Simplest Program

We will make, and save, the simplest program.

This super simple program will be useful at the end of every lesson to reset the micro:bit ready for the next class.

Save it in My Files so that you can put it back on the micro:bit time and time again.

Make The Simplest Program

Photo of a micro:bit running the program

Open Microsoft Makecode and sign in.

  1. Click New Project.
  2. Type the name “simplest” into the name box.
  3. Click Create.
  4. From Basic, drag a show leds block into the on start 1.lock.
  5. Copy the Si pattern.
  6. See that it looks right in the simulator.
  7. Download and check on your micro:bit.

Show LED’s with the Si

After Future Lessons

Either

  1. Go back to My Projects in Microsoft 1.akecode .
  2. Find and open the simplest project.
  3. Download it to your micro:bit.

Or

  1. Open your device’s file manager (Files on Chromebook).
  2. Drag and drop the file microbit-simplest.hex to the Microbit shown in the left-hand list.

More Help

I’ve shared this project here:

https://makecode.microbit.org/S16251-54649-75799-79729

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