Other Programming Languages

Overview

Aside from the officially supported editors: MakeCode and Python there are a number of different languages that include support for the micro:bit.

This resource aims to compile a list of these programming languages with a link to the documentation, plus an example program.

Submissions

To add a new language to the page, edit the page on Github. For a language to be accepted its implementation must be complete enough to display a heart on the display!

Please format the addition using this template:

Language Name

Project Homepage

Example

micro:bit heart

    example code to show a heart on the display

Alternate Languages

Ada

Project Homepage

Example

micro:bit heart

with MicroBit.Display;

procedure Main is
begin

   loop
      MicroBit.Display.Display ("<3");
   end loop;
end Main;

Rust

Project Homepage: Discover Microcontrollers Using Rust

Examples:

• LED Roulette
• UART: Send a Byte
• LED Compass

micro:bit heart

```rust #![deny(unsafe_code)] #![no_main] #![no_std]

use cortex_m_rt::entry; use rtt_target::rtt_init_print; use panic_rtt_target as _; use microbit::{ board::Board, display::blocking::Display, hal::{prelude::*, Timer}, };

#[entry] fn main() -> ! { rtt_init_print!();

let board = Board::take().unwrap();
let mut timer = Timer::new(board.TIMER0);
let mut display = Display::new(board.display_pins);
let heart = [
    [0, 1, 0, 1, 0],
    [1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
    [1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
    [0, 1, 1, 1, 0],
    [0, 0, 1, 0, 0],
];

loop {
    // Show heart for 1000ms
    display.show(&mut timer, heart, 1000);
    display.clear();
    timer.delay_ms(1000_u32);
} }