Freenove Ultimate Starter Kit for BBC micro:bit (Not Included, Works with V1 & V2), 316-Page Detailed Tutorial, 224 Items, 44 Projects, Blocks and Python Code

It took a long time for me to work out that there are actually very detailed tutorials with everything you need to use every part of this kit so it sat in the box. The tutorials are difficult to find though. It's basically a 300 page manual and all the code is also available. Apparently the link is on the box but I missed that. I think I googled for instructions and found them that way. I have book marked the document and I just click which experiment my son wants to do in the contents section and then print the relevant pages and download the corresponding code to the device. Great for my 9 year old who is interested in coding

A Great Kit. Very good tutorial. Had a small problem in getting the LCD working with the python code, but quickly sorted by the support department via email. Would highly reccomend if you want to start learning programming.

Some teething trouble with the LCD display (the backlight link had fallen off or was not fitted and was loose in the packaging). But otherwise largely "just works" - some difficulty getting the LCD library incorporated into another project but got there in the end. Kit relies 100% on the online microbit.org site and the editor on that site but it's pretty easy to use. Good so far getting the kids engaged on it.

I ordered this for a Christmas gift. The order was for a FNK0045 which includes the BBC micro:bit. The box had the correct reference number on the cardboard sleeve enclosing it - but we were very puzzled when we inspected the actual parts as we had a kit with a raspberry Pi inside. On close inspection we found on the outside of the box containing the kit that we actually had a FNK0058 - which is cheaper. I thought about sending back to Amazon as a return and ordering the same kit again - but instead I emailed a photo of the sleeve and box to Freenove and they immediately put the correct kit in the post to me, and it arrived three days later. My son absolutely loves the kit and it is hard to get him away from it. He is ploughing through the manual using the visual programming instructions and once he has got to the end plans to do it all again in python! What is great for him is that it combines two of his favourite activities - making things and programming. He is 12, but I don't think he could have got as much enjoyment out of it when he was younger, so I would not recommend to an under 12. Having said that the visual programming language is similar to scratch that he learnt at primary school. Only minor quibble is that the manual is a ,pdf which is quite hard to scroll through.

Lots of components for your money and plenty of projects to try.

As much as I was excited to start this project with my son, I discovered the main part is not included and I need to order it separately. What is the point of buying this kit? As far as I understand, a kit is something that is complete and I should be able to use it. THIS IS NOT!! The first page of manual asking me to use microbit, but this main part is not included. Very disappointed and all my son walked away from the idea :(

Had an issue with the order, was rectified immediately and couldn’t fault the company and would use again

Loads of gizmos and add ons, but no battery pack or way of powering the Micro:Bit without plugging it into a laptop. So calling this set the Ultimate Starter Kit is very misleading. Have to now try to find a battery pack separately with a very upset child sitting next to me.

Si te gusta programar no lo puedes dejar escapar...

Was defect. Teleurstelling voor m’n zoon. Na enige moeite is het retour aangekomen bij Amazon en heb ondertussen m’n geld terug.

Excellent produit 👍

La Micro bit ora funziona! Il mio computer non la legge!! In realtà il cavo usb fornito nel kit non è potenteva sufficienza per trasferire i dati. C'è stato bisogno di un altro cavo. Ora funziona!

microbitってどんなもんかなという軽い気持ちで購入。過去に Arduinoベースで自作キーボードを作ったことはあります。 基本的な使い方は microbitの本家のチュートリアルでなんとかなりました。 Blutooth モード・アップデートにするのが「A+B 押しながらresetを3回素早くクリック」だけ最初わかりにくかったですが、それ以外は全体的に良く出来てる印象でした。タブレットでプロジェクト作れる(PC無しでOK)のが便利です。 あとオマケのセンサー類の接続が皆目検討つかないです。各センサーが I2C なのか SPI なのか GPIO なのかぐらいの分類説明は欲しいです。電気に詳しい人は勘でわかりそうですが、組込ソフト屋レベルだと、チップの型番からI/F 調べるのはちょっとダルいなぁという印象で、ソフトにも電気にも詳しくない人はどうするんだろう?っていう状態で届きます。公式のコミュニティっぽいところで出てくるスケッチも外付け部品のプロジェクトになると数が少ない印象です。ある程度「この見た目の部品は〇〇センサーだろ」、みたいなのをわかってる人のヘルプが欲しいですね。 配線材とか基板とか含めてまあまあ機材としては一通り揃ってるみたいなのでボチボチ遊んでいこうかなと思っています。