Summary
In this concise chapter, we explored a few additional unique features of the Micro:bit. First, we learned how to use the capacitive touch-enabled logo on the front of the Micro:bit. This capacitive touch logo does not require a ground connection. We also discussed the inbuilt temperature sensor. The sensor is inside the processor and gives a very good estimate of the surrounding temperature in degrees Celsius. We built applications using the observed temperature. In the end, we discussed the use of inbuilt light sensors. These sensors are present along with the LED matrix on the front of the Micro:bit. We developed an interesting alarm using this concept.
The next chapter will explore sewable components and wearable computing with the Micro:bit and MicroPython. We will also have a brief look at more software programming platforms that use the Micro:bit.
