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 Program and Build Your Own Traffic Lights

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 Program and Build Your Own Traffic Lights

This project uses visual block programming to model events in the logic of an Australian traffic light and scale this logic to make two traffic lights work in tandem. You can do this solely in a web browser, or push your code onto a Chibi Chip and use conductive tape to incorporate this with physical models designed from a variety of mediums including 3d printing or laser cutting.

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Program micro:bit traffic light sequences in Python with these STOP:bit tutorials

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Program micro:bit traffic light sequences in Python with these STOP:bit tutorials

Check out these tutorials for the Kitronik STOP:bit and the BBC micro:bit! Learn to code a state table by starting with one traffic light and progressing to two traffic lights in an intersection.

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Kitronik micro:bit Traffic Light Tutorials

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Kitronik micro:bit Traffic Light Tutorials

Our friends at Kitronik have made three great tutorials on programming the Kitronik STOP:bit Traffic Light, with your BBC micro:bit. These tutorials are designed for students that are comfortable with drag and drop coding, using MakeCode in the browser.

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Uploading micro:bit .hex files to makecode.microbit.org

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Uploading micro:bit .hex files to makecode.microbit.org

The editor itself does not have an upload option, but if you go to the bottom of the  makecode page at https://makecode.microbit.org you'll find an Import button that will let you upload these .hex files from your computer or a URL

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Revive old laptops and PCs - program electronics projects with Raspbian OS

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Revive old laptops and PCs - program electronics projects with Raspbian OS

The Raspbian operating system, originally designed for the small Raspberry Pi computer, now has a version for laptops and PCs. Raspbian runs nicely on computers that are no longer deemed powerful enough to run the latest Windows or MacOS versions. Raspbian is great if you're setting up a kids' makerspace or school Code...

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