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Micro:bit Gamepad Expansion Board SKU: DFR0536

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Contents

1 Introduction

2 Specification

3 Function Description

4 MakeCode Graphical Programming

5 The programming of event trigger

5.1 The Programming of Cyclic Query

6 The Example of MakeCode

6.1 Rock-Paper-Scissors

6.2 Yacht

6.3 Remote Control Handle

7 FAQ

8 More Documents

Introduction

Micro:bit gamepad is an expansion gamepad based on micro:bit. You only need to plug

in the micro:bit, it will turn into a wireless remote controller or a wireless game console.

This product packaged with acrylic plate, that giving it a good feel and no longer feels like

a bare circuit board. The gamepad has a total of 8 buttons, the left side have up, down,

left, right four buttons, the right side has X, Y two buttons, and two buttons A, B are in the front of the gamepad. The gamepad also has programmable built-in

vibration motor, buzzer, and LED. Using graphical programming, it will turn into a multimedia vibration controller or multimedia interactive game console instantly. The

programming platform supports MakeCode graphical programming and python. It is a very suitable tool for both beginners and masters.

Specification

Operating Voltage: 3VDC (2 AAA batteries)

Number of Buttons: Up, Down, Left, Right, X, Y, A, B Total 8 programmable buttons

Onboard Vibration motor × 1

Onboard LED × 1

Onboard Buzzer × 1

Acrylic Floor x 1

Acrylic Panel × 1

Battery Box with Cover × 1

Velcro × 2

Copper Cylinder × 4

Screw × 8

Big Button ×6

Small Button× 2

Dimension:148x57(mm)/ 5.83*2.24in

Function Description

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Function Description

LED Control pin P16

Vibration Motor Control pin P12

Summary of content (7 pages)

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5/26/2018 Micro:bit Gamepad Expansion Board SKU: DFR0536 - DFRobot Electronic Product Wiki and Tutorial: Arduino and Robot Wiki-DFRobot.c… Micro:bit Gamepad Expansion Board SKU: DFR0536 (http://www.dfrobot.com/) Home (https://www.dfrobot.com/) > Development Boards (https://www.dfrobot.com/category-184.html) > micro:bit (https://www.dfrobot.com/category-257.html) Contents 1 2 3 4 5 Introduction Specification Function Description MakeCode Graphical Programming The programming of event trigger 5.
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5/26/2018 Micro:bit Gamepad Expansion Board SKU: DFR0536 - DFRobot Electronic Product Wiki and Tutorial: Arduino and Robot Wiki-DFRobot.c… Buzzer PWR Switch Opearting Voltage Control pin P0 Power Indicator Turn off the power 3V~3.7V（2x AAA batteries） MakeCode Graphical Programming The basic tutorial of MakeCode: 1. 2. 3. 4. The library of gamepad: https://github.com/DFRobot/pxt-gamePad (https://github.com/DFRobot/pxt-gamePad) Enter MakeCode (https://makecode.microbit.
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5/26/2018 Micro:bit Gamepad Expansion Board SKU: DFR0536 - DFRobot Electronic Product Wiki and Tutorial: Arduino and Robot Wiki-DFRobot.c… The Example of MakeCode Rock-Paper-Scissors Graphical source program: Rock-Paper-Scissors (https://makecode.microbit.org/87049-10298-77800-67660) https://www.dfrobot.com/wiki/index.
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5/26/2018 Micro:bit Gamepad Expansion Board SKU: DFR0536 - DFRobot Electronic Product Wiki and Tutorial: Arduino and Robot Wiki-DFRobot.c… https://www.dfrobot.com/wiki/index.
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/26/2018 Micro:bit Gamepad Expansion Board SKU: DFR0536 - DFRobot Electronic Product Wiki and Tutorial: Arduino and Robot Wiki-DFRobot.c… (/wiki/index.php/File:DFR0536-edu04.jpg) Rock-Paper-Scissors Execution of the Program: 1. First, you should set the two main boards are in the 1th wireless group, so that they can communicate with each other. 2. When the left button is pressed, LED dot matrix displays the scissors, and sends the number 1. 3.
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5/26/2018 Micro:bit Gamepad Expansion Board SKU: DFR0536 - DFRobot Electronic Product Wiki and Tutorial: Arduino and Robot Wiki-DFRobot.c… 3. Incremental display from 0 to randomly generated number on the LED dot matrix, play the pitch and vibrate motor. 4. Send 1~6 random numbers to other main boards via wireless. 5. Comparing the random number with the received number. If it is less than the received number, turn off the light, otherwise turn on the light.
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