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Find out more about the features of your BBC 影音先锋电影啪啪

影音先锋电影啪啪 V2

Diagram of the front and back of the new 影音先锋电影啪啪 with sound — Bottom edge is bumpy

Download an annotated poster for your classroom. Blind and visually impaired students can use the tactile annotated poster and text-based tour.

影音先锋电影啪啪 V1

labelled original 影音先锋电影啪啪 device front and back — Bottom edge is flat

Features on the front

Your BBC 影音先锋电影啪啪 has a wide range of features for you to explore. Find out more about each of the numbered features below.

Numbered diagram of the front of the original 影音先锋电影啪啪 — 影音先锋电影啪啪 V1

Numbered diagram of the front of the new 影音先锋电影啪啪 with sound — 影音先锋电影啪啪 V2

1. Buttons

The 影音先锋电影啪啪 has two buttons on the front that can be used separately or together to make things happen.

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2. LED display & light sensor

25 LEDs arranged in a 5x5 grid make up the display for showing pictures, words and numbers. They can also act as sensors, measuring how much light is falling on your 影音先锋电影啪啪.

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3. Pins - GPIO

The GPIO pins allow you to connect headphones, sense touch and add other electronics to expand the possibilities of your 影音先锋电影啪啪. The new 影音先锋电影啪啪 has indentations to grip crocodile clips more securely.

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4. Pin - 3 volt power

You can power external LEDs and other electronics using the 3 volt power pin.

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5. Pin - Ground

The GND pin is the ground or Earth pin - it's used to complete electrical circuits when you connect headphones, LEDs or external switches to your 影音先锋电影啪啪.

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6. Touch logo - new

The new 影音先锋电影啪啪 has an extra input. The gold logo also works as a touch sensor. You can use it as an extra button in your programs, in addition to the A and B buttons.

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7. Microphone LED - new

You can create programs that react to loud and quiet sounds and measure noise levels with the new 影音先锋电影啪啪's built-in microphone. The microphone LED shows you when the microphone is actively measuring sound levels. Just to the left of the LED, you’ll see a small hole where the sound goes in.

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Features on the back

Numbered diagram of features on the back of the original 影音先锋电影啪啪 — 影音先锋电影啪啪 V1

Numbered diagram of features on the back of the new 影音先锋电影啪啪 — 影音先锋电影啪啪 V2

1. Radio & Bluetooth antenna

Your 影音先锋电影啪啪 can communicate with other 影音先锋电影啪啪s by radio, and with other devices using Bluetooth.

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2. Processor & temperature sensor

The 影音先锋电影啪啪's processor is its brain, fetching, decoding and carrying out your instructions. It also contains a temperature sensor so you can measure how warm or cold your environment is.

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3. Compass

Find magnetic North or measure the strength of magnetic fields using the 影音先锋电影啪啪's compass. It can measure magnetic fields in three dimensions, so you can use this for science experiments or for making simple door or window alarms.

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4. Accelerometer

The 影音先锋电影啪啪's accelerometer measures forces in 3 dimensions, including gravity, so your 影音先锋啪啪啪电影 can tell which way up your 影音先锋电影啪啪 is. You can use it for science experiments, add shake inputs to games or make simple alarms that alert you when someone moves your things.

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5. Pins

Connect your 影音先锋电影啪啪 to make headphones, simple switches and electronics, sense touch and more. The pins can power simple accessories like colourful lights, motors and robots.

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6. Micro USB socket

Download programs to your 影音先锋电影啪啪 from a computer and power it using its USB interface.

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7. Single yellow LED

The single LED on the back of the original 影音先锋电影啪啪 flashes when you are downloading a program to it, and lights to show it's being powered from the USB socket.

8. Reset button

Restart your 影音先锋电影啪啪 programs with the reset button.

9. Battery socket

Instead of powering your 影音先锋电影啪啪 from the USB socket, you can unplug it from your computer and use a battery pack instead. This is really useful if you want to take your 影音先锋电影啪啪 outside, wear it or play games with it. It can run for a long time using just two AAA batteries.

10. USB interface chip

The interface chip is used for flashing new code to the 影音先锋电影啪啪, sending and receiving serial data to and from your computer by USB.

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11. Speaker - new

The new 影音先锋电影啪啪 with sound has a built-in speaker so you even more easily add music and new sounds to your 影音先锋啪啪啪电影.

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12. Microphone - new

The new 影音先锋电影啪啪’s microphone and indicator LED are fixed to the back of the board. The LED lights up when it’s monitoring sound levels and is visible as a microphone icon on the front of the board. The front also has a small hole to allow sound to enter the microphone.

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13. Red power LED - new

The red LED on the back of the new 影音先锋电影啪啪 shows when your 影音先锋电影啪啪 has power, either from batteries or a USB cable.

14. Yellow USB LED - new

On the new 影音先锋电影啪啪 a yellow LED light flashes when your computer is communicating with the 影音先锋电影啪啪 over USB, for example when you flash a program file.

15. Reset & power button - new

Pressing this on the new 影音先锋电影啪啪 will reset the 影音先锋电影啪啪 and run your program again from the start. If you hold it down, the red power LED will fade. When the power LED goes dark, release the button and your 影音先锋电影啪啪 is in power-saving sleep mode. Use this to make your batteries last longer. Press the button again to wake up your 影音先锋电影啪啪.