Linking the Finch with BlueBird Connector
To use Finch 2.0 (Microbit) with Quorum you will need to download some software.
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Quorum Studio 6.x . https://quorumlanguage.com/download.html Windows or Mac
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BlueBird Connector app
firmware and software available at https://learn.birdbraintechnologies.com/install-shortcuts/) Windows or Mac -
You may need to update bluetooth firmware BBTFirmware.hex https://learn.birdbraintechnologies.com/downloads/installers/BBTFirmware.hex,
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plug in micro:bit over USB, This is a micro USB port on the micro-bit. Not the mirco USB port on the Finch that is used for charging.
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It will mount Micro-bit as an external drive. Use the white cable that came with your finch, the same one you use for charging.
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Then move the file onto micro:bit
Next: I am in the process of creating lessons and simple and fun programs for the Finch 2.0 Robot. Feel free to explore the site and use it anyway you like. I am first creating the code, later I will write lesson plans and a curriculum and sequence guide. I su
Finch 2.0 information
The Finch is fully working robot. It is simple to use and set up to work with your computer.
Once you have your robot you need to charge it and then download a simple tool to use bluetooth to send your codes from your computer to your Finch.
We have found these very durable.
To learn more about the Finch 2.0 visit this link https://www.birdbraintechnologies.com/products/finch-robot-2-0/
The Finch is made by BirdBrain Technologies
Quorum Information
Getting Started With Quorum Studio 6.2
Quorum and Quorum Studio are free. They are accessible. The work both as a text based editor and a block based editor. It is simple enought for beginners but is powerful enought for professional programers
Follow this link to learn about the Quorum Programing Language and to download the Free Quorum Studio to make use of line and block tools for creating code and sending it to the Finch 2.0Quorum Download Page https://quorumlanguage.com/download.html