Magicbit Core, Starter Manual

Page 1: ...STARTER GUIDE www magicbit cc...

Page 2: ...ily while exploring cross platform options such as programing with any other software or connecting to any cloud IoT platform A frequently asked question about Magicbit is How many innovations can I d...

Page 3: ...es 05 Getting Started 08 Magicblocks io 09 Setup Magicblocks 10 Configure Magicbit 11 Playground 12 Magicblocks Interface 13 Hello Magicbit 15 Smart Light 17 Light meter 19 Weather Station 21 Talking...

Page 4: ...o physical world and convert physical property to an electrical signal some examples are temperature light movement sensors Actuators act as Output to the physical world again to convert back electric...

Page 5: ...orm to create IoT projects in minutes for both beginners and experts magicbit cc magicblocks MicroPython is a programming language compatible with Python 3 It s a smart way to start learning Python ma...

Page 6: ...e a value Buzzer Play sounds LDR Light sensor Battery Connector Plug the battery holder OLED Display 128x64 pixel display Crocodile Clip Holes Attach crocodile clips Push Buttons Digital inputs for Ma...

Page 7: ...on LED Indicators Flash Button Need for programming Micro USB Connect to computer Power Magicbit Motor Driver Connect 2x Motors ESP32 Module Brain of the Magicbit Module Connectors Plug modules 04 Mag...

Page 8: ...animal Identify close objects without contact Create a combination of Red Blue Green lights Connector to plug the soil Moisture and ultrasonic sensors to Magicbit Detect the incline or motion of an o...

Page 9: ...tect signals from an IR remote Transmit IR signal patterns Measure temperature and humidity in environment A motor to control the angle of rotation Measure the distance for a target object Determine t...

Page 10: ...tching the connector color in module with the printed color on board Important Recommended for age 8 years and above Magicbit is operated with a Voltage of 3 3V and should be handled with care to avoi...

Page 11: ...bit to the computer via USB cable When using for the first time Magicbit self check program will run on the device displaying different features Download and install Magicbit upload tool with drivers...

Page 12: ...d based on Node RED open source framework This provides some powerful integrations to APIs Social media Google services and many more The customized blocks for Magicbit can be used to integrate Magicb...

Page 13: ...n to the account in magicblocks io Click on Start Playground after login Playground is the workspace to create logic using different functional blocks You can add coupon code provided with Magcbit to...

Page 14: ...blocks firmware using the uploader Add your WiFi network SSID name and password Connect to Magicbit WiFi network and wait for a beep sound Click on Finish button to complete the configuration STEP 4 C...

Page 15: ...ou will find the palette with all the blocks Once you have created your program the Deploy button on the top right corner will be used to update and save all your changes Blocks or Nodes Blocks are th...

Page 16: ...Palette Magicblocks Interface Playground Create logic using visual programming Workspace Sidebar 13...

Page 17: ...Device Manger Add edit configure view hardware devices Dashboard Create dashboards to visualize data 14 Magicblocks Interface...

Page 18: ...our Magicbit display STEP 1 Power up your Magicbit using USB cable and get connected to Magicblocks cloud Check page 11 to configure Magicbit for Magicblocks STEP 2 Open playground and drag following...

Page 19: ...Click Deploy button to apply all changes You can see the blue color dot on blocks disappearing after correctly deployed STEP 5 Once above steps are completed you will see a connected mark under the Di...

Page 20: ...a pin and 0 or false to turn off a pin Open properties and set Device ID and Pin to LED Green 16 Control a LED through internet Control the onboard LEDs on Magicbit via internet Try different patterns...

Page 21: ...r Low We call this as logic levels Since Magicbit operates at 3 3V when a pin set to High state the pin voltage will be 3 3V and when the pin is set to Low state pin voltage will be 0V Do you know 0V...

Page 22: ...t default value Output will be range of 0 4095 Display light level on a dashboard Develop web based Dashboards with Magicbit to display sensor or input values STEP 1 Power up your Magicbit using USB c...

Page 23: ...DR by hand to see the magic Activity Add different dashboard widgets such as chart and text to view light level Try to turn on a LED when dark Hint Use Switch Change Digital Out blocks Dashboard LDR L...

Page 24: ...evious activity Monitor Temperature Humidity Develop web based Dashboards with Magicbit to display sensor values from different modules STEP 1 Power up your Magicbit using USB cable and get connected...

Page 25: ...gauges STEP 3 Connect Temperature Humidity sensor module port with pin 32 Two DHT11 blocks to read sensor values Open properties and set Device ID Pin to 32 Mode to Temperature in one block and Humidi...

Page 26: ...xt templates Type Button pressed in template property window Text to Speech Try audio playing with Magicbit in different solutions such as text to speech STEP 1 Power up your Magicbit using USB cable...

Page 27: ...cks audio from the input text payload Method in Digital In and Analog In blocks gives option to get data from Magicbit When Poll option selected you need to request data from those blocks You need to...

Page 28: ...ar Musical instrument IR Remote Smart AC controller Automatic night light Color Detector Counter Follow our website Youtube channel and Hackster io channel to learn more about new projects of Magicbit...

Page 29: ...ces TOIT blynk io create arduino cc thingsboard io azure microsoft com cloud google com thinger io thingspeak com rainmaker espressif com aws amazon com toit io Cloud Platforms C ESP IDF BIPES Block P...

Page 30: ...l pins support PWM except pin 5 1 3 5 16 17 18 21 22 pins doesn t support analog in function When WiFi is enabled Analog in working only for pin 32 to 39 Max input voltage for any pin is 3 3V battery...

Page 31: ...it Plus includes pluggable sensor modules to connect with Magicbit easily Magicbit Plus Magicbit Pro includes Magicbit Core and pluggable sensor modules to explore creativity with technology Magicbit...

Page 32: ...ed to make innovation with technology easy for everyone Whether you are a kid trying to blink a LED or you are an expert working on your next complex IoT project Magicbit is a perfect tool to solve an...