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A simple example using the 2 buttons (a and b), pressing them will display one of the built in images on th 5×5 LED display on the Micro Bit

The Image Class can display a wide variety of images, you can change these in the code below

Image.HEART

Image.HEART_SMALL

Image.HAPPY

Image.SMILE

Image.SAD

Image.CONFUSED

Image.ANGRY

Image.ASLEEP

Image.SURPRISED

Image.SILLY

Image.FABULOUS

Image.MEH

Image.YES

Image.NO

Image.CLOCK12, Image.CLOCK11, Image.CLOCK10, Image.CLOCK9, Image.CLOCK8, Image.CLOCK7, Image.CLOCK6, Image.CLOCK5, Image.CLOCK4, Image.CLOCK3, Image.CLOCK2, Image.CLOCK1

Image.ARROW_N, Image.ARROW_NE, Image.ARROW_E, Image.ARROW_SE, Image.ARROW_S, Image.ARROW_SW, Image.ARROW_W, Image.ARROW_NW

Image.TRIANGLE

Image.TRIANGLE_LEFT

Image.CHESSBOARD

Image.DIAMOND

Image.DIAMOND_SMALL

Image.SQUARE

Image.SQUARE_SMALL

Image.RABBIT

Image.COW

Image.MUSIC_CROTCHET

Image.MUSIC_QUAVER

Image.MUSIC_QUAVERS

Image.PITCHFORK

Image.XMAS

Image.PACMAN

Image.TARGET

Image.TSHIRT

Image.ROLLERSKATE

Image.DUCK

Image.HOUSE

Image.TORTOISE

Image.BUTTERFLY

Image.STICKFIGURE

Image.GHOST

Image.SWORD

Image.GIRAFFE

Image.SKULL

Image.UMBRELLA

Image.SNAKE

http://microbit-micropython.readthedocs.io/en/latest/image.html – has more information on the image class
Code

This was written using the http://codewith.mu/ python editor

[codesyntax lang=”python”]

from microbit import *

# Write your code here :-)
while True:
    if button_a.is_pressed() and button_b.is_pressed():
        display.show(Image.CONFUSED)
    elif button_a.is_pressed():
        display.show(Image.YES)
    elif button_b.is_pressed():
        display.show(Image.NO)
    sleep(100)

[/codesyntax]

push button

MicroBit push button and display image example