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MakeCode works best with beginner-friendly boards and MakeCode Arcade handhelds. Here are the most relevant options from the catalog:
Great starter boards for Microsoft MakeCode
- Circuit Playground Express [Developer Edition] ($54.80) — all-in-one board with built-in LEDs, sensors, and speaker, and is explicitly designed to work with Microsoft MakeCode (blocks/JavaScript).
- Circuit Playground Express Developer Edition - Base Kit ($60.20) — a bundled kit version for getting started faster.
- Circuit Playground Snow Globe Kit ($80.30) — a fun MakeCode-friendly project kit built around Circuit Playground Express.
MakeCode Arcade handhelds (code games, then play on-device)
- Kitronik ARCADE for MakeCode Arcade ($84.65) — dedicated handheld for MakeCode Arcade (great classroom/home device).
- Kitronik ARCADE Max for Makecode Arcade ($81.35) — similar idea with a larger 2.4\" screen.
- Adafruit PyGamer for MakeCode Arcade, CircuitPython or Arduino ($90.35) — powerful handheld dev board for MakeCode Arcade plus CircuitPython/Arduino.
- Adafruit PyBadge for MakeCode Arcade, CircuitPython or Arduino ($70.25) — PyGamer-like experience in a slim badge form factor.
- Adafruit PyBadge LC - MakeCode Arcade, CircuitPython or Arduino - Low Cost Version ($63.90) — lower-cost PyBadge option for Arcade.
- Adafruit PyBadge Low Cost Starter Kit ($69.40) — bundled starter kit around PyBadge LC.
- Adafruit PyBadge Starter Kit ($85.30) — bundled starter kit around the full PyBadge.
MakeCode Arcade with micro:bit (uses a micro:bit V2 as the brain)
- ELECFREAKS Microsoft MakeCode micro bit Arcade Pro ($50.45) — turns a micro:bit V2 into a handheld with a 240×320 TFT.
- Kitronik ARCADE for micro:bit and MakeCode Arcade ($53.75) — micro:bit-powered Arcade gamepad option.
- ELECFREAKS micro:bit Retro Programming Arcade ($41.15) — micro:bit expansion board with a 160×128 TFT and controls.
Helpful extra (for Arcade multiplayer)
- MakeCode Sync Cable - micro B USB to micro B USB - 1 meter long ($6.65) — Micro-B to Micro-B USB cable for MakeCode Arcade sync/multiplayer setups.
Micro:bit robotics (MakeCode-friendly platform)
- DFRobot Maqueen Lite ROB0148 micro:bit Robot Platform ($78.65) — a micro:bit-based robot platform commonly used with block coding (including MakeCode in many curricula).
Which MakeCode are you shopping for?
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Electro-Fashion Sewable ZIP LED, pack of 10
ZIP LEDs Add-On Pack for Kitronik Inventors Kit for micro:bit
RTC Board for the BBC micro:bit
Adafruit CRICKIT for micro:bit
HC-SR04 Ultrasonic Sonar Distance Sensor + 2 x 10K resistors
Micro:bit Smart Home Kit (without micro:bit board )
Christmas Tree Rainbow LED for micro:bit
Motor:bit for Micro:bit
Joystick:bit v2 for micro:bit
AMP:BIT class D amplifier for micro:bit with headphone jack
US-100 Ultrasonic Distance Sensor - 3V or 5V Logic
STOP:bit - Traffic Light for BBC micro:bit
Joystick:bit for Micro:bit
LAMP:bit - Street Light for BBC micro:bit
micro:bit basic kit(without micro:bit board)
Binary's UFO™ - a super sensing saucer!
Chibitronics Love to Code: Chibi Chip Cable
Ultrasonic Distance Sensor - 3V or 5V - HC-SR04 compatible - RCWL-1601
Micro:bit mini Robot - bird:bit
DIMM™ - The Robot who can teach kids to code.
Electro-Fashion Sewable ZIP LED, pack of 10
Add an individually addressable full colour LED to your E-Textiles projects with the Kitronik Sewable ZIP LED. This new addition to our Electro Fashion range incorporates a full colour addressable ZIP LED, which can be controlled by a suitable processor such as the micro:bit. The four connecti...
ZIP LEDs Add-On Pack for Kitronik Inventors Kit for micro:bit
An add-on pack for the Kitronik Inventor's Kit that introduces individually addressable RGB LEDs (ZIP LEDs) to your BBC micro:bit projects. Through ten guided experiments, you'll learn how to control LED colours, animate light sequences, and make LEDs respond to input from potentiometers and sens...
RTC Board for the BBC micro:bit
If you haven't yet got the time for your BBC microbit projects, the Kitronik RTC Board has come to the rescue! Add Real Time Clock capabilities to the BBC micro:bit with the Kitronik RTC Board. You can use it to create clocks or to add time functionality to your micro:bit projects. The board p...
Adafruit CRICKIT for micro:bit
The Adafruit CRICKIT for micro:bit is a robotics and electronics driver board designed for the BBC micro:bit. Plug your micro:bit into the 40-pin edge connector and start controlling motors, servos, solenoids, NeoPixels, capacitive touch sensors, and a speaker — all managed over I2C via the Adafr...
HC-SR04 Ultrasonic Sonar Distance Sensor + 2 x 10K resistors
The HC-SR04 is an ultrasonic distance sensor that measures distances from approximately 2 cm to 400 cm (best results between 10–250 cm). Widely used in robotics, automation, interactive art, and motion sensing projects. The sensor requires 5V power and the Echo return signal is 5V logic. Two 10 ...
Micro:bit Smart Home Kit (without micro:bit board )
The ElecFreaks Smart Home Kit is a micro:bit project kit for building interactive smart home models. It includes sensors, actuators, and cardboard building materials to create miniature scenes — a windowsill, wardrobe, fish tank, and more — all programmable with MakeCode or MicroPython via the mi...
Christmas Tree Rainbow LED for micro:bit
The Christmas Tree Rainbow LED is a festive, tree-shaped board featuring 6 individually addressable NeoPixel RGB LEDs. Designed for the BBC micro:bit, it connects with crocodile clips — no expansion board required — and can be programmed with MakeCode to display any colour pattern you like. Key ...
Motor:bit for Micro:bit
Motor:bit is a motor driving board based on micro:bit. It has integrated a TB6612 motor driving chip, which is used to drive two motors with maximun 1.2A DC single channel current. It has also integrated 12 GVS ports(for connecting OCTOPUS series of electric bricks) and 1 IIC communication por...
Joystick:bit v2 for micro:bit
Joystick:bit V2 is a JoyStick based on micro:bit. It contains a 4-direction joystick and 4 undefined buttons as as classic JoyStick. At the same time, with the board buzzer and vibration motor, it also enhance game experience. Joystick:bit V2 can be remote control handle for micro:bit which on...
AMP:BIT class D amplifier for micro:bit with headphone jack
The Amp:bit is the easiest way to connect a speaker or headphones to your BBC micro:bit. It plugs directly onto the edge connector and provides a 3.5mm headphone jack, solder pads for a speaker, and a volume control wheel — everything you need to add audio to your micro:bit projects. If you have...
US-100 Ultrasonic Distance Sensor - 3V or 5V Logic
If you're like me, you've dreamed of being a dolphin - smoothly gliding through the water. Using your echo-location abilities to detect tasty fish treats. Until genetic modifications catches up with our desires, we'll just have to make do with this handy US-100 Ultrasonic Sonar Distance Sen...
STOP:bit - Traffic Light for BBC micro:bit
The Kitronik STOP:bit is a pre-assembled traffic light board designed for the BBC micro:bit. It replicates a real traffic light with three 10 mm LEDs (red, amber, green) driven directly from the micro:bit's I/O pins (P0, P1, P2), making it ideal for pedestrian crossing and traffic management codi...
Joystick:bit for Micro:bit
Joystick:bit is a game joystick based on Micro:bit. On the board, it has integrated a joystick and 6 undefined keys. It is very convenient for users to extend different communication modules because it has extended connectors like GVS, IIC, SPI, UART. Besides, it has built-in power switch and out...
LAMP:bit - Street Light for BBC micro:bit
The LAMP:bit features connections which allow the microbit to be bolted/clipped directly to it. It has been designed to replicate a streetlight, in form and function. This is a great board for use in transportation projects and has been designed to fit the same aesthetic as the STOP:bit, so that ...
micro:bit basic kit(without micro:bit board)
ELECFREAKS micro:bit basic kit is an entry-level kit. We carefully select 5 most common electric bricks, which can be easily connected to micro:bit via basic:bit. This kit can help students learn how to build their micro:bit projects quickly. And these electric bricks can be driven by Makecode de...
Binary's UFO™ - a super sensing saucer!
Binary's UFO is a robot maker kit that combines flat-pack cardboard construction with real sensors and coding using the BBC micro:bit. Build the flying saucer, connect the included sensors and LED strip, then program it to respond to temperature, motion, and light. Designed for ages 8 and up, th...
Chibitronics Love to Code: Chibi Chip Cable
Make more of your circuit sticker projects with this smart controller. Interested in coding, but don’t know where to start? Or perhaps looking to add that personal, interactive touch to a craft project? The Love to Code (LTC) system from Chibitronics is designed to enable beginners of al...
Ultrasonic Distance Sensor - 3V or 5V - HC-SR04 compatible - RCWL-1601
If you're like me, you've dreamed of being a dolphin - smoothly gliding through the water. Using your echo-location abilities to detect tasty fish treats. Until genetic modifications catches up with our desires, we'll just have to make do with these handy 3V Ultrasonic Sonar Distance Sensor and a...
Micro:bit mini Robot - bird:bit
This robot is a graphical programming robot for STEM education utilising the simple programming of the micro:bit to achieve great results. This compact robot is plug and play allowing children to quickly learn graphic programming and block style coding in an entertaining way that nurtures...
DIMM™ - The Robot who can teach kids to code.
DIMM is a programmable robot maker kit from BinaryBots, designed to teach kids coding fundamentals using a BBC micro:bit. Build the flat-pack cardboard robot, connect the included sensors and speaker, then bring DIMM to life with computer code. The kit includes built-in temperature, motion, and ...