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zViktor22 Channel ::: micro:bit

The micro:bit is an open source hardware ( ARM -based embedded system) designed by the BBC for use in computer education of software development and hardware learning for kids and adults of all ages. The concept was so perfect that it quickly outgrew the UK and, to date, over two million BBC microbits distributed globally in over 50 countries. Not to mention that within the previous year it was a proud addition to my and Viktor's shelf of educational toys and, of course, cause and effect for several of our YouTube contributions and several more in production. In the latest video, we used a micro:bit powered by Elecfreaks' IoT kit with an IoT:bit wifi board and assembled a weather station to measure temperature, pressure, humidity, and pollution with BME280 and dust particle sensors. Micro:bit was successfully acquiring the weather data every 60 seconds and sent all of them from our test to the ThingSpeak website for analysis and chart presentation. YouTube video link: Inte...