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Getting Started with the TI-Nspire

TM

 CX II and the BBC micro:bit 

 

 

Overview:

 These three steps will prepare your TI-Nspire CX II  calculator to program the micro:bit using the 

calculator’s built-in Python application. The micro:bit can be programmed using the standard micro:bit 
commands listed on the 

micro:bit documents website

. 

 

Required Equipment: 

  TI-Nspire CX II  Graphing Calculator 

  TI-Nspire CX Premium Teacher Softwar

Get a 90-day trial here

 

  BBC micro:bit 

  TI-Nspire CX II  <-> micro:bit USB cable

Request a cable here

 

(While supplies  last. Other  restrictions apply; see 

form.)

 

  Computer <-> micro:bit USB cable, supplied with micro:bit 

  Computer <-> calculator USB cable, supplied with the calculator 

 

Required Software: 

  TI-Nspire CX II  Graphing Calculator OS 5.3 or higher. Get th

latest OS here

, and 

how-to video here

  

  TI-Nspire CX Premium Teacher Software version 5.3

Get the latest version here

  microbit.tns (Part of the .zip file download) 

  TI_Runtime.hex (Part of the .zip file download) 

  My first program.tns (Part of the .zip file download) 

 

Directions: 

1.  Load TI_Runtime.hex on the micro:bit card: 

 

a.  Locate the TI_Runtime.hex in the download folder. 

 

 

 

b.  Connect the BBC micro:bit to your computer using the cable that came with the micro:bit card. 

 

c.  Drag and drop or copy the TI_Runtime.hex to the micro:bit; this is the same as transferring any 

file to a USB flash storage device such as the “thumb drive”. Once the transfer is complete, the 
5x5 LED display on the micro:bit card will show a Texas logo. 

Summary of Contents for TI-Nspire CX II

Page 1: ...lculator USB cable supplied with the calculator Required Software TI Nspire CX II Graphing Calculator OS 5 3 or higher Get the latest OS here and a how to video here TI Nspire CX Premium Teacher Software version 5 3 Get the latest version here microbit tns Part of the zip file download TI_Runtime hex Part of the zip file download My first program tns Part of the zip file download Directions 1 Load...

Page 2: ...the desktop software open the microbit tns module file from the download folder b Connect the TI Nspire CX II to the Computer with the Computer to unit cable and transfer the microbit tns to the calculator by selecting Save to Handheld from the file menu c You will see a dialog boxtitled Document Received when the file is transferred Select OK d Repeat steps b through d to also transfer my first p...

Page 3: ... read the directions Press the Home On key then Browse and then select microbit tns to open it f Advance to the next page 1 2 by pressing ctrl clickpad to the right Select Install as Python module from the Tools menu Once the module has been installed you will no longer see it appear in the Browse folder g Success looks like this ...

Page 4: ...ss the menu key and then select Run Ctrl R from the Run menu c Success looks like this Congratulations You have successfully prepared the TI Nspire CXII graphing calculator and micro bit card for programming in Python Here are a few next steps for going further a Complete the Skill Builders and Application in Unit 6 of 10 Minutes of Code when available with Python found here b Try some of the acti...

Page 5: ...key esc while get_key esc is found under the Commands menu in the BBC micro bit module men selections If you have difficulty dragging dropping the hexfile instead use the micro bit Python IDE to flash the TI_Runtime hex Go to https python microbit org v 2 0 If you run into any problems o Problems installing the tns module file or flashing the hexfile contact TI Cares Customer Support https educati...

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