[Microbit-Python] Microbit-Python “Simon Says” Example for Kitronik Inventor’s Kit

[Nevil Hunt]

Hi Damien,
 
The Inventor's Kit comes with a Piezo Buzzer since as it can be driven directly from the P0 output pin.
A proper 8 ohm speaker needs an amp chip to drive it and as far as that is concerned watch this space!
Looking on the 'scope, when I generate a note from Block it generates more-or-less a square wave. Do you have the ability to generate proper tunes using micro python?
Nicholas said there were memory limitations in playing .wav files like you can using Python on the Raspberry Pi.
If you have anything that works using micro python I would quite like to give it a go!
 
Regards,
 
Nevil
 
> Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2016 23:10:07 +0000
> From: damien.p.george at gmail.com
> To: microbit at python.org
> Subject: Re: [Microbit-Python] 	Microbit-Python “Simon Says” Example for Kitronik Inventor’s Kit
> 
> Hi Nevil,
> 
> Does the inventor's kit have a proper speaker (not just a buzzer)?  If
> so when we can be even more creative with MicroPython and play tunes
> and notes through it.
> 
> Cheers,
> Damien.
> 
> 
> On Sun, Feb 7, 2016 at 12:27 PM, Nicholas H.Tollervey <ntoll at ntoll.org> wrote:
> > Hi Nevil,
> >
> > Just a quick correction: it's Damien George who should be getting all
> > the thanks - he's the creator of MicroPython and has put in a huge
> > amount of work on this project.
> >
> > Without Damien we wouldn't have Python on the micro:bit.
> >
> > N.
> >
> > On 07/02/16 12:19, Nevil Hunt wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> First of all I’d like to thank Nicholas for the Micro-Python initiative
> >> and Andrew Mulholland (who I met at the BETT show and who showed me how
> >> to get going with Microbit-Python). I am a STEM Ambassador and I’m
> >> working with one of the micro:bit partner companies, Kitronik, helping
> >> to get their resources ready for the roll out of the micro:bit into
> >> schools. In particular I’ve been helping get their “Inventor’s Kit”
> >> ready. The Inventor’s Kit allows the micro:bit to connect to a
> >> Breadboard then comes with various electronic components (switches,
> >> LEDs, buzzers, motors, pots, etc) to experiment with connecting
> >> electronics to the micro:bit. The booklet that comes with the Kit has 10
> >> experiments along with the code to drive them. Four use ‘Block’ and six
> >> use ‘Touch’ but our plan is to publish many more on the web site
> >> (www.kitronik.co.uk/microbit <http://www.kitronik.co.uk/microbit>) We
> >> would like some of these to use Java and some to use Python. As you
> >> might imagine, things are quite busy. I am now up and running with
> >> Microbit-Python but I have limited time to write the example code so I
> >> thought I’d see if anyone on this forum fancied having a go!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> The first one we have in mind is a “Simon Says” game where the
> >> Breadboard is fitted with 4 push switches (A,B,C,D) and a buzzer (see
> >> attached). Using the 4 corner LEDs of the micro:bit as the A,B,C,D
> >> lights the game starts by illuminating one random corner of the display
> >> e.g. ‘B’ and playing the note ‘B’ on the buzzer via P0. The player then
> >> has match this by pressing switch ‘B’ which illuminates ‘B’ and plays
> >> the note ‘B’. The game then illuminates ‘B’ plus one more random corner,
> >> e.g. ‘D’ while playing note ‘D’ on the buzzer. The player then has match
> >> this by pressing switches ‘B’ and ‘D’ in sequence. The game continues by
> >> adding another random letter to the sequence, e.g. ‘B’ ‘D’ ‘A’ then ‘B’
> >> ‘D’ ‘A’ ‘B’ then ‘B’ ‘D’ ‘A’ ‘B’ ‘C’ etc with the score being the
> >> maximum length of sequence the player correctly repeats. The game ends
> >> when the player fails to match the sequence.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> So if you fancy having a go, post me the code and I will try it out.
> >> Since you are unlikely to have an Inventor’s Kit you could try writing a
> >> simpler 2 switch version of the game using the ‘A’ and ‘B’ buttons on
> >> the micro:bit.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Nevil Hunt
> >>
> >> STEM Ambassador
> >>
> >>
> >>
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