SmoothOperator Micro:bit Two-Way Pager

by Vafanasj in Circuits > Microcontrollers

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SmoothOperator Micro:bit Two-Way Pager

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This is a micro:bit radio system which uses the "Radio" function on the micro:bit to send messages to other micro:bits

Supplies

2 micro:bits
A computer or phone
The micro:bit app or one of the emulators/compilers on the micro:bit site

Setting Up the Micro:bits

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Setting up the micro:bits is fairly simple: plug them into a socket to turn them on, and then use the micro:bit app on your phone or use your computer (depends on whether or not you plug the micro:bit into a wall or computer) to pair with the micro:bit. After that, you can use either device to program your micro:bit.

Coding the Micro:bits

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Either using the micro:bit compiler/emulator on the computer or using the micro:bit app, you have to program the micro:bits. This is the easy part, because both micro:bits share the same code and because there is a revised example here: https://makecode.microbit.org/_4b6g4Lc4mH2i

(Note: written in MicroPython)

Finishing Touches.

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Once you have done the steps above, feel free to change out the variables for the words that you will radio to the other micro:bit. Both micro:bits use a message state, which changes what will be said depending on the situation (Example: In message state one a person asks "Do you want to play a game?", and then somebody else (now in message state 2) responds by saying "Yes."
Instructions:
Press button A = (Question1) or "Yes" on message state 1 or 2, respectively
Press button B = (Question2) or "No" on message state 1 or 2, respectively