BBC micro:bit development board (Made in UK) V2 Offical original

SKU: FA1076-00-1 Tag:
Weight 0.024 kg
Dimensions 5 × 4 cm
Processor

Upgraded processor (nRF52833)
64MHz Arm Cortex-M4 + FPU (over 4 times faster!)
512KB Flash storage on board
128KB RAM

Accessories on board

MEMS Microphone with LED indicator and on-board speaker

Display

5×5 LED matrix display

Logo "button"

Touch sensitive logo "button"

Accelerometer/compass

Yes

Light and temperature sensors

Yes

Sleep/off mode

Sleep/off mode for batteries powered projects (w/ LED indicator)

Current

Up to 200mA of current for external accessories

Bluetooth

Bluetooth 5.0 radio allowing micro:bits to talk to each other

Notched edge connector

easier to connect things like crocodile clips and conductive thread

micro:bit v2

The micro:bit v2 introduces a microphone, speaker, and capacitive touch input on the board’s logo. The new blocks designed for the micro:bit v2 will not work with the micro:bit v1.

How to recognize the micro:bit v2?

The first thing to know is whether you have a micro:bit v1 or micro:bit v2 at hand. You can recognize the v2 boards visually with these differences…

  • notches in the bottom edge connector
  • gold plated logo on the front, instead of a colored one
  • tiny hole near the top right of the screen for the microphone LED

micro:bit v1 and micro:bit v2 front side by side

  • red power LED next to the USB connect
  • large black microphone component centrally located in the back and rotated by 45 degrees
  • slanted radio antenna

micro:bit v1 and micro:bit v2 back side by side

v2 simulator

If your program uses any of the micro:bit v2 specific blocks, the simulator will automatically change to a micro:bit v2 with notches in the connector and a gold plated logo. You will also see a “v2” symbol on the lower right of the board.

micro:bit v2 simulator

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