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Introduction to the Pico:Ed - CAS & Arm Physical Computing

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Resource Type Teaching Resources, Example Programs and Live Lessons, References, Guidebooks and Handbooks
Curriculum Topic Computer Systems, Physical Computing
English Key Stage 7-11 year (KS2), 11-14 year (KS3), 14-16 years (KS4)
Scottish Curriculum Levels P5-P7 (9-11 years), S4 - National 4/5 (15-16 years), S1-S3 (11 - 15 years), S5 Higher (16-17 years)
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A guide to get you started with the Pico:ed including images and sound.   This resources highlights:

  • An introduction to the Pico:ed
  • The differences between the V1 and V2
  • Setting up the hardware and software to get started
  • Basic start code to display images
  • Basic code to make use of button interactions
  • Making use of existing libraries
  • Making sounds using the library
  • Playing WAV files
  • Creating visulalisations
  • Benefits and drawbacks
  • Other projects to explore with buggies
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Peter Marshman | 28.02.23

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