Night Light

Setup the Microbit

• Launch Browser: Open Chrome
• Open Editor: Navigate to makecode.microbit.org and click the home button
• Optional: Log in if you have a google or Apple Account
• Create: a new project named "Night_Light".
• Hardware Pairing: (If not already paired)
• Connect the micro:bit to the Mac via USB.
• Click the ... button next to Download, select Connect device, and pair the browser directly to the micro:bit hardware.

Night Light - Create an automated nightlight that reacts to the environment.

• Step 1: Delete the default "on start" block. You will use the forever block
• Step 2: Go to Logic and drag an if then else block inside the loop.
• Step 3: From Logic, drag a comparison block (0 < 0) into the true slot of the if statement.
• Step 4: Go to Input, drag the light level sensor block, and place it into the left side of the comparison. Ensure that the operator is less than (<).
• Step 5: Set the right side value to 50 (simulating a dark room).
• Step 6: Inside the then section, add a Basic show icon block to turn the LEDs on.
• Step 7: Inside the else section, add a Basic clear screen block to turn the LEDs off when light is detected.
• Test: Use the cursor to drag the light level slider up and down on the virtual simulator.

• Test on the Microbit

  • Click the Download button.
  • Test the program on the microbit (Note: The LED area is also a light sensor)