Installing KittenBlock

KittenBlock is the programming platform developed by Kittenbot for STEM Education.

Setting Up KittenBlock on your machine

Download Site

For Windows 10:

Download Kittenblock 1.89

For MacOS(Intel):

Kittenblock 1.89 下載

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Installing KittenBlock(Windows)

Unzip the rar file.

Winrar or similar programs can be used to unzip.

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A folder named KittenBlock will be extracted from the archive.

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Launch KittenBlock.exe from the folder.

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Installation Demo

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Windows Installation Demo

Installing the Extensions

Open up the settings menu by clicking on the gear.

Install Microbit COM and CH340 extensions. It should take less than a few minutes.

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Installing KittenBlock(Mac)

Unzip the KittenBlock zip file and launch the KittenBlock application.

Installation Demo

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MacOS Installation Demo

Troubleshooting

1. KittenBlock launches to a blue or white screen.

The permissions have to be updated.

Right-click on Kittenblock.exe and tick run as administrator.

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2. No hardware is displayed in the hardware menu

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Close KittenBlock and open KittenBlock again