BBC Micro:bit coding from Arduino IDE Cheat Sheet

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Tutorial how to set up Arduino IDE to code Micro:bit

Micro-bit

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Additional Board Manager URL

Open Tools

Open Tools>Board>Boards Manager from the menu bar, search for nRF5 and install “Nordic Semiconductor nRF5 Boards” by Sandeep Mistry

Wait.

Wait for the installation. It will take a while.

Select Micro:bit

Select BBC micro:bit from the Boards menu.

Set SoftDevice to S110.

And set the Port to the Micro:bit COM port.

Start Arduino IDE

Start your Arduino IDE, then click on Preferences.

Add the URL into the Additional Board Manager URL text box

https://sandeepmistry.github.io/arduino-nRF5/package_nRF5_boards_index.json

Arduino File

Boards Manager

Test code

const int buttonA = 5; 
const int buttonB = 11;
 
void setup() 
{  
  Serial.begin(9600);
  pinMode(buttonA, INPUT);  
  pinMode(buttonB, INPUT);   
}
 
void loop()
{
  if (! digitalRead(buttonA)) 
  {
    Serial.println("Button A pressed");
  }
  if (! digitalRead(buttonB)) 
  {
    Serial.println("Button B pressed");
  }
  delay(150);
}

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