MakeCode
The radio blocks in MakeCode let you send instructions from one micro:bit to another. But what if you have multiple micro:bits transmiting and receiving da...
Wed, 26 Aug, 2020 at 1:30 PM
PROBLEM My Forever loop starts before the OnStart has finished I get runtime error 40 or 42, (NULL reference) CAUSE Under the covers, the micro...
Tue, 18 Apr, 2017 at 7:15 PM
Using the WebUSB feature available in makecode.microbit.org and using a Chrome-based browser like Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge, we are able to display li...
Mon, 20 Jun, 2022 at 1:28 PM
In addition to publishing your own tutorials that guide users through a basic version of the editor, you can also create sidebar documentation by editing th...
Tue, 31 Aug, 2021 at 3:32 PM
Overview The MakeCode editor allows users to publish their own extensions that can then be used in the editor. This is useful for publishing drivers for ac...
Mon, 4 May, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Press Button A to fill the LED screen in a random pattern
Tue, 5 Nov, 2019 at 2:11 PM
To be able to turn a NeoPixel LED on or off, you must first initialise the NeoPixel class. This means that you are telling MakeCode that a number of Neopixl...
Fri, 11 Dec, 2020 at 12:48 PM
Overview If you want to take snapshots of your code in MakeCode, you can do so easily. Snapshot You can save a .png file with an image of all the bloc...
Wed, 8 Oct, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The Python in the MakeCode editor is different to the MicroPython in the micro:bit Python Editor. Although both editors appear like Python 3 they actually a...
Thu, 22 Jul, 2021 at 1:48 PM
Overview Sometimes you may want to copy Blocks from one MakeCode project to another. Switching the Blocks view to JavaScript lets you copy and paste cod...
Thu, 9 Oct, 2025 at 5:46 PM