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Case 03:Thermometer

Our Goal


  • Use watch kit to create a wearable thermometer.

Material


Hardware Connection


Assemble our watch kit directly just like the picture below.

Software


Microsoft Makecode

Programming


Step 1

  • Create a variable flag. Initialize this variable to 0 when we startup our micro:bit. When button A is pressed, set the flag to 1.

Step 2

  • Create a forever loop and insert show icon block with a heart under it. If the flag equals 1, then assign the temperature value to the variable Tem.
  • If the variable Tem is beyond 30 degrees, display a crying face and show string "So Hot"。And then delay 0.5 second after displaying the temperature.

Step 3

  • If the variable Tem is under 20 degrees, display a crying face and show string "So cold". And then delay 0.5 second after displaying the temperature.
  • If the temperature is among 20 degrees to 30 degrees, then display a smile face and delay for 0.5 second after showing the temperature.
  • Set flagto 0 to exit the function above.

Program


Result


  • We can see a smile face and temperature on micro:bit screen.

Think



Q: Sometimes the temperature is obviously under 20 degrees, why the displayed number is much higher? A: Because the temperature obtained by micro:bit is the temperature of main chip, instead of environment temperature. When micro:bit runs for a long time, the chip will be heated significantly.

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