Micro Bit push button and display image example

A simple example using the 2 buttons (a and b), pressing them will display one of the built in images on th 5×5 LED display on the Micro Bit

The Image Class can display a wide variety of images, you can change these in the code below

• Image.HEART
• Image.HEART_SMALL
• Image.HAPPY
• Image.SMILE
• Image.SAD
• Image.CONFUSED
• Image.ANGRY
• Image.ASLEEP
• Image.SURPRISED
• Image.SILLY
• Image.FABULOUS
• Image.MEH
• Image.YES
• Image.NO
• Image.CLOCK12, Image.CLOCK11, Image.CLOCK10, Image.CLOCK9, Image.CLOCK8, Image.CLOCK7, Image.CLOCK6, Image.CLOCK5, Image.CLOCK4, Image.CLOCK3, Image.CLOCK2, Image.CLOCK1
• Image.ARROW_N, Image.ARROW_NE, Image.ARROW_E, Image.ARROW_SE, Image.ARROW_S, Image.ARROW_SW, Image.ARROW_W, Image.ARROW_NW
• Image.TRIANGLE
• Image.TRIANGLE_LEFT
• Image.CHESSBOARD
• Image.DIAMOND
• Image.DIAMOND_SMALL
• Image.SQUARE
• Image.SQUARE_SMALL
• Image.RABBIT
• Image.COW
• Image.MUSIC_CROTCHET
• Image.MUSIC_QUAVER
• Image.MUSIC_QUAVERS
• Image.PITCHFORK
• Image.XMAS
• Image.PACMAN
• Image.TARGET
• Image.TSHIRT
• Image.ROLLERSKATE
• Image.DUCK
• Image.HOUSE
• Image.TORTOISE
• Image.BUTTERFLY
• Image.STICKFIGURE
• Image.GHOST
• Image.SWORD
• Image.GIRAFFE
• Image.SKULL
• Image.UMBRELLA
• Image.SNAKE

 

http://microbit-micropython.readthedocs.io/en/latest/image.html – has more information on the
Code

This was written using the http://codewith.mu/ python editor

[codesyntax lang=”python”]

from microbit import *

# Write your code here :-)
while True:
    if button_a.is_pressed() and button_b.is_pressed():
        display.show(Image.CONFUSED)
    elif button_a.is_pressed():
        display.show(Image.YES)
    elif button_b.is_pressed():
        display.show(Image.NO)
    sleep(100)

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