BitStarter Kit - Grove Extension Kit for Micro:bit

BitStarter Kit comes complete with a BitMaker Lite for micro:bit and 3 Grove modules for kids to realize their creative & functional projects. It's an educational, easy and functional product for micro:bit beginners to get started with micro:bit.

BitStarter Kit is mainly designed for users who are beginning to learn and use the micro:bit. It has 3 connection ports for Grove modules, allowing beginners to explore many different micro:bit's projects with diverse functions. If you haven't heard of Grove before, Grove is a Seeed Studio series which you can read more about here.
You can easily slide the micro:bit into the BitMaker Lite. The included buzzer, means the BitMaker Lite enables a
lot of interesting audio projects, e.g. a fruit piano. If you want to purchase a BitMaker Lite separately, click here.
This kit also consists of a slide potentiometer, an ultrasonic sensor and a servo to implement various kinds of creative and fun ideas or designs.One project that comes to mind is using the sliding potentiometer to gradually control the speed of your servo, only allowing the servo to turn if the ultrasonic sensor does not detect a potential collision. You'll quickly and easily implement your projects with the micro:bit, BitMaker Lite and the Grove modules as all of these components are plug and play. You can use Microsoft MakeCode to program your custom code. Your projects will become both cool and easy to play with!

About BitMaker Lite

BitMaker Lite is a smaller and more compact version of BitMaker. Even thought it only has 3 Grove ports, it is sufficient for many projects. If you want to access more GPIOs, BitMaker Lite also provides component holes for all available pins of micro:bit, you can solder header connectors to use them.

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Feature

• Plug and play: Three useful grove modules included! Apart from the extension board Bitmaker Lite's own buzzer, you'll have a slide potentiometer, ultrasonic sensor and servo to build projects with. You could create an adjustable light, ultrasonic automated door and so on.
• Microsoft MakeCode Compatible ~ A Powerful Programming Platform: MakeCode is a widely-used graphical programming software which allows you to program the micro:bit. You can easily use it through a web browser.

Part List 

Technical Specifications

• Power Supply:via micro USB cable
• Working Voltage: 5V
• Working Current: 1.5A (Max) built in overcurrent protection
• Breakouts component holes from micro:bit edge connector
• Reserves touchable pins P1 and P2 from micro:bit
• Up to 3 Grove ports (of which one is an I2C port)
• Built-in speaker for playing melody
• Plug and play
• Compatible with Microsoft Makecode and MicroPython