Personal trainer with micro:bit
This challenge has been written by Álvaro Molina Ayuso and is part of the EU CODE WEEK CHALLENGES.
Target Audience
- Lower Secondary School students (12 to 16 years)
- Upper Secondary School students (16 to 18 years)
Experience
- Intermediate
Duration
- 30-40 minutes
Purpose
- To code micro:bit in order to use the buzzer and led panel
- To create a personal device to control your physical activity
- To code micro:bit to improve your health through sport
Recommended Materials
- micro:bit V2
Description
This challenge allows you to code your micro:bit to control the repetition times of physical exercises combined with rest time. You will track your physical activity at school, at home or in the park.
Instructions
- When A+B, create a 3-second countdown timer with a musical note sound every second and display the word GO!
- During the first exercise, display a flashing 2x2 square for 20 seconds. Then play a sound and keep the square fixed. During the remaining time, another flashing image must be displayed for 10 seconds. When it finished, play a sound.
- Then repeat the same action but display a 3x3 panel for the exercise time. Repeat these actions until the 5x5 panel is displayed.
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