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James Devine

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Physical computing. micro:bit. Rust. Embedded. Microcontrollers. https://github.com/jamesadevine

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Nice one Dr!

25.03.2025 19:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You’ll do great! Good luck with the defence of your decks and thesis!

29.11.2024 19:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A picture of the micro:bit microphone LED light up, indicating the microphone is operating.

A picture of the micro:bit microphone LED light up, indicating the microphone is operating.

A screenshot of the micro:bit schematics, showing the microphone circuit. It shows the microphone LED will always light up if the microphone is turned on.

A screenshot of the micro:bit schematics, showing the microphone circuit. It shows the microphone LED will always light up if the microphone is turned on.

Researchers have found a way to turn off a webcam LED while in use.
This is why it was so important during the #microbit design to ensure the micπŸŽ™ LED was wired to its power instead of GPIO. It’s crucial to teach the next gen about privacy & security (or their absence) in the tech they use every day

29.11.2024 18:47 πŸ‘ 286 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 3