HRDF Course-Micro:bit Training for Beginners

The micro:bit is an educational and creative tool to encourage young people (children and adults) to get actively involved in writing software for computers. It can help give young people the knowledge and skills to move from being consumers of digital information, to being designers and creators of new tools to enhance learning, to solve problems or just to have fun, enabling them to exemplify the spirit of innovation and towards building a Smart Nation in the 21st Century.

The course has a unique mix of introductory notes and fun challenges that will get the learners programming the micro:bit in no time. The Trainer explains Blockly and programming concepts behind the code. Best of all, the learners will use the micro:bit simulator to learn, explore what the micro:bit can do, or polish their programs before using them on a real micro:bit.

This course demystifies the tech and explains how to make the most of the micro:bit. No coding or technical experience needed – this course is suitable for everyone.

Each participant will get a complete set of Micro:bit to learn about the hardware and how to program it using the block editor (visual programming).

Module 1 Introduction to Micro:bit

• What is the micro:bit?
• Features - Hardware
• Using micro:bit Software PXT
• Getting A Program On To micro:bit

Module 2: Work with LED Matrix

• Blinking & Simple Animation
• Scrolling Text
• Individual Pixels
• Brightness

Module 3: Understand How Buttons Work

• Button State
• Button Event
• Introduce Coding Technique - ELSE and ELSE IF statements

Module 4: Basic Coding Concepts

• • Displaying Numbers & Keeping Score
• • Introduce Coding Technique & Concept - Variable, Infinite Loop & For Loop

Module 5: Work with Accelerometer

• Tilting & Measuring Pitch
• Shaking
• Gestures
• Introduce Coding Technique & Concept - Random Numbers

Module 6 Work with Compass & Temperature

• Programming - Display The Direction Of The Compass
• Programming - A Basic Thermometer

Module 7: LED Matrix Revisited

• Sprite
• Programming - A Simple Asteroid Game
• Radio Control
• Programming - Sending & Receiving Message
• Programming - Remote Control Human (Use images of arrows to tell human where the micro:bit wants them to move)

Reza Khosravi is the founder and CEO of Skymics Sdn Bhd a High Tech MSC status company in field of IT and Internet of Things Technology. He has over 15 years of experience in IT and Telecomunication. He is the inventor of the C65 embedded device. He graduated from Staffordshire University with MBA degree in IT.

• More than 5 years of experiance in Smart Cities Solutions
• Expert on Embedded System Design, Raspberry Pi and Arduino
• Expert on IBM Blunix and IBM Watson
• More than 3 years of experiance in filed of IoT solutions.
• He is the designer of below IoT Projects in last 3 years.

1. Smart Building System
2. Energy Monitoring, Controlling and Saving
3. Environmental Monitoring
4. Flood detection and prediction system based on IoT and big data
5. Online Weather Station Based on IoT
6. Smart Farming System (Long Range Wireless Sensor Networks)
7. Smart Hydroponic System Based on IoT
8. IP TV and Digital Signage System
9. RFID Payment Gateway Solutions
10. GPS Tracking System
11. Remote Sensing