Robotbit Coding with KittenBlock
Robotbit can be programmed with KittenBlock.
Refer to this page for introduction with Kittenblock: Kittenblock Introduction
Kittenblock Coding
Connect the Micro:bit to your computer with a USB cable.
Click select hardware and choose MicroBit Python from the menu.
Press this exclamation mark(!).
Click this button to connect the Micro:bit.
Micro:bit will display a heart icon after connecting to Kittenblock.
If the Micro:bit does not show a heart icon,
The blocks for Robotbit will be added
1. Programming Motors
For information about DC motors by Kittenbot, please visit: Kittenbot Actuators
Sample Program:
Connect 2 DC motors to the M1A and M1B port of the Robotbit.
The speed of motor ranges from -255 to 255.
2. Programming Servos
For information about servos by Kittenbot, please visit: Kittenbot Actuators
Sample Program:
Connect a servo to the S1 port of Robotbit.
Connect the orange wire from the servo to the yellow wire of the Robotbit.
Typical servos have a rotation range of 0-180.
3. Programming Stepper Motors
For information about DC motors by Kittenbot, please visit: Kittenbot Actuators
Sample Program:
Connect Stepper Motors to the M1 and M2 port of the Robotbit, with the red wire connecting to the VM port.
Stepper Motors have a rotation range of -360 to 360.
4. Programming the buzzer
Do not remove the buzzer jumper when using the buzzer.
5. Programming the built-in LED strip
Remember to add a "Show" block to display the effect.
5.1 Lighting up all lights
5.2 Customizing color with RGB
RGB value has a range of 0-255.
5.3 Lighting up individual lights
The lights are labelled 0-3. (As labelled on the Robotbit)
6. Programming the IO Pins
The blocks for the IO pins are found in the menu for Micro:bit.
Pin 0-2 can be used as analog pins while P8, P12~P15 can only be used as digital pins.
Analog values have a range of 0 to 1023, digital values have a range of 0 to 1.
6.1 Reading values from pins
Pin 0 is occupied by the buzzer by default, the jumper should be removed when using this pin.
6.2 Writing values to pins
Pin 0 is occupied by the buzzer by default, the jumper should be removed when using this pin.