Micro:Bit Beacon Hunter
Hot,Warm. Cold?
The Micro:Bit beacon will be set to group 112 and will hidden upstairs at DHS. Your micro:bit should be set to be listening for a signal and measuring the signal strength
The signal will be a random number every three seconds
The closer you are to the beacon the warmer you are -
-128
means a weak signal and -42
means a strong one.
-128
means a weak signal and -42
means a strong one.
When program Starts
show an icon to confirm ready to go
set radio group to 112
Goal: When your micro:bit receives a number - analyze the signal strength and store that value in a variable you create called signal
When number received
set signal to received packet signal strength
//block of code pictured below
Now - what do you want to appear on the LED Screens for Hot, Cold and Warm?
When number received
set signal to received signal strength
IF the value stored in signal is < -95
DISPLAY cold
ELSE IF the value stored in signal is < -60
DISPLAY warm
ELSE
DISPLAY HOT
To get the IF/Else
block to add the final ELSE
hit the + at the bottom

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