Heart

Step 1: Make it

What is it?

Light up your micro:bit with love by showing a heart.

These two videos show you what you'll make and how to code it:

How it works

• This is a great first project to learn how to program your micro:bit!
• When the program is transferred (flashed) to your micro:bit, the processor steps through the instructions you gave it.
• The program shows a heart picture on the micro:bit’s LED display output.
• The heart stays on the display as long as it has power because you haven’t given it any further instructions to show anything else.
• The micro:bit has a set of other built-in images you can use in your projects.
• Pictures on computers, phones and tablet screens are made using dots called ‘pixels’. The micro:bit’s display has 25 LED pixels arranged in a 5 x 5 grid.

What you need

• micro:bit (or MakeCode simulator)
• MakeCode or Python editor
• USB cable if using a computer
• battery pack (if using a phone or tablet).

Step 2: Code it

1from microbit import *
2display.show(Image.HEART)

Step 3: Improve it

• Try choosing other built-in pictures like HAPPY, DUCK or GHOST.
• Can you show more than one image?
• See if you can make your own pictures by exploring the other projects below.