Littlebits' "World Map" is now expanding, because it launched a new Arduino module!
What is LittleBits
If you are not familiar with LittleBits, then you will briefly introduce it, it is a kind of DIY electronic component set that can be assembled, and it is a bit similar to Lego blocks. It can be said that it is a "not toy" toy. Each "bit" is a separate electronic component, such as a speaker, a light sensor, or a flashing LED light. Assembly of these electron original fittings, you can make a cool thing, and there is no programming requirements.
It may be not enough to be intuitive, and an example: If you want someone to have a sound prompt while others enter your room, you can connect the power module and the motion trigger module to connect the motion trigger to the buzzer module. If you don't want to use a buzzer, but like LED lights, it is very simple, unplug the buzzer module, plug in the LED light directly.
Littlebits and Ardino
LittleBits "No Programming" is a great point of their highlights, and one of their greatest competitiveness, because anyone can get up, easily assemble the electronic component together.
However, "no programming requirements" also means "not supported programming". The module features pre-supplied by LittleBits are written. If you want to try some new features, it will be powerless. Take the above example, if you don't want others to trigger a sound every time you enter the room, just want to trigger the buzzer every Thursday, LittleBits can't do it.
LlittleBits' enthusiasts realize the limitations of this product, the next step may learn how to use a separate Ardino board, of course, this is not an easy thing, because the user must master the circuit, welding and other related knowledge. If you open Google Search "Littlebits", display the most relevant search is "LittleBits Arduino", how much the needs of users can see.
Today, LittleBits finally announced the launch of the Arduino module! This module is the same as other modules, but there is a difference, that is, programmable. Moreover, users can directly program them on the module without learning other necessary techniques. What you have to do is using the miniature USB interface on the module, you can upload the program through the standard Arduino IDE.
If you already have a LittleBits set product, you need to pay $ 36 to get this Arduino core module; if you don't have a suit product, LittleBits specially provided a start suit product with Arduino as a core, including an Arduino module and Eight other LittleBits modules (a battery module, some switch modules, a servo module, and a control dialing module), priced at $ 89.
Up to now, LittleBits has got a total of $ 1.56 million, including 11 million USB financing in November last year.
For Arduino enthusiasts, the author knows more to say no, give you a picture, open your exploration tour!
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