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micro:bit at home - get up!

03 May 2020

You can turn the LED display on your BBC micro:bit into a light sensor to help get you up in the morning.

What you'll make

Get coding

Now open the MakeCode editor where you’ll write the code for your program:

How to transfer your program to your micro:bit

Discover more

The micro:bit sunlight sensor uses the LED display as an output and as a light sensor input. Find out more about them in the videos below:

The Make some noise project shows how to connect headphones to your micro:bit and there are many more micro:bit at home activities to explore:

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