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

[David Whale]

I just use any old powered bluetooth speaker that has a 3.5mm aux input
(hence the amp is onboard), and these are really loud!

D




On 8 February 2016 at 16:10, Nevil Hunt <nevil.hunt at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:

> 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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