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‎README.md‎

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3) Install the arduino-BLEPeripheral library by following instructions here:
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https://github.com/sandeepmistry/arduino-BLEPeripheral
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4) Install the NewPing Library: https://github.com/eliteio/Arduino_New_Ping
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5) Install the NRF51 Libary: https://github.com/tipih/NRF51_Radio_library
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Experimental, but useful:
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Sparkfun's Mag3110 compass library - https://github.com/sparkfun/SparkFun_MAG3110_Breakout_Board_Arduino_Library
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The IR remote sensor works, but not as well as it could. I am using a very old method to read the IR data, using pulseIn. This works, but is limited.
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The biggest issue I've run across so far is no peer-to-peer support in the Arduino IDE. I am not even sure how it works. Again this is a non-issue with Makecode.
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---The biggest issue I've run across so far is no peer-to-peer support in the Arduino IDE. I am not even sure how it works. Again this is a non-issue with Makecode.---
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BLE works, and Adafruit does provide an app for Android phones that support BLE. I was able to setup remote control via that app, and using one of Adafruits base sketches.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.adafruit.bluefruit.le.connect
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There is probably an app for IOS as well, but I don't own a IOS device.

‎examples/gamepad_sender/gamepad_sender.ino‎

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/*
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Copyright (c) 2020 LeRoy Miller
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This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
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(at your option) any later version.
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This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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GNU General Public License for more details.
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You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses>
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If you find this or any of my projects useful or enjoyable please support me.
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Anything I do get goes to buy more parts and make more/better projects.
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https://www.patreon.com/kd8bxp
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https://ko-fi.com/lfmiller
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https://github.com/kd8bxp
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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP6Vh4hfyJF288MTaRAF36w
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https://kd8bxp.blogspot.com/
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*/
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//Remember to set the soft device to S110
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#include "NRF51_Radio_library.h" //https://github.com/tipih/NRF51_Radio_library
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#include <Adafruit_Microbit.h>
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#define DOWN 13
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#define LEFT 14
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#define UP 8
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#define RIGHT 15
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#define XBTN 1
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#define YBTN 2
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#define LED 16
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#define BUZZER 0
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#define VIBRATE 12
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#define ABTN 5
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#define BBTN 11
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Adafruit_Microbit_Matrix microbit; //We only use this library to get easy access to the MATRIX LED, to sad you need to set the soft device to S110, even though we do not use it
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//Should be easy to fix, by removing the ble class of the in the library
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NRF51_Radio MicrobitRadio = NRF51_Radio(); //Let's get a new instance of the Radio
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FrameBuffer *myDataSendData; //FrameBuffer for sending data to another device
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FrameBuffer* myData;
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static long currentMillis; //Var to store the time gone since last time
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const long interval = 5000; //Wait time before sending
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const long send_interval = 200; //In state send, after start we send out at 1 sec interval, ontil we start receiving something
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void setup() {
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Serial.begin(115200);
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microbit.begin();
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MicrobitRadio.enable();
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MicrobitRadio.setGroup(10);
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MicrobitRadio.setFrequencyBand(50);
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pinMode (UP, INPUT);
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pinMode (DOWN, INPUT);
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pinMode (LEFT, INPUT);
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pinMode (RIGHT,INPUT);
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pinMode (ABTN, INPUT);
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pinMode (BBTN, INPUT);
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pinMode (XBTN, INPUT);
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pinMode (YBTN, INPUT);
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pinMode (LED, OUTPUT);
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pinMode (BUZZER, OUTPUT);
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pinMode (VIBRATE, OUTPUT);
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//digitalWrite(IR, HIGH);
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analogWrite(BUZZER, 2055);
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digitalWrite(VIBRATE, HIGH);
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delay(100);
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analogWrite(BUZZER, 0);
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digitalWrite(VIBRATE, LOW);
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myDataSendData = new FrameBuffer();
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currentMillis = millis();
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}
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void loop() {
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digitalWrite(LED,HIGH);
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if (digitalRead(UP) == 0) {microbit.print("U"); myDataSendData->protocol=1; radio(); } else
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if (digitalRead(DOWN) == 0) {microbit.print("D"); myDataSendData->protocol=2; radio();} else
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if (digitalRead(LEFT) == 0) {microbit.print("L"); myDataSendData->protocol=3; radio();} else
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if (digitalRead(RIGHT) == 0) {microbit.print("R"); myDataSendData->protocol=4; radio();} else
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if (digitalRead(XBTN) == 0) {microbit.print("X"); myDataSendData->protocol=5; radio(); } else
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if (digitalRead(YBTN) == 0) {microbit.print("Y"); myDataSendData->protocol=6; radio(); } else
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if (digitalRead(ABTN) == 0) {microbit.print("A"); myDataSendData->protocol=7; radio();} else
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if (digitalRead(BBTN) == 0) {microbit.print("B"); myDataSendData->protocol=8; radio();} else
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{ myDataSendData->protocol=0; radio(); }
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delay(250);
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digitalWrite(LED, LOW);
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delay(250);
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microbit.print(" ");
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}
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void radio() {
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if (millis() - currentMillis >= send_interval) {
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currentMillis = millis(); //so we start to send, and then wait for a ack.
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myDataSendData->length = 3;
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myDataSendData->group = 2; //(1=ACK 2=SEND)
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myDataSendData->version = 10;
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MicrobitRadio.send(myDataSendData);
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}
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}

‎examples/library_example5a_gamepad_control/library_example5a_gamepad_control.ino‎

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/*
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Copyright (c) 2020 LeRoy Miller
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This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
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(at your option) any later version.
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This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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GNU General Public License for more details.
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You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses>
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If you find this or any of my projects useful or enjoyable please support me.
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Anything I do get goes to buy more parts and make more/better projects.
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https://www.patreon.com/kd8bxp
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https://ko-fi.com/lfmiller
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https://github.com/kd8bxp
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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP6Vh4hfyJF288MTaRAF36w
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https://kd8bxp.blogspot.com/
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*/
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//Remember to set your soft device to S110
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#include <Maqueen.h>
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#include "NRF51_Radio_library.h" //https://github.com/tipih/NRF51_Radio_library
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Maqueen bot;
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Adafruit_Microbit_Matrix microbit;
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NRF51_Radio MicrobitRadio = NRF51_Radio();
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static long currentMillis;
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const long interval = 5000;
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FrameBuffer *myDataSendData; //FrameBuffer for sending data to another device
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FrameBuffer* myData;
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void setup() {
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Serial.begin(115200);
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bot.begin();
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Serial.println("Gamepad Control demo ready!");
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microbit.begin();
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MicrobitRadio.enable();
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MicrobitRadio.setGroup(10);
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MicrobitRadio.setFrequencyBand(50);
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Serial.println("Radio running");
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microbit.clear();
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microbit.show(smile_bmp);
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}
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void loop() {
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//Check if there is any data in the buffer
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FrameBuffer* myData = MicrobitRadio.recv();
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if (myData != NULL) {
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Serial.print(myData->length);
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Serial.print(" ");
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Serial.print(myData->version);
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Serial.print(" ");
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Serial.print(myData->group);
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Serial.print(" ");
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Serial.println(myData->protocol);
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//Serial.print(" ");
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//Serial.print(myData->payload[10]);
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//Serial.println(" ");
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//Serial.println(MicrobitRadio.dataReady());
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if (myData->protocol == 0) {bot.stop();}
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if (myData->protocol == 1) {bot.setSpeed(50); bot.forward(); }
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if (myData->protocol == 2) {bot.setSpeed(50); bot.backward(); }
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if (myData->protocol == 3) {bot.setSpeed(50); bot.spinLeft(); }
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if (myData->protocol == 4) {bot.setSpeed(50); bot.spinRight(); }
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if (myData->protocol == 5) {bot.stop(); /*Button X is pushed*/}
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if (myData->protocol == 6) {bot.stop(); /*Button Y is pushed*/}
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if (myData->protocol == 7) {bot.stop(); /*Button A is pushed*/}
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if (myData->protocol == 8) {bot.stop(); /*Button B is pushed*/}
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}
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}

‎library.properties‎

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name=micro Maqueen
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version=1.0.1
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version=1.1.0
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author=LeRoy Miller
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maintainer=LeRoy Miller <[email protected]>
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sentence=Simple library for the DF Robot micro:Maqueen BBC Micro:Bit Robot

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