Around the beginning of 2017 the idea of building a model smart home powered by a micro:bit began to take root in my head.
I was doing quite a few events at the time and needed something snazzy to show off the micro:bit – something that kids could get their hands on and which had obvious real world applications.
It took many months, the acquisition of new skills and, as an added bonus, a few new power tools too :). I got a lot of use out of that house and I know a lot of kids got some joy from it. I’ve documented it in a series of blogs – a link to chapter 2 is at the bottom of this page.
Here’s a few videos of the finished product:
I present my model house :). Will debut nxt Sat at #HuddersfieldLibrary, see me & @heeedt & @Amy__Hearn and have fune with #microbit 🙂 pic.twitter.com/zjXpO087k1
— Philip Meitiner (@pragmaticPhil) March 11, 2017
Next: The micro:bit house (2) – design
The micro:bit house blog has 10 separate chapters:
- The micro:bit house
- The micro:bit house (2) – design
- The micro:bit house (3) – structure
- The micro:bit house (4) – construction
- The micro:bit house (5) – interior
- The micro:bit house (6) – furniture
- The micro:bit house (7) – electronics
- The micro:bit house (8) – controllers
- The micro:bit house (9) – code
- The micro:bit house (10) – wrap-up