Getting Started
About the Author & Sharing
About the Author
Tim Lockwood is a teacher of the visually impaired and a musician. He has been coding since 1981. He has retired from teaching in Spring 2024 and now maintains a music studio for lessons for autistic youth and adults. He enjoy singing in local choirs and playing drums, electroic keyboards, and is relearning the tenor recorder.
"I love computer programing in the Quorum Programing Laungage and I love all good robots. The newest robot in my collection is the Finch 2.0 from BirdBrain Technologies. Here are lots of sample codes that covers all of the outputs and sensors as well as some advanced programs that make use of many of the tools included in this microbit driven machine. I have layout a a sequence of very short lessons that will introduce the Finch 2.0 and how to program in quorum studio using the new block code enhancements."
Sharing
All of these lessons are provided for free. You may use them, and change them. You do not need to join this site to access all of the lessons on the site. By joining the site you gain access to answer keys and currlicumn guidelines and can upload your own code for inclution in this site or to trouble shoot. It will be maintained till 2030, longer if there is interest.
Accessibility
Every effort with the scope of each of the software tools has been made to make everything accessible for everyone. Quorum Studio is designed with accessible in mind and is tested, still you may run into think that don't work for you. They really want your help in finding out things that don't work they way the should for you . During EPIQ just post to any of the DISCORD channels or the workshop staff to let us know. We will get back to you quickly if they now what the problems is or they might need more info to understand why it is happening. In any case someone will get back to you quickly. There we will be times they can fix it right away and they will add it to the BUG or FEATURE list to work in the future. They might be able offer workaround to try.
This site was created using Joomla . If you have a problem using the webpage contact the author, Tim Lockwood (
The BlueBird Connector is currently not accessible. BirdBrain Technologies is aware of the issue and hope to correct it.
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