[Microbit-Python] Using micro-python to send simple radio commands?

Carlos P.A. carlos.p.a.87 at gmail.com
Thu Jul 7 05:37:20 EDT 2016


You can have a look at https://github.com/bbcmicrobit/micropython/pull/283
and the linked PR for the documentation. So, while still working some
things out, this feature is definitely in the oven :)

On Thu, 7 Jul 2016, 11:21 Nevil Hunt, <nevil.hunt at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Whilst I understand that currently Bluetooth can't be used with
> micro-python due to memory constraints, can micro-python be used to send
> simple radio commands between a pair of micro:bits?
>
> The underlying mbed 'C' programming supports this using
>
> uBit.radio.enable
> uBit.radio.datagram.send
> &
> uBit.radio.datagram.recv
>
> but to do so in 'C' it is necessary to disable the Bluetooth stack so
> maybe simple radio commands could be supported from micro-python without
> running into the memory constraints of using the Bluetooth stack. It would
> certainly be quite neat if it could be supported!
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Nevil
>
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