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

[Nicholas H.Tollervey]

Nevil,

We have a whole music module... See:

http://microbit-micropython.readthedocs.org/en/latest/music.html

:-)

Happy to answer questions.

N.

On 08/02/16 16:10, Nevil Hunt 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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