pxt-ev3/docs/about.md
Peli de Halleux ea956f1a73
Buttons rename (#287)
* renaming up/down/click to released/pressed/bump

* missing images

* fixing signature issue

* updated strings

* white lego logo
2018-01-31 08:28:00 -08:00

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# About
Welcome to the **Microsoft MakeCode** editor for the **@boardname@**!
## Programming: [Blocks](/blocks) or [JavaScript](/javascript)
You can program the @boardname@ using [Blocks](/blocks) or [JavaScript](/javascript) in your web browser:
```blocks
brick.buttonEnter.onEvent(ButtonEvent.Bumped, () => {
motors.largeA.setSpeed(50)
})
```
```typescript
brick.buttonEnter.onEvent(ButtonEvent.Bumped, () => {
motors.largeA.setSpeed(50)
})
```
The editor work in [most modern browsers](/browsers), work [offline](/offline) once loaded and do not require any installation.
## [Compile and Flash: Your Program!](/device/usb)
When you have your code ready, you connect your @boardname@ to a computer via a USB cable
so it appears as a mounted drive (named **EV3**).
Compilation to machine code from [Blocks](/blocks) or [JavaScript](/javascript) happens in the browser. You save the binary
program to a **.uf2** file, which you then copy to the **EV3** drive, which flashes the device with the new program.
## Simulator: Test Your Code
You can run your code using the micro:bit simulator, all within the confines of a web browser.
The simulator has support for the LED screen, buttons, as well as compass, accelerometer, and digital I/O pins.
```sim
brick.buttonEnter.onEvent(ButtonEvent.Bumped, () => {
motors.largeA.setSpeed(50)
})
```