Clipit
Alligator clip friendly STEM-microcomputer
- Overview
- Commands
- Samples
- On-Module Code
Clipit is an over-sized educational board with alligator-clip pad holes around the perimeter, capacitive touch pads, a 5×5 LED matrix, light sensor, and an on-board buzzer. The larger 120×60 mm footprint makes it easy to handle in event settings — STEM nights, demo booths, after-school clubs — and the clip holes let students wire to fruit, foil, conductive paint, or any other circuit they bring.
Clipit ships with MicroBlocks firmware pre-loaded, so it works out of the box for block coding. Or program it in Python, JavaScript, .NET, Arduino, or C++. The Downlink port chains more modules.
Pick Clipit for hands-on STEM activities where students will physically connect things to the board.
Key features • Clip Friendly Holes | Resources 📄 Schematics PID: 0x000011 |
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.
Commands this module accepts. See Samples for runnable code in popular host languages.
The commands below set the display up. To draw on it, use the engine's built-in Graphics library — the same drawing functions (Line, Text, Rect, Show, etc.) render to any display in the DUELink catalog, so the same drawing code works no matter which display you have connected.
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
TouchA() | Returns 1 if A pad is touched. |
TouchB() | Returns 1 if B pad is touched. |
TouchUp() | Returns 1 if Up pad is touched. |
TouchDown() | Returns 1 if Down pad is touched. |
TouchLeft() | Returns 1 if Left pad is touched. |
TouchRight() | Returns 1 if Right pad is touched. |
Buzzer(f,d) | Plays buzzer to f frequency(50 to 15K) for d duration in milliseconds. |
Light() | Returns voltage level from light sensor. |
DVer() | This driver version. |
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.
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Example code that calls this module's commands from popular host languages.
New here? See Get Started to connect a module and send your first command.
- Python
- JavaScript
- .NET
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Code that runs directly on this module's MCU. See how On-Module Code allows modules to run standalone.
- 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.
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See Arduino IDE 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 the MicroBlocks website.
Ordering Info
| Product | Part Number | Price |
|---|---|---|
| DUELink Clipit | GDL-MCCLIPIT-B | $14.95 |