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microbit-dal

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Jonathan Austin 1:8aa5cdb4ab67 1 # microbit-dal
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Jonathan Austin 1:8aa5cdb4ab67 3 The core set of drivers, mechanisms and types that make up the micro:bit runtime.
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Jonathan Austin 1:8aa5cdb4ab67 5 ## Overview
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Jonathan Austin 1:8aa5cdb4ab67 7 The micro:bit runtime provides an easy to use environment for programming the BBC micro:bit in the C/C++ language, written by Lancaster University. It contains device drivers for all the hardware capabilities of the micro:bit, and also a suite of runtime mechanisms to make programming the micro:bit easier and more flexible. These range from control of the LED matrix display to peer-to-peer radio communication and secure Bluetooth Low Energy services. The micro:bit runtime is proudly built on the ARM mbed and Nordic nrf51 platforms.
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Jonathan Austin 1:8aa5cdb4ab67 9 In addition to supporting development in C/C++, the runtime is also designed specifically to support higher level languages provided by our partners that target the micro:bit. It is currently used as a support library for all the languages on the BBC www.microbit.co.uk website, including Microsoft Block, Microsoft TouchDevelop, Code Kingdoms JavaScript and Micropython languages.
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Jonathan Austin 1:8aa5cdb4ab67 11 ## Links
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Jonathan Austin 1:8aa5cdb4ab67 13 [micro:bit runtime docs](http://lancaster-university.github.io/microbit-docs/) | [uBit](https://github.com/lancaster-university/microbit) | [samples](https://github.com/lancaster-university/microbit-samples)
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Jonathan Austin 1:8aa5cdb4ab67 15 ## Build Environments
Jonathan Austin 1:8aa5cdb4ab67 16
Jonathan Austin 1:8aa5cdb4ab67 17 | Build Environment | Documentation |
Jonathan Austin 1:8aa5cdb4ab67 18 | ------------- |-------------|
Jonathan Austin 1:8aa5cdb4ab67 19 | ARM mbed online | http://lancaster-university.github.io/microbit-docs/online-toolchains/#mbed |
Jonathan Austin 1:8aa5cdb4ab67 20 | yotta | http://lancaster-university.github.io/microbit-docs/offline-toolchains/#yotta |
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Jonathan Austin 1:8aa5cdb4ab67 24 ## Hello World!
Jonathan Austin 1:8aa5cdb4ab67 25
Jonathan Austin 1:8aa5cdb4ab67 26 ```cpp
Jonathan Austin 1:8aa5cdb4ab67 27 #include "MicroBitDisplay.h"
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Jonathan Austin 1:8aa5cdb4ab67 29 MicroBitDisplay display;
Jonathan Austin 1:8aa5cdb4ab67 30
Jonathan Austin 1:8aa5cdb4ab67 31 int main()
Jonathan Austin 1:8aa5cdb4ab67 32 {
Jonathan Austin 1:8aa5cdb4ab67 33 display.scroll("Hello world!");
Jonathan Austin 1:8aa5cdb4ab67 34 }
Jonathan Austin 1:8aa5cdb4ab67 35 ```
Jonathan Austin 1:8aa5cdb4ab67 36
Jonathan Austin 1:8aa5cdb4ab67 37 ## BBC Community Guidelines
Jonathan Austin 1:8aa5cdb4ab67 38
Jonathan Austin 1:8aa5cdb4ab67 39 [BBC Community Guidelines](https://www.microbit.co.uk/help#sect_cg)