Additional Online Resources for Kitronik Alarm Clock Kit

2022-07-19 | By Kitronik Maker

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Guide by Kitronik Maker

The Kitronik ZIP Halo HD for micro:bit provides the perfect platform for learning ‎about creating time-based projects that also feature light and sound. The Alarm ‎clock kit has been developed to further leverage these qualities. Build the easy to ‎assemble stand, pop in the microbit, then add some code, and away you go. ‎

Getting Started:‎

The Kitronik Alarm Clock Kit ships with an instruction booklet that has been ‎designed to get you up and running quickly. The booklet covers the kits features, ‎assembly and also serves as an introduction to writing code for it.

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Kitronik has also created custom MakeCode blocks, specifically for ZIP Halo HD. ‎This not only makes the job of coding as simple as possible, but it also opens up ‎activities to younger children. The booklet contains all the information the novice ‎will need to get going straight away. ‎

Instructions on how to add the custom blocks are contained in the booklet that the ‎Alarm Clock Kit ships with, they are also included in all four of the additional ‎tutorials below.‎

Additional Online Resources for The Alarm Kit: ‎

The features of ZIP Halo HD are such that you will never run out of potential ‎projects. With that in mind, Kitronik has produced a series of online resources ‎designed to continue your forward momentum once you complete the booklet.‎

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We have also fully embraced new features of the Microsoft MakeCode that allow us ‎to create online tutorials directly inside the MakeCode environment. These features ‎will mean that you won't need a second monitor or a PDF on the desk to learn.

‎Instead, you put the code together as the tutorial progresses. Completing the ‎tutorial results in the completed code that can then be downloaded and transferred ‎to the micro:bit. ‎

Basic Clock Tutorial for Alarm Clock Kit

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The ZIP Halo for micro:bit has its own on-board real-time clock (RTC chip). This ‎opens it up to all manner of time-based projects and the 60 ZIP LEDs provides a ‎great platform for displaying the results.

‎This tutorial walks you through how to use the Halo HD’s Real-Time Clock feature ‎to make a fully functioning clock. ‎

Adjustable Clock Tutorial for Alarm Clock Kit:‎

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Learn how to make a clock interface to change and set the time with the Halo HD. ‎If you have not done the ‘Basic Clock Tutorial,’ it is recommended that you ‎complete it first. The previous code is recycled as the starting point for this project. ‎It's quite a bit more involved than the previous tutorial but the clear and detailed ‎instructions will gently walk you through it.‎

Alarm Clock Tutorial for Alarm Clock Kit

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Learn how to set alarms and trigger events with the Halo HD. If you have not done ‎the ‘Halo HD Basic Clock’ and ‘Halo HD Adjustable Clock’ tutorials, it is ‎recommended that you complete them first. The ongoing theme of these tutorials is ‎to build on what was previously done.‎

This is the first of the tutorials that also includes sound. So, be sure to not attempt ‎this project close to someone attempting a Netflix binge!

Wake Up Alarm Clock Tutorial for Alarm Clock Kit

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Learn how to create a bedside clock which gently fills the room with light as wake ‎up time approaches. If you have not done the ‘Halo HD Basic Clock’, ‘Halo HD ‎Adjustable Clock’ & ‘Halo HD Alarm Clock’ tutorials, it is recommended that you ‎complete them first.‎

If being woken up suddenly isn't your jam, then this tutorial is for you.

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