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micro:bit target for PXT
This README is for pxt-microbit v1.x, which is currently in beta.
pxt-microbit is a Microsoft Programming Experience Toolkit (PXT) target that allows you to program a BBC micro:bit. pxt-microbit v1.x requires pxt v3.x, which is currently in the master branch of pxt.
Issue tracking
Please add an issue if you discover an (unreported) bug.
Local server
The local server lets you to run the editor and serve the documentation from your own computer.
Setup
- Install Node.js 8.9.4 or higher.
- Install Yotta if you are going to edit any
.cppfiles. - Clone the pxt repository.
git clone https://github.com/microsoft/pxt
cd pxt
- Install the dependencies of pxt and build it
npm install
npm run build
cd ..
- Clone the
v1branch of this repository.
git clone https://github.com/microsoft/pxt-microbit --branch v1
cd pxt-microbit
- Install the PXT command line (add
sudofor Mac/Linux shells).
npm install -g pxt
- Install the pxt-microbit dependencies.
npm install
- Link pxt-microbit back to base pxt repo (add
sudofor Mac/Linux shells).
npm link ../pxt
Note the above command assumes the folder structure of
makecode
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pxt pxt-microbit
Running
Run this command from inside pxt-microbit to open a local web server
pxt serve
If the local server opens in the wrong browser, make sure to copy the URL containing the local token. Otherwise, the editor will not be able to load the projects.
If you need to modify the .cpp files (and have installed yotta), enable yotta compilation using the --localbuild flag:
pxt serve --localbuild
Updates
To update your PXT version and make sure you're running the latest tools, run:
pxt update
More instructions are at https://github.com/Microsoft/pxt#running-a-target-from-localhost
Repos
The pxt-microbit target depends on several other repos. The main ones are:
- https://github.com/Microsoft/pxt, the PXT framework
- https://github.com/lancaster-university/microbit, basic wrapper around the DAL
- https://github.com/lancaster-university/microbit-dal
History
See the MakeCode blog.
Code of Conduct
This project has adopted the Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct. For more information see the Code of Conduct FAQ or contact opencode@microsoft.com with any additional questions or comments.