Overview
The third-party Mu editor does not yet fully support micro:bit V2 devices, but work is in progress to do so.
It is possible to use Mu with a micro:bit V2 if you flash a compatible version of MicroPython to the board first.
You can do this by going to the Micro:bit Educational Foundation Python Editor at python.microbit.org and flashing the default program to the micro:bit.
To check that you can successfully communicate with the V2 device, when you open Mu, click on the REPL button. You should see the micro:bit MicroPython version identified as v2.0.0-beta.1
You can now use the REPL to dynamically interact with the device.
Flashing a Python file to the micro:bit V2 in Mu
Once you have an up-to-date version of MicroPython on the board, if you want to flash a Python script, you can do so in the following way:
- Click on Save and then click on the Files button.
- Copy
main.py
from the Files on your computer to the Files on your micro:bit
The micro:bit will then run your program