Program Your micro:bit Using Arduino IDE

Program Your micro:bit Using Arduino IDE

INTRODUCTION

If you’re Arduino user and want to try micro:bit, you can program your micro:bit using Arduino IDE. In this tutorial, I will share with how to setup and program your micro:bit using Arduino IDE.

VIDEO

This video shows how to program your micro:bit using Arduino IDE

 

HARDWARE PREPARATION

This is the list of items used in the video.

Sample Code

micro:bit board json link

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

You can use following code for controlling LED and read push button status (basic lesson).

 

Thank You

References:

  1. Nordic Semiconductor nRF5 Boards by Sandeep Mistry
  2. Adafruit - micro:bit with Arduino

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