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    Banana Keyboard Workshop

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    This document provides instructions for building a banana keyboard using a micro:bit, fruits, and alligator clips to connect the fruits to pins on the micro:bit. The keyboard is created by connecting a banana and orange to separate pins using crocodile clips, connecting headphones to play sound, and programming the micro:bit to play an increasing note sequence when the banana is pressed.

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    Banana Keyboard Workshop

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    This document provides instructions for building a banana keyboard using a micro:bit, fruits, and alligator clips to connect the fruits to pins on the micro:bit. The keyboard is created by connecting a banana and orange to separate pins using crocodile clips, connecting headphones to play sound, and programming the micro:bit to play an increasing note sequence when the banana is pressed.

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    This document provides instructions for building a banana keyboard using a micro:bit, fruits, and alligator clips to connect the fruits to pins on the micro:bit. The keyboard is created by connecting a banana and orange to separate pins using crocodile clips, connecting headphones to play sound, and programming the micro:bit to play an increasing note sequence when the banana is pressed.

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    Banana Keyboard Workshop

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    This document provides instructions for building a banana keyboard using a micro:bit, fruits, and alligator clips to connect the fruits to pins on the micro:bit. The keyboard is created by connecting a banana and orange to separate pins using crocodile clips, connecting headphones to play sound, and programming the micro:bit to play an increasing note sequence when the banana is pressed.

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    Banana Keyboard Workshop

    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.
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    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
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    Step 4 Connect the headphone sound contact

    Using the 3rd crocodile clip, connect the end of the crocodile clip onto the 1st crocodile clip
    already clipped onto GND.

    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.
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    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.
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    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!


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    Step 10 Test the keyboard

    Start Code
    1). Start by adding a variable to store a musical note. Rename the variable to sound. Set the
    value of the variable to the note block Middle A from the Music drawe

    2). We want to play music when the fruit connected to a pin pressed. So, we register an
    event handler that executes whenever pin 1 is pressed. Pin 1 is, of course, connected to the
    banana. Add a on pin pressed block from the Input drawer.

    3). Now, let’s create some notes to play when the banana is pressed. Click on the Loops
    drawer then insert a repeat loop into the on pin pressed block. Click on the Variables drawer
    and pull out a change item by block and put it into the loop. Rename the variable to sound.
    Change the value from 1 to 25. This will increase the variable sound from the note frequency
    of block Middle A to Middle A plus 25 and so on. Put a set to block for sound right after the
    loop. Set it to Middle A a in order to reset the sound after a banana press.
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    4). Finally, insert a play tone above the change by. Pull out the sound variable block and drop
    it in the note slot of play tone. Change the beat fraction from 1 to ¼

    Click Download and try a banana press. Did you hear 4 notes play?

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