bit inspired educational board
- Overview
- Driver
- Tethered Samples
- Standalone Samples
Educators will find great value in this low-cost board. This is an excellent micro:bit alternative, giving you alligator clip connections and DUELink Downlink connector for Daisylinking modules.
You can't use this board with Microsoft MakeCode directly, but you can use MicroBlocks instead
Classroom CincoBit Kit is designed for classrooms on a budget, where an entire classroom of students can double-up and use a set of 14 for under $100!
This board ships preloaded with MicroBlocks' firmware.
Key features • 5x5 LED Matrix | Resources PID: 0x000001 |
Driver Scripts go hand-in-hand with DUELink official firmware. See the Driver Scripts page for further details.
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
GetW() | Get display width: 5. |
GetH() | Get display height: 5. |
IsColor() | Returns 0. |
BtnA() | Returns 1 if button A is pressed. |
BtnB() | Returns 1 if button B is pressed. |
IsTouch(p) | Returns 1 if p pad (0, 1, or 2) is touched. |
Buzzer(f,d) | Plays buzzer to f frequency(50 to 15K) for d duration in milliseconds. |
Light() | Returns voltage from light sensor. |
DVer() | This driver version. |
See Graphics for available drawing functions.
The Code!
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These Tethered samples assume the driver is installed, see the Driver Tab.
- Python
- JavaScript
- .NET
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These samples show how to run DUELink Standalone.
- Script
- Arduino
- MicroBlocks
This example runs using the default DUELink Internal Engine using its Scripting Language, and it expects the driver to be loaded first, see the Driver Tab.
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See Arduino page for more info.
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This project runs standalone. It assumes that the MicroBlocks firmware is already loaded on the module.
Click the button below to open, edit, and run the project directly on MicroBlocks' website.
Ordering Info
| Product | Part Number | Price |
|---|---|---|
| DUELink CincoBit | GDL-MCCINCOBIT-E | $7.95 |