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Dependencies:   microbit-dal

Fork of microbit by Lancaster University

README.md@1:af427e419320, 2016-04-07 (annotated)

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Jonathan Austin
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Thu Apr 07 01:30:13 2016 +0100
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Jonathan Austin 1:af427e419320 1 # microbit
Jonathan Austin 1:af427e419320 2
Jonathan Austin 1:af427e419320 3 A collection of the commonly used components of the micro:bit runtime with a
Jonathan Austin 1:af427e419320 4 standard configuration, to provide an easy to use interface for programming the micro:bit in C/C++.
Jonathan Austin 1:af427e419320 5
Jonathan Austin 1:af427e419320 6 ## Overview
Jonathan Austin 1:af427e419320 7
Jonathan Austin 1:af427e419320 8 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.
Jonathan Austin 1:af427e419320 9
Jonathan Austin 1:af427e419320 10 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.
Jonathan Austin 1:af427e419320 11
Jonathan Austin 1:af427e419320 12 ## Links
Jonathan Austin 1:af427e419320 13
Jonathan Austin 1:af427e419320 14 [micro:bit runtime docs](http://lancaster-university.github.io/microbit-docs/) | [microbit-dal](https://github.com/lancaster-university/microbit-dal) | [samples](https://github.com/lancaster-university/microbit-samples)
Jonathan Austin 1:af427e419320 15
Jonathan Austin 1:af427e419320 16 ## Build Environments
Jonathan Austin 1:af427e419320 17
Jonathan Austin 1:af427e419320 18 | Build Environment | Documentation |
Jonathan Austin 1:af427e419320 19 | ------------- |-------------|
Jonathan Austin 1:af427e419320 20 | ARM mbed online | http://lancaster-university.github.io/microbit-docs/online-toolchains/#mbed |
Jonathan Austin 1:af427e419320 21 | yotta | http://lancaster-university.github.io/microbit-docs/offline-toolchains/#yotta |
Jonathan Austin 1:af427e419320 22
Jonathan Austin 1:af427e419320 23
Jonathan Austin 1:af427e419320 24
Jonathan Austin 1:af427e419320 25 ## Hello World!
Jonathan Austin 1:af427e419320 26
Jonathan Austin 1:af427e419320 27 ```cpp
Jonathan Austin 1:af427e419320 28 #include "MicroBit.h"
Jonathan Austin 1:af427e419320 29
Jonathan Austin 1:af427e419320 30 MicroBit uBit;
Jonathan Austin 1:af427e419320 31
Jonathan Austin 1:af427e419320 32 int main()
Jonathan Austin 1:af427e419320 33 {
Jonathan Austin 1:af427e419320 34 uBit.init();
Jonathan Austin 1:af427e419320 35
Jonathan Austin 1:af427e419320 36 uBit.display.scroll("Hello world!");
Jonathan Austin 1:af427e419320 37 }
Jonathan Austin 1:af427e419320 38 ```
Jonathan Austin 1:af427e419320 39
Jonathan Austin 1:af427e419320 40 ## BBC Community Guidelines
Jonathan Austin 1:af427e419320 41
Jonathan Austin 1:af427e419320 42 [BBC Community Guidelines](https://www.microbit.co.uk/help#sect_cg)