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We will look at how you can use C++ to write programs for your Micro:bit, there is an online compiler you use and we will show you how to access this and show a simple program

Process

Visit developer.mbed.org and create an account, its free

Now you nee to add support fo the Micro:bit, to do this you visit the micro:bit platform page and add the micro:bit to your compiler by clicking the “Add to your mbed compiler” button down the right hand side of the page

Open the online idea, select New -> New program. there are 3 sample templates -> select the micro:bit DAL option

Click the Compile button. A hex file will be saved to your computer.

Copy the file to your Micro:bit, the orange LED on the the micro:bit will flash; it will stop flashing when the download is complete.

Your code will be now be running on your Micro:bit

We will now change this to run with the RGB led example

Schematic

anode-rgb_bb

Code

Replace the default code with the following, this simply cycles through the RED, Green and blue led’s.

[codesyntax lang=”cpp”]

#include "MicroBit.h"

MicroBit uBit;

int main()
{
    // Initialise the micro:bit runtime.
    uBit.init();
    
    while(1)
    {
    uBit.io.P0.setDigitalValue(1);
    uBit.io.P1.setDigitalValue(1);
    uBit.io.P2.setDigitalValue(1);
        
    // red on
    uBit.io.P0.setDigitalValue(0);
    uBit.sleep(1000);
    uBit.io.P0.setDigitalValue(1);
    uBit.sleep(1000);
    // green on
    uBit.io.P1.setDigitalValue(0);
    uBit.sleep(1000);
    uBit.io.P1.setDigitalValue(1);
    uBit.sleep(1000);
    // blue on
    uBit.io.P2.setDigitalValue(0);
    uBit.sleep(1000);
    uBit.io.P2.setDigitalValue(1);
    uBit.sleep(1000);

    }
}

[/codesyntax]

RGB

Microbit RGB led using C Plus Plus