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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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Gravity: WiFi IoT Module
Tiny:bit Pro AI visual robot car
scroll:bit
Octopus DS18B20 Digital Temperature Brick
iot:bit for micro:bit
micro:Maqueen Plus with micro:Maqueen Mechanic
automation:bit
Kitronik :VIEW Graphics 128 OLED display 128x64 for BBC micro:bit
Kitronik Air Quality and Environmental Board for micro:bit
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Circuit Playground Express [Developer Edition]
touch:bit
noise:bit
ELECFREAKS PlanetX Rainbow LED Strip (10 Pixels)
MPN: EF05054
Adafruit PyBadge Starter Kit
MakeCode Sync Cable - micro B USB to micro B USB - 1 meter long
IR Remote Control for use with Maqueen and Owl Robots
ELECFREAKS micro:bit Retro Programming Arcade
Neopixel Rainbow LED strip and GVS conector -10 LEDs
Motor Driver Board for the BBC micro:bit - V2
Adafruit CRICKIT for micro:bit
Gravity: WiFi IoT Module
This WiFi IoT module would be an excellent choice for IoT classroom teaching and smart home projects. It supports multiple programming platforms, such as MakeCode, Mind+, and Arduino IDE, and can also be used on various popular IoT platforms like Easy IoT, IFFTTT, ThingSpeak, SIoT. Besides that, ...
Tiny:bit Pro AI visual robot car
The Tiny:bit Pro is a micro:bit-powered robot car combined with a K210 AI vision module. The car integrates infrared sensors, an ultrasonic module, a sound sensor, buzzer, and RGB LEDs, while the K210 module adds HD image capture for machine learning, image recognition, colour detection, and targ...
scroll:bit
scroll:bit is a little display with a lot of pixels! Its 119 bright white LEDs are perfect for scrolling messages with your micro:bit, or for animations, graphs, and more! Just slot in your micro:bit, then code scroll:bit with the block-based Microsoft MakeCode editor, or with MicroPython...
Octopus DS18B20 Digital Temperature Brick
The Octopus DS18B20 Digital Temperature Brick uses the DS18B20 1-Wire digital temperature sensor from Maxim IC to deliver accurate readings from −55 °C to +125 °C with ±0.5 °C accuracy. Each sensor has a unique 64-bit serial number, allowing multiple sensors to share a single data bus. Designed ...
iot:bit for micro:bit
IOT:bit is an expansion board based on IoT for micro:bit. It uses ESP8266 as WIFI expansion board and serial port to communicate with micro:bit. It also has extended all available IO port of the micro:bit which is leaded by GVS and you can extent various 3V E-blocks as LED, photosensitive and ser...
micro:Maqueen Plus with micro:Maqueen Mechanic
The micro:Maqueen Plus V2 is a feature-rich STEAM educational robot designed for the BBC micro:bit. This bundle includes both the Maqueen Plus V2 robot car and the Maqueen Mechanic kit, which adds four buildable attachments — a forklift, pusher, beetle gripper, and loader — for expanded project p...
automation:bit
The automation:bit is a micro:bit expansion board for controlling and monitoring low-voltage systems up to 24 V. It features analogue and digital inputs, sinking outputs, and a relay — all accessible via 3.5 mm screw terminals. No soldering required. Program it using the block-based Microsoft Ma...
Kitronik :VIEW Graphics 128 OLED display 128x64 for BBC micro:bit
The Kitronik :VIEW Graphics128 OLED display gives the user the ability to add a monochrome 128x64 display to the BBC micro: bit. The onboard edge connector allows the micro:bit to slot into the board without any additional fixings. The board also features a micro:bit style I/O connector which mea...
Kitronik Air Quality and Environmental Board for micro:bit
The Kitronik Air Quality Board provides a complete air monitoring and reporting solution for the BBC micro:bit. The wealth of onboard sensors and connection points allow you to collect extensive air quality data that can be stored in onboard memory and displayed on the OLED screen or transferred ...
Circuit Playground Express [Developer Edition]
The Circuit Playground Express is an all-in-one development board packed with sensors, LEDs, and a speaker — all on a round, beginner-friendly PCB with alligator-clip pads. No soldering required. It supports four programming environments: Microsoft MakeCode (block/JavaScript), CircuitPython, Ardu...
touch:bit
Six handy touch-sensitive buttons and LEDs for your micro:bit. Use touch:bit as a controller for games on micro:bit's LED matrix, or combine it with the radio functionality and use it as a controller for your robot. Just slot in your micro:bit, then code touch:bit with the block-based Mic...
noise:bit
Add sound to your micro:bit projects with noise:bit, a tiny speaker board made for bleeps, bloops, tones and speech.Just slot in your micro:bit and use the sound generation blocks and code in Microsoft MakeCode or MicroPython to create audio in your project. It is handy for simple sound effects, ...
ELECFREAKS PlanetX Rainbow LED Strip (10 Pixels)
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The Elecfreaks PlanetX Rainbow LED Strip features 10 individually addressable WS2812 RGB LEDs on a flexible strip. Part of the PlanetX sensor ecosystem, it connects via an RJ11 (4P4C) plug for simple, tool-free wiring to compatible breakout boards and the micro:bit. Program custom colour pattern...
Adafruit PyBadge Starter Kit
Get up and running with the Adafruit PyBadge instantly with this complete starter kit. It includes the full-featured PyBadge board, a rechargeable battery, lanyard, and USB cable — everything you need for a portable gaming handheld, electronic name badge, or versatile development platform. The P...
MakeCode Sync Cable - micro B USB to micro B USB - 1 meter long
Ready Players 1 and 2? Double up on your MakeCode gaming with a Sync Cable! We got this Micro B USB to Micro B USB cable specially made to connect you and your frenemy for co-op fun or player-versus-player showdowns. Works with our PyBadges and PyGamer - we connected the JACDAC pin to the 5th ID ...
IR Remote Control for use with Maqueen and Owl Robots
Introducing the perfect addition to your robotics classroom - the IR Remote Control for use with Maqueen and Owl Robots! This user-friendly remote is powered by 2 AA batteries and features numbers 0-9 and direction buttons, making it compatible with all of our IR robots and modules.Effortlessly c...
ELECFREAKS micro:bit Retro Programming Arcade
Micro:bit Retro Programming Arcade The Microbit Retro Programming Arcade is a colorful screen joystick expansion board designed for the Microbit V2. It features a TFT 160x128 color screen, four directional buttons, two A/B buttons, and a reset button. This device enables users to program games on...
Neopixel Rainbow LED strip and GVS conector -10 LEDs
This NeoPixel-compatible rainbow LED strip features 10 individually addressable WS2812B RGB LEDs with a standard 3-pin GVS connector for easy plug-and-play use. Both ends have connectors, allowing multiple strips to be daisy-chained for longer runs. Designed to work with micro:bit at 3.3V, it's ...
Motor Driver Board for the BBC micro:bit - V2
This board provides a simple way to add motor driving capability to a BBC micro:bit. It allows two motors to be driven with full forward, reverse & stop control. It has terminal blocks to connect four input devices and a regulated 3V supply is fed in to the 80 way connector to power the ins...
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...
