BitWearable Kit - Smartwatch with Strap for micro:bit

by Seeed Studio

The BitWearable kit is a low-cost compact accessory kit for micro:bit users to make fun wearable gadgets.

Designed for beginner users of the micro:bit, or those who just want to customise their smart watch. The BitWearable Kit includes the Bitwear, a functional expansion board for micro:bit designed for wearables.

Students can use Microsoft's Makecode, an online graphical programming platform to write programs to customise the function of their micro:bit wearable with a handy strap band which you can use as a watch strap or arm band.

Features

  • Easy installation, screw into threaded nuts of the bitwear with the included screw driver
  • Bitwear expansion board with compact design, same footprint as a microbit
  • Adds commonly used wearable features like RGB LEDs, buzzer, and vibration motor, but also has expansion capabilities if you need it in your project
  • Easy to source 3v button batteries for power supply, you can power it with one of two CR2032/CR2025/CR2020 batteries (not included)
  • Includes on/off power switches and power indication lights
  • Microsoft MakeCode Compatible
  • Supports mPython programming

Professional and detailed teaching courses

Whether you are an educator or home user, course materials made just for the Bitwear are available for free. For more information, please visit make2learn

Kit contents

  • BitWear Expansion board
  • Screw driver
  • Nylon Strap
  • 5x Phillips round head screws M3x5mm

Technical Specifications

  • Working Voltage: 5V
  • Working Current: 1.5A (Max)
  • Power supply: one or two CR2032/CR2025/CR2020 batteries (not included)
  • ON/OFF Power switch with LED indicator
  • Built-in speaker for playing melody, vibration motor and addressable RGB LED
  • Broken out component holes for you to add additional modules

2 customer reviews

4 years ago
Bitearable does exactly what it says on the tin. We use it for the microbit V1 and V2, but you can use it as well for other systems as battery supply, see pictures. We have a project called MyCo, first the name was TPS. How to program WITHOUT a PC if needed. As well on microbit V1 and V2 There is a facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/269499491046124/about And as you can see, Strap and Board can be used to mount other boards as well. Regarding microbit: grab the V1 or V2 HEX file from Neil's github, throw it into the microbit folder, and start programming. More you can find on our facebook page. Want to understand it a bit more? Then you can download the TPS Emulator onto your PC , program and test, then get it onto your Bitwaerable. Great piece of hardware. See some pictures of how it is used. It all started with Burkhard Kainka's TPS https://www.elektronik-labor.de/Lernpakete/TPS/TPS0.html unfortunately in German, but some microbit info in English here https://www.elektronik-labor.de/Lernpakete/TPS/TPS45.html and many links to others. And I have to get an FPGA board, as there is a version of MyCo running on FPGA. With a little Interface Board as for the Holtek version shown.
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