Edge Connector Breakout Board for the BBC micro:bit
www.kitronik.co.uk/5601B
Introduction:
This breakout board has been designed to offer an easy way to
connect additional circuits and hardware to the edge connector on the BBC
micro:bit. This edge connector offers access to a large number of the BBC
micro:bit processor pins. For details on these please refer to the next page.
To use the breakout board the BBC micro:bit should be inserted firmly into the
connector as shown below.
Layout:
BBC micro:bit compatible connector
Solder pads connected to the BBC
micro:bit I2C pins
Examples of board in use:
This breakout board is used in our ‘Inventors kit for
BBC micro:bit’. This kit is supplied with instructions detailing a number of uses
for the board. These can be found at
www.kitronik.co.uk/microbitinvent
Pin headers connected through to the
BBC micro:bit pin numbers as
indicated
This area is fitted with a 20x2 row of
pin headers. These can be used to
connect an IDC cable or jumper wires.
Prototyping area
This area has been designed to allow
you to prototype small circuits. There
is a 3V and 0V row, and three
additional connecting sections.
Edge Connector Breakout Board for the BBC micro:bit
www.kitronik.co.uk/5601B
Breakout PCB Ref (if applicable)
22
Name
0V
0V
0V
SDA
SCL
3V
3V
3V
DIO
MOSI
MISO
SCK
PAD2
DIO
BTN_B
COL3
COL7
DIO
PAD1
COL8
Description
0V / ground
0V / ground
0V / ground
Serial data pin connected to the magnetometer & accelerometer
Serial clock pin connected to the magnetometer & accelerometer
3V / positive supply
3V / positive supply
3V / positive supply
General purpose digital IO
(P16 in editors)
Serial connection - Master Output / Slave Input
Serial connection - Master Input / Slave Output
Serial connection - Clock
General purpose digital / analogue IO
(P2 in editors)
General purpose digital IO
(P12 in editors)
Button B – Normally high, going low on press
(Button B in editors)
Column 3 on the LED matrix
Column 7 on the LED matrix
General purpose digital IO
(P8 in in editors)
General purpose digital / analogue IO
(P1 in editors)
Column 8 on the LED matrix
Edge Connector Pinout
Note: A number of these pins may not
be accessible in all editors.
0V
21
20
19
18
3V
17
16
15
14
13
2
12
11
10
9
8
0V
Special function pin
3V
Digital input / output
Analogue input / digital IO
Digital input (shared with a button)
Digital output (shared with LED matrix)
1
7
6
5
COL9
BTN_A
COL2
PAD0
COL1
Column 9 on the LED matrix
Button A – Normally high, going low on press
(Button A in editors)
Column 2 on the LED matrix
General purpose digital / analogue IO
(P0 in editors)
Column 1 on the LED matrix
4
0
3
Edge Connector Breakout Board for the BBC micro:bit
www.kitronik.co.uk/5601B
Dimensions
(Dimensions +/- 0.8mm)
