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Light Up Your Creative Projects!

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Light Up Your Creative Projects!

Add some glowing highlights to your projects with these two Kitronik Light-emitting diode (LED) strips. These strips use a simple micro USB lead to supply 5V to five bright LEDs with two models to choose from - the Kitronik USB LED stick with on/off switch, or the Kitronik RGB LED stick with selectable patterns.

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Design Your Own Custom Case With Kitronik Electronic Kits

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Design Your Own Custom Case With Kitronik Electronic Kits

There's something intriguing about putting together an electronic kit, then seeing it work when electricity is first run through the circuit. With our kits from Kitronik, you are provided with all the information required to design and build your own cases and enclosures!

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A new Kitronik clock kit for the micro:bit

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A new Kitronik clock kit for the micro:bit

Check out this excellent Kitronik programmable alarm clock kit for the micro:bit - with multicoloured LEDs, real time clock, battery backup, and sound! There's no soldering so this can be programmed with drag 'n' drop blocks (MakeCode) -  suitable from ages 8 upwards, or with MicroPython for more advanced makers.

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Kitronik Inventor's Kit - MicroPython examples and More

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Kitronik Inventor's Kit - MicroPython examples and More

We've been asked about Python versions for the Kitronik Inventor's Kit for the BBC micro:bit - check out this link to some of the Python example files. There's also a bunch of add-on kits so you can go even further with your Kitronik Inventor's Kit!

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Load Your MakeCode Arcade Projects onto Hardware!

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Load Your MakeCode Arcade Projects onto Hardware!

Play MakeCode Arcade games on real hardware with the Kitronik ARCADE! Complete with a solid case, speaker, vibration feedback, and extra expansion ports - it caters for more advanced tinkerers too. The ARCADE is just the right size and shape to play games with both hands, powered by AA alkaline or rechargeable batteries - there's less hassle for travel/shipping, with no lipo batteries to worry about. The Kitronik ARCADE comes with clear and concise documentation, example code and tutorials.

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