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Elecfreaks ring:bit car v2 for micro:bit

EF08201

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The Elecfreaks Ring:bit Car is a small DIY smart car powered by micro:bit! The ring:bit extends the micro:bit's 3 GPIO ports to allow different sensors and components to easily attach to the micro:bit.

The ring:bit car can be operated via remote control from another micro:bit, or you can program it to run autonomously.  You can add sensing capabilities, joystick control from another micro:bit, or beautiful LED's with the following popular add-ons:

Check out this introduction video that we created:


What is micro:bit?

The BBC micro:bit is a tiny programmable computer, designed to make learning and teaching easy and fun!

 

Better servo performance

The included servos were specifically chosen to work well at 3V; perfect for powering via micro:bit! This provides accurate speed and a better driving experience.

Technical Specifications

Items Parameters Remarks
Name Ring:bit Car V2  
SKU EF08201/EF08200
The board micro:bit
Optional
Coding language makecode\python\C++
Materials Frosted aleck
Power supply 3 x AAA
Continues running time More than 240 miuntes
Number of IO 3
Rainbow LED 2
Line follow Extension pack, sold separately
Optional
Light bar Extension pack, sold separately
Optional
IR evading obstacle Extension pack, sold separately
Optional
Ultrasonic Extension pack, sold separately
Optional
Size 90mm x 40mm x 150mm
Net weight 240g

Ring:bit car documents

Collections: ElecFreaks, micro:bit

Type: micro:bit add on