How is touching a piece fruit detected by the micro:bit? Find out in this video:
Make
Materials
- micro:bit, battery holder and 2 AAA batteries
- Banana
- Orange
- 4 Crocodile clips
Steps
|Step 1| - Connect the ground lead

Using the 1st crocodile clip, connect the end of the crocodile clip onto GND pin of the micro:bit.
|Step 2| - Connect the sound lead


Using the 2nd crocodile clip, connect the end of the crocodile clip onto pin 0 of the micro:bit.
|Step 3| - Connect the headphone to ground

Using the 1st crocodile clip, connect the second end of the crocodile clip onto based of the headphone jack.
|Step 4| - Connect the headphone sound contact


Using the 2nd crocodile clip, connect the second end of the crocodile clip onto tip of the headphone jack.
|Step 5| - Connect a fruit lead

Using the 3rd crocodile clip, connect the end of the crocodile clip onto the 1st crocodile clip already clipped onto GND.
|Step 6| - Connect the orange to ground


Using the 3rd crocodile clip, connect the unattached end of the crocodile clip onto the orange.
|Step 7| - Connect a second fruit lead

Using the 4th crocodile clip, connect the end of the crocodile clip onto pin 1 on the micro:bit.
|Step 8| - Connect the banana

Using the 4th crocodile clip, connect the unattached end of the crocodile clip onto the banana.
|Step 9| - Complete banana keyboard

Your banana keyboard is ready!
|Step 10| - Test the keyboard
Connect your micro:bit to your computer using your USB cable and run this script:
input.onPinPressed(TouchPin.P1, () => {
music.playTone(music.noteFrequency(Note.C), music.beat(BeatFraction.Quarter));
});
Grab a the orange with one hand. With the fingers of your other hand, tap the banana to play sound. Your banana keyboard is ready!
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