Features/MicroBit
The micro:bit is a small ARMv6-M board designed for learning about computers. It can be programmed in Python, Javascript, and C/C++.
Julia Suvorova and Steffen Görtz are implementing micro:bit support in QEMU as part of the Outreachy and Google Summer of Code internship program.
Details
- Project branch: https://github.com/stefanha/qemu/tree/microbit
Patches
v1 of Joel's micro:bit machine:
| Patchwork | Message ID |
|---|---|
| http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/907900/ | 20180503090532.3113-2-joel@jms.id.au |
| http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/907902/ | 20180503090532.3113-3-joel@jms.id.au |
Devices
nRF51 System-on-Chip
- Cortex M0 (ARMv6-M) CPU
- SysTick timer
- NVIC irq controller
- UART [Julia]
- Watchdog
- Clock controller
- Timers
- RTC
- RNG
- TWI (i2c)
- SPI
- ADC
- Quadrature decoder
- Radio
- GPIO
Peripherals
- A & B Buttons [Steffen]
- 5x5 LEDs
- i2c Accelerometer/Magnetometer
User interface
- New WebSocket QMP monitor for UI commands
- Button commands
- LED update events
- HTML/Javascript frontend that connects to WebSocket UI monitor