Help & Support

micro:bit classroom 4

• Guide to using micro:bit classroom
• micro:bit classroom FAQ
• Editing/Removing a student in micro:bit classroom
• micro:bit classroom errors

MakeCode 15

• How to use radio group codes with the Makecode Editor
• Forever runs before OnStart finishes
• Displaying live serial data from the micro:bit in the MakeCode console
• Locking and unlocking Makecode Editor .hex files
• Publishing a user tutorial in a MakeCode project

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Python Editor 5

• Python Editor: Guide
• Python Editor: Troubleshooting errors
• Python Editor: shortcuts
• Python Editor: using the micro:bit iOS app to flash the micro:bit with an iPad
• Why is there no A+B button pressed in micro:bit Python simulator?

Editors 21

• What are the different Bluetooth Pairing Modes in MakeCode?
• Using the micro:bit editors offline
• Direct flashing from the browser with the apps and editors
• Files and Modules in the Python Editor
• How to enable 'experiments' in the Makecode Editor

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Scratch 2

• Using the micro:bit with Scratch
• Moving between Scratch and Makecode

Apps 7

• What apps are available for the micro:bit?
• Using the micro:bit on Android
• micro:bit iOS app: connect and send programs
• Monitor & Control in the iOS app
• micro:bit has old software (1.4.8) with known issues for Bluetooth

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Errors & Troubleshooting 25

• How to re-instate Bluetooth after previously using MicroPython
• micro:bit does not connect in Windows
• Sorry, we couldn't recognize this file.
• Oops, don't know how to load this file
• Diagnosing Bluetooth Pairing Problems - Android

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Python 9

• Storing and retrieving values in non volatile data
• How to use an updated MicroPython image
• Build a new Image() from a buffer
• Receiving radio data from the Makecode editor within Python
• Why do I get a MemoryError when using Micropython

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Bluetooth 2

• Using the micro:bit Bluetooth Low Energy UART (serial over Bluetooth)
• GATT error

Editor Updates 11

• MakeCode 2021 update
• Python Editor Version 2
• MakeCode 2019 update
• MakeCode 2020 update
• Makecode Editor Updates

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