Guide

3/7/2018 SparkFun Inventor's Kit for micro:bit Experiment Guide - learn.sparkfun.com
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Troubleshooting
LED Not Blinking
Make sure you have it wired correctly and the correct pin to ground. Remember, short pin to ground; long pin to signal.
Still No Success
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Experiment 2: Reading a Potentiometer
Introduction
In this circuit you will work with a potentiometer. You will learn how to use a potentiometer to control the brightness of an LED by
reading a sensor and storing its 0–1023 value as a variable, then using it as a brightness level for the LED.
Parts Needed
You will need the following parts:
1x micro:bit
1x Micro B USB Cable
1x micro:bit Breakout (with Headers)
1x Breadboard
8x Jumper Wires
1x 10kΩ Potentiometer
1x LED
1x 100Ω Resistor
Didn’t Get the SIK for micro:bit?
If you are conducting this experiment and didn’t get the Inventor’s Kit, we suggest using these parts:
Suggested Reading
Before continuing with this
experiment, we recommend you be
familiar with the concepts in the
following tutorial:
Analog to Digital Conversion
Introducing the Potentiometer