Grove Inventor Kit for BBC Microbit from SeeedStudio

From STEM Smart Labs in Partnership with Seed Studio

The BBC micro:bit is a pocket-sized computer that can easily realize your creativity without much electrical and coding knowledge. There are numerous possibility of creation you can dig out by micro:bit, from robots to musical instruments. However if you want to create more things, just 1 micro:bit is barely not enough, That’s why we introduce the Grove Inventor Kit for micro:bit to you.

The Grove Inventor Kit for Micro:bit brings endless possibilities to your micro:bit. The core board in this kit is the Grove shield for micro:bit, with which you can use plenty of Grove modules including sensors, display, actuator to interact with micro:bit. If you never used and have no idea what grove is, here is the introduction of Grove. All you need to know is that with Grove, there is no need of soldering or jump wires any more. Your prototyping will be easier and much more convenient.

Seeed Studio have prepared 8 grove modules to let you get started with micro:bit. With these grove modules, you can measure distance and display it, use gestures to play different sounds, or make a smart guard for your desk or room. All the necessary libraries (packages) can be downloaded for free. If you are a beginner to micro:bit, don’t worry because there are 12 different projects to teach you the basic principals step-by-step.

The Grove Inventor Kit for micro:bit brings endless possibilities to your micro:bit.  There is neither troublesome soldering nor any kind of complicated wiring so that you can focus only on learning. After all, your prototyping will be easier and much more convenient. Isn’t it wonderful! So, why wait? Buy now!

Note:

 1. The output voltage of micro:bit is around 3.0V. Using a micro:bit or AA battery to power the circuit may cause malfunction of those Grove modules which requires high input voltage and drive current (e.g Grove – Ultrasonic Ranger). In order to make these kinds of Grove function well, please use the micro-USB port on Grove shield for micro:bit to power the circuit.

 2. If you haven’t used micro:bit before, here is a basic tutorial for you to get started with micro:bit. The tutorial covers various topics. For example, fundamentals with the micro:bit, gesture recognition project, ultrasonic meter project, etc.

Features:

1. Cool extension shield with rich and convenient peripherals
2. 8 well-selected Grove modules for working with micro:bit
3. Well documented instruction set
4. 4 Grove ports on Shield to cover different interfaces
5. Edge connectors for crocodile clip and 4mm banana plugs
6. An on-board USB port to power up your micro:bit
7. 12 awesome projects to let you get started quickly

In addition to the Grove Shield, the inventor kit comes with 8 grove modules: Rotary Angle Sensor(P), Speaker, Ultrasonic Ranger, Light Sensor v1.2, WS2812 Waterproof LED Strip – 30 LEDs 1 meter, Gesture Sensor, 4-Digit Display, and Red LED. Furthermore, Grove cable, Alligator cable, and Micro USB Cable – 48cm are also included in the kit. With these grove modules, you can measure distance and display it. Similarly, you can also use gestures to play different music or make a smart guard for your desk or room.

You can get more information about the 8 Grove modules by clicking on each of them below.

Grove – Rotary Angle Sensor	Grove – Speaker	Grove – Ultrasonic Ranger	Grove – Light Sensor v1.2
Grove – WS2812 Waterproof LED Strip – 30 LEDs 1 meter	Grove – Gesture Sensor v1.0	Grove – 4-Digit Display	Grove – Red LED

Useful Links:

Tutorial

Grove Inventor Kit for micro:bit User Manual

micro:bit Getting Started Videos

About micro:bit

micro:bit Hardware

Package Includes:

1 x Grove Inventor Kit for micro:bit

Parts List:

1 x Grove Shield for micro:bit v2
1 x Grove – Rotary Angle Sensor (P)
1 x Grove – Speaker
1 x Grove – Ultrasonic Ranger
1 x Grove – Light Sensor v1.2
1 x Grove – WS2812 Waterproof LED Strip – 30 LEDs 1 meter
1 x Grove – Gesture
1 x Grove – 4-Digit Display
1 x Grove – Red LED
1 x Micro USB Cable – 48cm
1 x Manual of 12 projects
10 x Alligator Cable – 10 pcs
7 x Grove Cable – 7 pcs