From nevil.hunt at hotmail.co.uk Fri Mar 3 12:39:10 2017 From: nevil.hunt at hotmail.co.uk (Nevil Hunt) Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2017 17:39:10 +0000 Subject: [Microbit-Python] Raspberry Pi Big Birthday Weekend Message-ID: Anyone else going to the Raspberry Pi Big Birthday Weekend? I will be there tomorrow (Sat) doing some marshalling. If anyone else is there track me down and say 'hello!' Cheers, Nevil -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ntoll at ntoll.org Fri Mar 3 12:59:52 2017 From: ntoll at ntoll.org (Nicholas H.Tollervey) Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2017 17:59:52 +0000 Subject: [Microbit-Python] Raspberry Pi Big Birthday Weekend In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I have tickets but then saw my kids' weekend activities so need to be dad-taxiing my offspring to football, rehearsals and concerts. :-/ N. On 03/03/17 17:39, Nevil Hunt wrote: > Anyone else going to the Raspberry Pi Big Birthday Weekend? > > > I will be there tomorrow (Sat) doing some marshalling. > > If anyone else is there track me down and say 'hello!' > > > > Cheers, > > > Nevil > > > > _______________________________________________ > Microbit mailing list > Microbit at python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 455 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: From nevil.hunt at hotmail.co.uk Mon Mar 6 11:54:14 2017 From: nevil.hunt at hotmail.co.uk (Nevil Hunt) Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2017 16:54:14 +0000 Subject: [Microbit-Python] Raspberry Pi Big Birthday Weekend In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: Hi John, Sorry I didn't get to speak with you on Saturday (unless I did speak to you without knowing it was you!) I did however get to speak to Clare Macrae who came over to meet me as a result of the email I sent on Friday. She didn't however get the message directly. She was emailed by Carles Pina i Estany who is currently in the Antarctic with the Swiss Polar Institute who got my email on Friday and forwarded it to her! Thanks Carles! It's great to know sending an email to Microbit at python.org sends a message to every continent on the planet! Cheers, Nevil ________________________________ From: John Read Sent: 03 March 2017 17:50 To: nevil.hunt at hotmail.co.uk Subject: Re: [Microbit-Python] Raspberry Pi Big Birthday Weekend Yes I will be there as a guest on the Saturday and volunteering on the Sunday. Will certainly say hello if I get the chance. Cheers John On 3 Mar 2017, at 17:39, Nevil Hunt > wrote: Anyone else going to the Raspberry Pi Big Birthday Weekend? I will be there tomorrow (Sat) doing some marshalling. If anyone else is there track me down and say 'hello!' 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Naomi 404 Not Found - Code: NoSuchKey - Message: The specified key does not exist. - Key: blocksalpha/0.1.0-blocksalpha/editor.html/index.html - RequestId: 2CD4AE232866BFA3 - HostId: 1uWDUNtKRRC17P4EXuDWe6pTal2+s7xYlkrBIdAz8jlm5oUhVowNhKADCaamsBAXL+8l/YHe5XA= An Error Occurred While Attempting to Retrieve a Custom Error Document - Code: NoSuchKey - Message: The specified key does not exist. - Key: error.html On 6 March 2017 at 13:07, Nicholas H.Tollervey wrote: > Hi Folks, > > Several of us have been busy hacking together a blockly based UI for > MicroPython on the BBC micro:bit (thanks Carlos). > > The ALPHA version can be found here and it needs people to take it for a > test drive. > > http://python.microbit.org/experimental-blocks/ > > All feedback, ideas and bug reports are most welcome (use the link > provided at the top of the page to get to our GitHub issues). Feedback > via GitHub is preferred! > > This is ALPHA software for the purposes of testing. Don't rely on it to > actually work! :-) > > Please share this information far and wide. Remember Linus's law: given > enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow. > > Now go break it, mess with it, use it and tell us how to improve it! > > Yay. > > N. > > > _______________________________________________ > Microbit mailing list > Microbit at python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit > > -- Naomi Ceder https://plus.google.com/u/0/111396744045017339164/about -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ntoll at ntoll.org Mon Mar 6 14:52:56 2017 From: ntoll at ntoll.org (Nicholas H.Tollervey) Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2017 19:52:56 +0000 Subject: [Microbit-Python] Please test the ALPHA Python micro:bit blocks In-Reply-To: References: <19b40458-4da9-946f-a9f9-a6c2c0d2b464@ntoll.org> Message-ID: Yes, the trailing slash (or lack thereof) is a known problem. To be clear, there needs to be a trailing slash. Unfortunately, it's the micro:bit foundation who are hosting this and I'm nothing to do with how they configure their redirects. N. On 06/03/17 19:51, Naomi Ceder wrote: > ;-( > > I think I may have found a bug... It does work, however, if you remove > the trailing slash that seems to end up at the end of editor.html once > you follow the link... > > Naomi > > > 404 Not Found > > * Code: NoSuchKey > * Message: The specified key does not exist. > * Key: blocksalpha/0.1.0-blocksalpha/editor.html/index.html > * RequestId: 2CD4AE232866BFA3 > * HostId: > 1uWDUNtKRRC17P4EXuDWe6pTal2+s7xYlkrBIdAz8jlm5oUhVowNhKADCaamsBAXL+8l/YHe5XA= > > > An Error Occurred While Attempting to Retrieve a Custom Error Document > > * Code: NoSuchKey > * Message: The specified key does not exist. > * Key: error.html > > > On 6 March 2017 at 13:07, Nicholas H.Tollervey > wrote: > > Hi Folks, > > Several of us have been busy hacking together a blockly based UI for > MicroPython on the BBC micro:bit (thanks Carlos). > > The ALPHA version can be found here and it needs people to take it for a > test drive. > > http://python.microbit.org/experimental-blocks/ > > > All feedback, ideas and bug reports are most welcome (use the link > provided at the top of the page to get to our GitHub issues). Feedback > via GitHub is preferred! > > This is ALPHA software for the purposes of testing. Don't rely on it to > actually work! :-) > > Please share this information far and wide. Remember Linus's law: given > enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow. > > Now go break it, mess with it, use it and tell us how to improve it! > > Yay. > > N. > > > _______________________________________________ > Microbit mailing list > Microbit at python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit > > > > > > -- > Naomi Ceder > https://plus.google.com/u/0/111396744045017339164/about > > > _______________________________________________ > Microbit mailing list > Microbit at python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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It does work, however, if you remove >> the trailing slash that seems to end up at the end of editor.html once >> you follow the link... >> >> Naomi >> >> >> 404 Not Found >> >> * Code: NoSuchKey >> * Message: The specified key does not exist. >> * Key: blocksalpha/0.1.0-blocksalpha/editor.html/index.html >> * RequestId: 2CD4AE232866BFA3 >> * HostId: >> 1uWDUNtKRRC17P4EXuDWe6pTal2+s7xYlkrBIdAz8jlm5oUhVowNhKADCaamsBAXL+8l/YHe5XA= >> >> >> An Error Occurred While Attempting to Retrieve a Custom Error Document >> >> * Code: NoSuchKey >> * Message: The specified key does not exist. >> * Key: error.html >> >> >> On 6 March 2017 at 13:07, Nicholas H.Tollervey > > wrote: >> >> Hi Folks, >> >> Several of us have been busy hacking together a blockly based UI for >> MicroPython on the BBC micro:bit (thanks Carlos). >> >> The ALPHA version can be found here and it needs people to take it for a >> test drive. >> >> http://python.microbit.org/experimental-blocks/ >> >> >> All feedback, ideas and bug reports are most welcome (use the link >> provided at the top of the page to get to our GitHub issues). Feedback >> via GitHub is preferred! >> >> This is ALPHA software for the purposes of testing. Don't rely on it to >> actually work! :-) >> >> Please share this information far and wide. Remember Linus's law: given >> enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow. >> >> Now go break it, mess with it, use it and tell us how to improve it! >> >> Yay. >> >> N. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Microbit mailing list >> Microbit at python.org >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Naomi Ceder >> https://plus.google.com/u/0/111396744045017339164/about >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Microbit mailing list >> Microbit at python.org >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Microbit mailing list > Microbit at python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 455 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: From david.f.booth at googlemail.com Mon Mar 6 15:54:29 2017 From: david.f.booth at googlemail.com (David Booth) Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2017 20:54:29 +0000 Subject: [Microbit-Python] Please test the ALPHA Python micro:bit blocks In-Reply-To: References: <19b40458-4da9-946f-a9f9-a6c2c0d2b464@ntoll.org> Message-ID: Hi What's the easiest way to find out what is new in the ALPHA version? Look forward to trying it. Thanks David On 6 Mar 2017 20:00, "Nicholas H.Tollervey" wrote: > Here's an alternative link (the target the original -- and easy to > remember -- URL pointed at): > > http://python.microbit.org/blocksalpha/0.1.0-blocksalpha/editor.html > > N. > > On 06/03/17 19:52, Nicholas H.Tollervey wrote: > > Yes, the trailing slash (or lack thereof) is a known problem. To be > > clear, there needs to be a trailing slash. > > > > Unfortunately, it's the micro:bit foundation who are hosting this and > > I'm nothing to do with how they configure their redirects. > > > > N. > > > > On 06/03/17 19:51, Naomi Ceder wrote: > >> ;-( > >> > >> I think I may have found a bug... It does work, however, if you remove > >> the trailing slash that seems to end up at the end of editor.html once > >> you follow the link... > >> > >> Naomi > >> > >> > >> 404 Not Found > >> > >> * Code: NoSuchKey > >> * Message: The specified key does not exist. > >> * Key: blocksalpha/0.1.0-blocksalpha/editor.html/index.html > >> * RequestId: 2CD4AE232866BFA3 > >> * HostId: > >> 1uWDUNtKRRC17P4EXuDWe6pTal2+s7xYlkrBIdAz8jlm5oUhVowNhKADCa > amsBAXL+8l/YHe5XA= > >> > >> > >> An Error Occurred While Attempting to Retrieve a Custom Error > Document > >> > >> * Code: NoSuchKey > >> * Message: The specified key does not exist. > >> * Key: error.html > >> > >> > >> On 6 March 2017 at 13:07, Nicholas H.Tollervey >> > wrote: > >> > >> Hi Folks, > >> > >> Several of us have been busy hacking together a blockly based UI for > >> MicroPython on the BBC micro:bit (thanks Carlos). > >> > >> The ALPHA version can be found here and it needs people to take it > for a > >> test drive. > >> > >> http://python.microbit.org/experimental-blocks/ > >> > >> > >> All feedback, ideas and bug reports are most welcome (use the link > >> provided at the top of the page to get to our GitHub issues). > Feedback > >> via GitHub is preferred! > >> > >> This is ALPHA software for the purposes of testing. Don't rely on > it to > >> actually work! :-) > >> > >> Please share this information far and wide. Remember Linus's law: > given > >> enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow. > >> > >> Now go break it, mess with it, use it and tell us how to improve it! > >> > >> Yay. > >> > >> N. > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Microbit mailing list > >> Microbit at python.org > >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Naomi Ceder > >> https://plus.google.com/u/0/111396744045017339164/about > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Microbit mailing list > >> Microbit at python.org > >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit > >> > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Microbit mailing list > > Microbit at python.org > > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Microbit mailing list > Microbit at python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ntoll at ntoll.org Mon Mar 6 16:24:04 2017 From: ntoll at ntoll.org (Nicholas H.Tollervey) Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2017 21:24:04 +0000 Subject: [Microbit-Python] Please test the ALPHA Python micro:bit blocks In-Reply-To: References: <19b40458-4da9-946f-a9f9-a6c2c0d2b464@ntoll.org> Message-ID: <2d9cd67d-9adb-68d3-219a-3856ef5d96a8@ntoll.org> Good question. Simple answer: it has a new blockly button for blocks->Python programming. ;-) You can check out the GitHub repos - that has a CHANGELOG file with stuff in it. https://github.com/bbcmicrobit/PythonEditor Hope that helps, N. On 06/03/17 20:54, David Booth via Microbit wrote: > Hi > What's the easiest way to find out what is new in the ALPHA version? > > Look forward to trying it. > > Thanks David > > > On 6 Mar 2017 20:00, "Nicholas H.Tollervey" > wrote: > > Here's an alternative link (the target the original -- and easy to > remember -- URL pointed at): > > http://python.microbit.org/blocksalpha/0.1.0-blocksalpha/editor.html > > > N. > > On 06/03/17 19:52, Nicholas H.Tollervey wrote: > > Yes, the trailing slash (or lack thereof) is a known problem. To be > > clear, there needs to be a trailing slash. > > > > Unfortunately, it's the micro:bit foundation who are hosting this and > > I'm nothing to do with how they configure their redirects. > > > > N. > > > > On 06/03/17 19:51, Naomi Ceder wrote: > >> ;-( > >> > >> I think I may have found a bug... It does work, however, if you > remove > >> the trailing slash that seems to end up at the end of editor.html > once > >> you follow the link... > >> > >> Naomi > >> > >> > >> 404 Not Found > >> > >> * Code: NoSuchKey > >> * Message: The specified key does not exist. > >> * Key: blocksalpha/0.1.0-blocksalpha/editor.html/index.html > >> * RequestId: 2CD4AE232866BFA3 > >> * HostId: > >> > 1uWDUNtKRRC17P4EXuDWe6pTal2+s7xYlkrBIdAz8jlm5oUhVowNhKADCaamsBAXL+8l/YHe5XA= > >> > >> > >> An Error Occurred While Attempting to Retrieve a Custom > Error Document > >> > >> * Code: NoSuchKey > >> * Message: The specified key does not exist. > >> * Key: error.html > >> > >> > >> On 6 March 2017 at 13:07, Nicholas H.Tollervey > >> >> wrote: > >> > >> Hi Folks, > >> > >> Several of us have been busy hacking together a blockly based > UI for > >> MicroPython on the BBC micro:bit (thanks Carlos). > >> > >> The ALPHA version can be found here and it needs people to > take it for a > >> test drive. > >> > >> http://python.microbit.org/experimental-blocks/ > > >> > > >> > >> All feedback, ideas and bug reports are most welcome (use the > link > >> provided at the top of the page to get to our GitHub issues). > Feedback > >> via GitHub is preferred! > >> > >> This is ALPHA software for the purposes of testing. Don't > rely on it to > >> actually work! :-) > >> > >> Please share this information far and wide. Remember Linus's > law: given > >> enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow. > >> > >> Now go break it, mess with it, use it and tell us how to > improve it! > >> > >> Yay. > >> > >> N. > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Microbit mailing list > >> Microbit at python.org > > > >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Naomi Ceder > >> https://plus.google.com/u/0/111396744045017339164/about > > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Microbit mailing list > >> Microbit at python.org > >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit > > >> > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Microbit mailing list > > Microbit at python.org > > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Microbit mailing list > Microbit at python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Microbit mailing list > Microbit at python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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I've just sent a tweet from my @ZbitConnect twitter account about the Raspberry Pi Birthday Weekend message going via Antarctica, using the micro:bit world tour link you sent. I realise the link was from a different expedition to the one your on now but it was such a good blog about the micro:bit that I wanted to share it with others! Cheers, Nevil ________________________________ From: Microbit on behalf of Carles Pina i Estany Sent: 06 March 2017 22:50 To: For Pythonic MicroBit related discussions Cc: cfmacrae at fastmail.co.uk Subject: Re: [Microbit-Python] Raspberry Pi Big Birthday Weekend Hi from... near the South Sandwich islands (coordinates on the signature) Funnily enough last year on a different expedition Jen took a Microbit and wrote about some adventures: https://microworldtour.github.io/microbit/macaroni.html Macaroni micro:bit's World Tour microworldtour.github.io After a bus ride, two long haul flights with a stop in Ascension Island and another bus ride, I have finally made it to Stanley in the Falkland Islands. This year we didn't take the Microbit but all the software (events system, sample logs, intranet webpage, etc.) is done using Python+Django :-) Cheers, On Mar/06/2017, Nevil Hunt wrote: > Hi John, > > > Sorry I didn't get to speak with you on Saturday (unless I did speak to you without knowing it was you!) > > > I did however get to speak to Clare Macrae who came over to meet me as a result of the email I sent on Friday. > > She didn't however get the message directly. > > She was emailed by Carles Pina i Estany who is currently in the Antarctic with the Swiss Polar Institute who got my email on Friday and forwarded it to her! > > > Thanks Carles! > > > It's great to know sending an email to Microbit at python.org sends a message to every continent on the planet! > > > > Cheers, > > > Nevil > > > > ________________________________ > From: John Read > Sent: 03 March 2017 17:50 > To: nevil.hunt at hotmail.co.uk > Subject: Re: [Microbit-Python] Raspberry Pi Big Birthday Weekend > > Yes I will be there as a guest on the Saturday and volunteering on the Sunday. > > Will certainly say hello if I get the chance. > > Cheers > John > > On 3 Mar 2017, at 17:39, Nevil Hunt > wrote: > > > Anyone else going to the Raspberry Pi Big Birthday Weekend? > > > I will be there tomorrow (Sat) doing some marshalling. > > If anyone else is there track me down and say 'hello!' > > > > Cheers, > > > Nevil > > _______________________________________________ > Microbit mailing list > Microbit at python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit > _______________________________________________ > Microbit mailing list > Microbit at python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit -- Carles Pina i Estany Web: http://pinux.info || Blog: http://pintant.cat GPG Key 0x8CD5C157 Current Latitude: -57.1533 Longitude: -26.8107 http://www.google.com/maps/place/-57.1533,-26.8107/@-57.1533,-26.8107,5z _______________________________________________ Microbit mailing list Microbit at python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andrewferguson500 at gmail.com Tue Mar 7 18:22:06 2017 From: andrewferguson500 at gmail.com (Andrew Ferguson) Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2017 23:22:06 +0000 Subject: [Microbit-Python] Raspberry Pi Big Birthday Weekend In-Reply-To: References: <20170306225015.GD15463@pina.cat> Message-ID: To Nicholas and others that wanted to go to the Raspberry Pi Birthday Event but couldn't... I did manage to go (with my brother David), and all the talks I saw we recorded and uploaded to both YouTube and the Internet Archive. The quality isn't perfect, and due to issues with limited storage, low battery and an accidental near-drop of the recording equipment (!), sometimes the audio / video switches to the "backup recorder" - a.k.a an old iPod, so the quality there isn't the best, but it is manageable. We provided subtitles for the first talk (Eben's), but due to the time it takes to type out subtitles (4 hours, although some of that was on a plane with turbulence) we probably aren't going to do any more. YouTube playlist link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7hyZZT342t9TTjdWenohaCGjx_9pr8OY Internet Archive link: https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22piparty-2017%22 (Although I've just realised I forgot to upload Yasmin Bey's talk on Gwiddle to the internet archive- I'll get that done tomorrow! In the meantime it is on YouTube.) I will also be uploading the raw files (iPod audio / Phone audio+video) for each talk to the Internet Archive at some point, but the large file size (>5GB per talk) means this won't happen for a while. Andrew On 7 March 2017 at 08:08, Nevil Hunt wrote: > Hi Carles, > > > Great to hear from you and to know you are following the micro:bit and > micro python from the other side of the world! > > > I've just sent a tweet from my @ZbitConnect twitter account about the > Raspberry Pi Birthday Weekend message going via Antarctica, using the > micro:bit world tour link you sent. > > I realise the link was from a different expedition to the one your on now > but it was such a good blog about the micro:bit that I wanted to share it > with others! > > > > Cheers, > > > Nevil > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Microbit > on behalf of Carles Pina i Estany > *Sent:* 06 March 2017 22:50 > *To:* For Pythonic MicroBit related discussions > *Cc:* cfmacrae at fastmail.co.uk > *Subject:* Re: [Microbit-Python] Raspberry Pi Big Birthday Weekend > > > Hi from... near the South Sandwich islands (coordinates on the > signature) > > Funnily enough last year on a different expedition Jen took a Microbit > and wrote about some adventures: > https://microworldtour.github.io/microbit/macaroni.html > > Macaroni micro:bit's World Tour > > microworldtour.github.io > After a bus ride, two long haul flights with a stop in Ascension Island > and another bus ride, I have finally made it to Stanley in the Falkland > Islands. > > > > > This year we didn't take the Microbit but all the software (events > system, sample logs, intranet webpage, etc.) is done using Python+Django > :-) > > Cheers, > > On Mar/06/2017, Nevil Hunt wrote: > > Hi John, > > > > > > Sorry I didn't get to speak with you on Saturday (unless I did speak to > you without knowing it was you!) > > > > > > I did however get to speak to Clare Macrae who came over to meet me as a > result of the email I sent on Friday. > > > > She didn't however get the message directly. > > > > She was emailed by Carles Pina i Estany who is currently in the > Antarctic with the Swiss Polar Institute who got my email on Friday and > forwarded it to her! > > > > > > Thanks Carles! > > > > > > It's great to know sending an email to Microbit at python.org sends a > message to every continent on the planet! > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Nevil > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: John Read > > Sent: 03 March 2017 17:50 > > To: nevil.hunt at hotmail.co.uk > > Subject: Re: [Microbit-Python] Raspberry Pi Big Birthday Weekend > > > > Yes I will be there as a guest on the Saturday and volunteering on the > Sunday. > > > > Will certainly say hello if I get the chance. > > > > Cheers > > John > > > > On 3 Mar 2017, at 17:39, Nevil Hunt nevil.hunt at hotmail.co.uk>> wrote: > > > > > > Anyone else going to the Raspberry Pi Big Birthday Weekend? > > > > > > I will be there tomorrow (Sat) doing some marshalling. > > > > If anyone else is there track me down and say 'hello!' > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Nevil > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Microbit mailing list > > Microbit at python.org> > > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit > > > _______________________________________________ > > Microbit mailing list > > Microbit at python.org > > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit > > -- > Carles Pina i Estany > Web: http://pinux.info || Blog: http://pintant.cat > GPG Key 0x8CD5C157 > Current Latitude: -57.1533 Longitude: -26.8107 > http://www.google.com/maps/place/-57.1533,-26.8107/@-57. > 1533,-26.8107,5z > _______________________________________________ > Microbit mailing list > Microbit at python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit > > _______________________________________________ > Microbit mailing list > Microbit at python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From microbit at sheep.art.pl Wed Mar 8 17:54:42 2017 From: microbit at sheep.art.pl (Radomir Dopieralski) Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2017 23:54:42 +0100 Subject: [Microbit-Python] Receiving radio.send() with NRF24L01 Message-ID: <20170308235442.135aeb53@ghostwheel> Hello, this topic came up several times in various face to face discussions, but after it was mentioned recently on the #micropython channel on Freenode, I decided to actually do something about it an give it a go. I asked a friend for help, and after reading the documentation for the NRF51822 (the chip on the Micro:bit), the NRF24L01 (the chip we are using) and looking into the source code of both MicroPython and mbed, we came up with the settings that should, in theory, enable the NRF24L01 module to receive the messages sent from the Micro:bit: payload size = 32 bytes channel = 7 (2.4Ghz + 7 * 1Mhz) crc length = 2 bytes (also made sure the polynomial and initial value match) data rate = 1M address+group = b'uBit\x00' Then I dug out my old pull request porting the nrf24l01.py driver to the new machine API for MicroPython, refreshed and fixed it (yes, there were bugs), and gave it a go with this short program for the ESP8266: (Requires the library from https://github.com/deshipu/micropython/blob/35002c4e453c03f2b2f1e0f2ef810fb9a0bea0c4/drivers/nrf24l01/nrf24l01.py ) import nrf24l01 from machine import SPI, Pin radio = nrf24l01.NRF24L01(SPI(1), cs=Pin(15), ce=Pin(16), channel=7, payload_size=32) radio.set_crc(2) radio.set_channel(7) radio.set_power_speed(radio.POWER_3, radio.SPEED_1M) radio.open_rx_pipe(0, u'uBit\x00') radio.start_listening() while True: if radio.any(): print(radio.recv()) Unfortunately, I wasn't able to receive anything, and I'm at a loss about what I might be doing wrong here. Any suggestions are welcome. -- Radomir Dopieralski -- Radomir Dopieralski From microbit at sheep.art.pl Wed Mar 8 18:44:33 2017 From: microbit at sheep.art.pl (Radomir Dopieralski) Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2017 00:44:33 +0100 Subject: [Microbit-Python] Receiving radio.send() with NRF24L01 In-Reply-To: <20170308235442.135aeb53@ghostwheel> References: <20170308235442.135aeb53@ghostwheel> Message-ID: <20170309004433.1150adac@ghostwheel> On Wed, 8 Mar 2017 23:54:42 +0100 Radomir Dopieralski wrote: > Then I dug out my old pull request porting the nrf24l01.py driver to > the new machine API for MicroPython, refreshed and fixed it (yes, > there were bugs), and gave it a go with this short program for the > ESP8266: > > (Requires the library from > https://github.com/deshipu/micropython/blob/35002c4e453c03f2b2f1e0f2ef810fb9a0bea0c4/drivers/nrf24l01/nrf24l01.py > ) An updated program (after finding and solving some problems): import nrf24l01 from machine import SPI, Pin radio = nrf24l01.NRF24L01(SPI(1), cs=Pin(15), ce=Pin(16), channel=7, payload_size=32) radio.set_crc(2) radio.set_channel(7) radio.set_power_speed(nrf24l01.POWER_3, nrf24l01.SPEED_1M) radio.open_rx_pipe(0, u'ubit\x00') radio.start_listening() while True: if radio.any(): print(radio.recv()) However, it still doesn't seem to work, at least with the modules I have. It does work when I try a second NRF24L01 module with the same settings, though. -- Radomir Dopieralski -- Radomir Dopieralski From nevil.hunt at hotmail.co.uk Thu Mar 16 13:55:28 2017 From: nevil.hunt at hotmail.co.uk (Nevil Hunt) Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2017 17:55:28 +0000 Subject: [Microbit-Python] Mu - Problem using "Files" to copy files onto micro:bit In-Reply-To: References: <478764929.924534.1477148090274.JavaMail.open-xchange@oxbe16.tb.ukmail.iss.as9143.net> <0f1f725f-1d4f-109c-9857-d41186abd237@ntoll.org> <455048747.925983.1477151573816.JavaMail.open-xchange@oxbe16.tb.ukmail.iss.as9143.net> <877508348.928195.1477156762101.JavaMail.open-xchange@oxbe16.tb.ukmail.iss.as9143.net> , Message-ID: Hi, I've been trying to use the 30k File system with Mu-0.9.13. I open the Files window but I can't find a way to get any files to appear in the "Files on your Computer:" window. 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On 16 Mar 2017 5:55 pm, "Nevil Hunt" wrote: > Hi, > > > I've been trying to use the 30k File system with Mu-0.9.13. > > I open the Files window but I can't find a way to get any files to appear > in the "Files on your Computer:" window. > > Anyone know how I get files to appear in this window so that I can > (hopefully) copy them into the "Files on your micro:bit:" window? > > > FYI I'm using Win7 > > > Cheers, > > > Nevil > > _______________________________________________ > Microbit mailing list > Microbit at python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nevil.hunt at hotmail.co.uk Thu Mar 16 16:44:51 2017 From: nevil.hunt at hotmail.co.uk (Nevil Hunt) Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2017 20:44:51 +0000 Subject: [Microbit-Python] Mu - Problem using "Files" to copy files onto micro:bit In-Reply-To: References: <478764929.924534.1477148090274.JavaMail.open-xchange@oxbe16.tb.ukmail.iss.as9143.net> <0f1f725f-1d4f-109c-9857-d41186abd237@ntoll.org> <455048747.925983.1477151573816.JavaMail.open-xchange@oxbe16.tb.ukmail.iss.as9143.net> <877508348.928195.1477156762101.JavaMail.open-xchange@oxbe16.tb.ukmail.iss.as9143.net> , Message-ID: Hi David, I'd tried putting files in various directories but without success but prompted by your response I realised Mu always defaults to the same directory when selecting "Load" which on my PC is the directory... C:\SPB_Data\mu_code so I tried putting the files there and up they pop in Mu! :-) Thanks! FYI I was wanting to trying https://github.com/fizban99/microbit_ssd1306_7seg from Carlos's Newsletter. It looks like it uses the same OLED display that Steve Stagg has been using for "Bitflyer" and he's kindly sent me some to try. Cheers, Nevil ________________________________ From: Microbit on behalf of David Whale Sent: 16 March 2017 19:42 To: For Pythonic MicroBit related disucssions Subject: Re: [Microbit-Python] Mu - Problem using "Files" to copy files onto micro:bit The files are those in the mu_code folder only, which is in your windows home directory, probably my documents. On 16 Mar 2017 5:55 pm, "Nevil Hunt" > wrote: Hi, I've been trying to use the 30k File system with Mu-0.9.13. I open the Files window but I can't find a way to get any files to appear in the "Files on your Computer:" window. Anyone know how I get files to appear in this window so that I can (hopefully) copy them into the "Files on your micro:bit:" window? FYI I'm using Win7 Cheers, Nevil _______________________________________________ Microbit mailing list Microbit at python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ykulyk at cisco.com Fri Mar 17 13:42:24 2017 From: ykulyk at cisco.com (Yaroslav Kulyk (ykulyk)) Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2017 17:42:24 +0000 Subject: [Microbit-Python] Lock-up due to some combination of radio and Message-ID: <07af7e3972f4454387dea52e5c1f0a71@XCH-RTP-001.cisco.com> Hi Nicholas, Damien, David, After applying the fix I am still having the same (Lock-up due to some combination of radio and pwm) problem... I tried to use the fix provided by Nicholas: https://micropython.org/resources/firmware/microbit-micropython.hex and compiled my code with patched Microbit-Python in PythonEditor-master: https://github.com/bbcmicrobit/PythonEditor following steps in: https://support.microbit.org/support/solutions/articles/19000044801-how-to-use-an-updated-micropython-image. Unfortunately the "fix" did not work for me. If I use any PWM pin0.write_analog() together with radio.receive() commands, after some random time the micro:bit crashes (unresponsive). Usually reset button works to restart operation. I don't think my issue is anyhow relevant to power supply (I use reliable power sources); and I don't have any pins outputting PWM connected to any external devices... Please let me know if you need my *.py test scripts and hex files for diagnosing the issue. Also is it possible to see Nicholas's fix in the source code for Microbit-Python? 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All the best David On 21 February 2017 at 08:04, Nevil Hunt > wrote: Hi Andrew, et al, The National Museum of Computing have just posted the first video from last Thursday's micro:bit day at the museum Showing micro:bits were David Whale from the Foundation (@whaleygeek on Twitter) Thomas Stratford showing Simon Says and the 'MegaBit' (@MrTomsWorld on Twitter) and myself showing zbit:connect (@ZbitConnect on Twitter) The Video is Introduced by Bill Thompson - BBC Make it Digital The Video was shot by David Allen - BBC Producer of the 1980's Digital Literacy Programs and who specified and commissioned the original BBC Micro ! He managed to capture some of the excitement of the children in seeing the micro:bit, particularly the girl at the end! Here is the link:- https://youtu.be/kg0vYWlG7fo Cheers, Nevil ________________________________ From: Microbit > on behalf of Andrew Ferguson > Sent: 18 February 2017 11:26 To: For Pythonic MicroBit related discussions Subject: Re: [Microbit-Python] Potentially Interesting Talk at The National Museum of Computing Excellent - thanks very much for letting me know about that! On 17 February 2017 at 23:10, Nevil Hunt > wrote: Hi Andrew, Yes, it was a fascinating talk. And the good news is that it was recorded by TNMOC and their Tweet earlier today says that it will be posted in YouTube. Cheers, Nevil ________________________________ From: Microbit > on behalf of Andrew Ferguson > Sent: 13 February 2017 22:06 To: Python-MicroBit Subject: [Microbit-Python] Potentially Interesting Talk at The National Museum of Computing Hi all, I stumbled across this talk by Bill Thompson the other day. It covers the 'challenges and successes' of the micro:bit project and looks really interesting (to me at least), but I'm over 300 miles away, so cannot attend. The cost is around ?15. Event Bill Thompson - BBC Make it Digital: Challenges and Successes Venue The National Museum of Computing, Milton Keynes Date Thu 16 Feb 2017 at 6:00PM Section General If anyone does go, do let me know how it was. There was a similar talk several months ago, and I emailed TNMOC to ask if they would be able to record the talk and upload the recording. I never got a response, and so I assumed that this would not be possible, but if anyone does decide to go, and would be able to record the talk (even audio would be fine) that would be amazing. Or, if Mr Thompson uses slides, ask him to upload them / share them. Kind regards and happy micro:bit-ing... 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On 20 March 2017 at 12:18, Nevil Hunt wrote: > Hi All, > > > Bill Thompson's talk at the National Museum of Computing about BBC Make It > Digital & the BBC micro:bit is now available on YouTube > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COeOODZg7eU > > > > Cheers, > > > Nevil > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Microbit > on behalf of David Booth via Microbit > *Sent:* 21 February 2017 15:16 > *To:* For Pythonic MicroBit related discussions > *Cc:* David Booth > > *Subject:* Re: [Microbit-Python] Potentially Interesting Talk at The > National Museum of Computing > > Hi Nevil > > Thanks for the link > Do you have a link for Bill Thompson's talk? > > All the best > David > > On 21 February 2017 at 08:04, Nevil Hunt wrote: > >> >> Hi Andrew, et al, >> >> >> The National Museum of Computing have just posted the first video from >> last Thursday's micro:bit day at the museum >> >> >> Showing micro:bits were David Whale from the Foundation (@whaleygeek on >> Twitter) >> >> Thomas Stratford showing Simon Says and the 'MegaBit' (@MrTomsWorld on >> Twitter) >> >> and myself showing zbit:connect (@ZbitConnect on Twitter) >> >> >> The Video is Introduced by Bill Thompson - BBC Make it Digital >> The Video was shot by David Allen - BBC Producer of the 1980's Digital >> Literacy Programs and who specified and commissioned the original BBC Micro >> ! >> >> He managed to capture some of the excitement of the children in seeing >> the micro:bit, particularly the girl at the end! >> >> >> Here is the link:- >> >> >> https://youtu.be/kg0vYWlG7fo >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> >> Nevil >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Microbit >> on behalf of Andrew Ferguson >> *Sent:* 18 February 2017 11:26 >> *To:* For Pythonic MicroBit related discussions >> *Subject:* Re: [Microbit-Python] Potentially Interesting Talk at The >> National Museum of Computing >> >> Excellent - thanks very much for letting me know about that! >> >> On 17 February 2017 at 23:10, Nevil Hunt >> wrote: >> >>> Hi Andrew, >>> >>> >>> Yes, it was a fascinating talk. And the good news is that it was >>> recorded by TNMOC and their Tweet earlier today says that it will be posted >>> in YouTube. >>> >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> >>> Nevil >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> *From:* Microbit >>> on behalf of Andrew Ferguson >>> *Sent:* 13 February 2017 22:06 >>> *To:* Python-MicroBit >>> *Subject:* [Microbit-Python] Potentially Interesting Talk at The >>> National Museum of Computing >>> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I stumbled across this talk by Bill Thompson the other day. It covers >>> the 'challenges and successes' of the micro:bit project and looks really >>> interesting (to me at least), but I'm over 300 miles away, so cannot >>> attend. The cost is around ?15. >>> >>> Event Bill Thompson - BBC Make it Digital: Challenges and Successes >>> Venue The National Museum of Computing, Milton Keynes >>> Date Thu 16 Feb 2017 at 6:00PM >>> Section General >>> >>> If anyone does go, do let me know how it was. There was a similar talk >>> several months ago, and I emailed TNMOC to ask if they would be able to >>> record the talk and upload the recording. I never got a response, and so I >>> assumed that this would not be possible, but if anyone does decide to go, >>> and would be able to record the talk (even audio would be fine) that would >>> be amazing. Or, if Mr Thompson uses slides, ask him to upload them / share >>> them. >>> >>> Kind regards and happy micro:bit-ing... >>> Andrew >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Microbit mailing list >>> Microbit at python.org >>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Microbit mailing list >> Microbit at python.org >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Microbit mailing list > Microbit at python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From nevil.hunt at hotmail.co.uk Thu Mar 23 09:26:11 2017 From: nevil.hunt at hotmail.co.uk (Nevil Hunt) Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 13:26:11 +0000 Subject: [Microbit-Python] Commercial and Free-Drop Versions of MicroBit In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Nigel, Here is a link to the Maintenance firmware web page. At the bottom is a brief change log for different versions. https://www.mbed.com/en/platform/hardware/prototyping-production/daplink/daplink-on-kl26z/ Cheers, Nevil ________________________________ From: Microbit on behalf of Nigel Kendrick Sent: 23 March 2017 13:15 To: For Pythonic MicroBit related discussions Subject: [Microbit-Python] Commercial and Free-Drop Versions of MicroBit Hi everyone, Are there any specific differences between these two variants and can/should a Free-Drop unit running 0234 be flashed with the commercial 0241 firmware - I note they seem to be very different sizes: To update the firmware: 1. Download the newest firmware: * 0234 for UK free-drop micro:bits 0234_microbit_if.hex (97.0 KB) * 0241 for commercially purchased micro:bits 0241-pf microbit interface (267.3 KB) Thanks -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nigel.kendrick at gmail.com Thu Mar 23 10:09:35 2017 From: nigel.kendrick at gmail.com (Nigel Kendrick) Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 14:09:35 +0000 Subject: [Microbit-Python] Commercial and Free-Drop Versions of MicroBit In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thanks, I'd spotted that, but curious as to why there's separate references to the two units and two firmwares (with their different sizes), but nowhere to be seen is anything like **MAKE SURE YOU ARE USING THE CORRECT FIRMWARE** - so is it taken as read that it's OK to put 241 on a free-drop unit? On 23 March 2017 at 13:26, Nevil Hunt wrote: > Hi Nigel, > > > Here is a link to the Maintenance firmware web page. At the bottom is a > brief change log for different versions. > > > https://www.mbed.com/en/platform/hardware/prototyping- > production/daplink/daplink-on-kl26z/ > > > > Cheers, > > > Nevil > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Microbit > on behalf of Nigel Kendrick > *Sent:* 23 March 2017 13:15 > *To:* For Pythonic MicroBit related discussions > *Subject:* [Microbit-Python] Commercial and Free-Drop Versions of MicroBit > > Hi everyone, > > Are there any specific differences between these two variants and > can/should a Free-Drop unit running 0234 be flashed with the commercial > 0241 firmware - I note they seem to be very different sizes: > > *To update the firmware:* > > 1. Download the newest firmware: > 1. 0234 for UK free-drop micro:bits > > 0234_microbit_if.hex (97.0 KB) > > 2. 0241 for commercially purchased micro:bits > > 0241-pf microbit interface (267.3 KB) > > > Thanks > > _______________________________________________ > Microbit mailing list > Microbit at python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nevil.hunt at hotmail.co.uk Thu Mar 23 10:45:49 2017 From: nevil.hunt at hotmail.co.uk (Nevil Hunt) Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 14:45:49 +0000 Subject: [Microbit-Python] Commercial and Free-Drop Versions of MicroBit In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: Hi Nigel, 0241 was the one needed for the Big Food Survey ~Nov 2016, see:- https://www.microbit.co.uk/big-food-survey/download It was made available as an upgrade so it should work on all micro:bits I've certainly upgraded a couple from 0234 to 0241 without problems. Cheers, Nevil ________________________________ From: Microbit on behalf of Nigel Kendrick Sent: 23 March 2017 14:09 To: For Pythonic MicroBit related discussions Subject: Re: [Microbit-Python] Commercial and Free-Drop Versions of MicroBit Thanks, I'd spotted that, but curious as to why there's separate references to the two units and two firmwares (with their different sizes), but nowhere to be seen is anything like **MAKE SURE YOU ARE USING THE CORRECT FIRMWARE** - so is it taken as read that it's OK to put 241 on a free-drop unit? On 23 March 2017 at 13:26, Nevil Hunt > wrote: Hi Nigel, Here is a link to the Maintenance firmware web page. At the bottom is a brief change log for different versions. https://www.mbed.com/en/platform/hardware/prototyping-production/daplink/daplink-on-kl26z/ Cheers, Nevil ________________________________ From: Microbit > on behalf of Nigel Kendrick > Sent: 23 March 2017 13:15 To: For Pythonic MicroBit related discussions Subject: [Microbit-Python] Commercial and Free-Drop Versions of MicroBit Hi everyone, Are there any specific differences between these two variants and can/should a Free-Drop unit running 0234 be flashed with the commercial 0241 firmware - I note they seem to be very different sizes: To update the firmware: 1. Download the newest firmware: * 0234 for UK free-drop micro:bits 0234_microbit_if.hex (97.0 KB) * 0241 for commercially purchased micro:bits 0241-pf microbit interface (267.3 KB) Thanks _______________________________________________ Microbit mailing list Microbit at python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: