CincoBit

A low-cost, micro:bit inspired educational board

Overview
Commands
On-Module Code

Educators will find great value in this low-cost board. It includes a complete CS Curriculum. This is an excellent micro:bit alternative, giving you alligator clip pads and DUELink Downlink connector for Daisylinking modules.

CincoBit can sense light and temperature, it has 2 user buttons, and can output visual feedback on the 5x5 LED matrix plus generate sounds using the on-board buzzer.

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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!

Key features

• 5x5 LED Matrix
• micro:bit inspired edge connector
• USB-C connector
• Buzzer
• Light Sensor
• 2x User Buttons
• 52x42mm Overall Dimension

Resources

📄 Schematics
🔩 3D STEP file

PID: 0x000001

🌿 Cables not included

Modules ship without cables to reduce waste. Some specialty boards include a USB cable; for the rest, see Cables to add cables to your order.

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.

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See Graphics for available drawing functions.

Samples

Example code for using this module's commands in popular languages.

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New here? See Get Started to connect a module and send your first command.

Python
JavaScript
.NET

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Peek under the hood

The script below is this module's driver — it teaches the hardware how to respond to the commands listed above. It ships pre-loaded from the factory; most users never need to open it.

CincoBit Driver
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Code that runs directly on this module's MCU. See On-Module Code for an overview.

Script
Arduino IDE
MicroBlocks

This example runs using the default DUELink Internal Engine using its Scripting Language, and it expects the module's driver to be loaded first, see the Commands Tab.

Standalone Script Sample
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See Arduino IDE page for more info.

Standalone Arduino Sample
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Ordering Info

Product	Part Number	Price
DUELink CincoBit	GDL-MCCINCOBIT-E	$7.95

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