Saturday I arrived to a very pleasant surprise, my Micro:Bit had arrived! I was so excited that I did a whole photo shoot of the unboxing and jumped right into getting some code up and running on it.
THE PHOTO SHOOT:
After this lovely display, it was to the code I went. Since I was doing an activity monitoring bracelet, I decided to stand on the shoulders of giants rather than reinventing the wheel, so I used the code already provided as a reference point. I created a mode variable which can be toggled up or down using the A and B button and switches through a step counter, a mode which shows the current temperature in Fahrenheit, and a compass. I am looking into making a clock mode which shows the current time (will be EST since that is my timezone, but I will look into expanding this). Below are some screenshots of the code and pictures of it flashed onto the micro:bit:
Step Counter
Compass
Temperature Gauge
Watch out for part 2, where I will be making a housing for the Micro:Fit and give an update on the clock module I am hoping to implement!