diff --git a/community/developer-news.md b/community/developer-news.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a05e2e1 --- /dev/null +++ b/community/developer-news.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +--- +layout: page +order: +title: Developer news +heading: Join the micro:bit developer conversation +description: Sign up to and view the developer news +permalink: /community/news/ +ref: news +lang: en +--- + +## The DAL, Editors and Devices newsletter + +In addition to our regular [Micro:bit Educational Foundation newsletter](https://mailchi.mp/microbit/newsletter), our [DAL, Editors and Devices](https://microbit.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=e1c30f24b90ff3d70275cfff2&id=25403c7650) newsletter is a low volume digest on the technical aspects of micro:bit. The details you provide are processed in accordance with The Foundation's [privacy policy](https://microbit.org/privacy/). + +
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+ +## News archive + +{% include newsletter-archive.html %} \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/index.md b/index.md index 1351125..06758ce 100644 --- a/index.md +++ b/index.md @@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ We hope to encourage contributions into these projects in order to broaden our e The Micro:bit Educational Foundation aims to be a 'responsible downstream' to the many open source [software](https://tech.microbit.org/software/) projects that are used to build the micro:bit: much like a good Linux distribution collates, tests, stabilises and releases combinations of many diverse open source packages, the micro:bit Educational Foundation and the micro:bit community present micro:bit users with a stable, tested release of all the things you need to make the magical 'end-to-end' micro:bit experience. +## Latest news + +For the latest news and community updates, join our mailing list and Slack group. + +{% include community.html %} + ## Help us build it If you'd like to help us make the micro:bit better, then there are a number of ways that you can get involved. diff --git a/latest-revision/latest-revision-editors.md b/latest-revision/latest-revision-editors.md index d950136..4d09254 100644 --- a/latest-revision/latest-revision-editors.md +++ b/latest-revision/latest-revision-editors.md @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ The exisiting API has not changed. Scripts that use features that are common to To support all revisions of the micro:bit, you will need to ensure you use the latest release of the MicroPython binary with your editor. The simplest way to do this is to flash a program created in the latest Python Editor which will contain the latest MicroPython build. -[https://python.microbit.org/v/beta/](https://python.microbit.org/v/beta/) +[https://python.microbit.org/](https://python.microbit.org/) ## If you’re using the micro:bit profile over BLE diff --git a/latest-revision/latest-revision-main.md b/latest-revision/latest-revision-main.md index 72a39d2..43671d4 100644 --- a/latest-revision/latest-revision-main.md +++ b/latest-revision/latest-revision-main.md @@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ The Capacative/Resistive touch mode can be found in the Pins menu ### Python -You can use the latest board revision and APIs in the Python beta editor: +You can use the latest board revision and APIs in the Python editor: - [https://python.microbit.org/v/beta](https://python.microbit.org/v/beta/) + [https://python.microbit.org/](https://python.microbit.org/) If you want to use a specific or custom build of MicroPython you can do this in [Mu](https://codewith.mu/). diff --git a/software/universal-hex-tool.md b/software/universal-hex-tool.md index 03e917d..ab2c08b 100644 --- a/software/universal-hex-tool.md +++ b/software/universal-hex-tool.md @@ -14,4 +14,8 @@ The Universal Hex Creator lets you combine a hex file created for a micro:bit V1 DAPLink will process the Universal Hex and only write data to the relevant board revision; V1 or V2. More information is available on our [Hex format](../hex-format), the [Javascript/Typescript libary](https://github.com/microbit-foundation/microbit-universal-hex) on which the Universal Hex Creator tool is based and the associated [Universal Hex specification](https://github.com/microbit-foundation/spec-universal-hex). +To support [cross-device compatibility](../hex-format/#cross-device-compatibility), we have created a [standalone error hex](/docs/software/assets/stand-alone-error-v1.hex) that can be combined with a V2 only hex in this tool to produce a Hex that will work on a V2 board, but error if used on a V1. + +[Download standalone error hex](/docs/software/assets/stand-alone-error-v1.hex){: .btn.sm-btn download} + {% include uhex-tool.html %} \ No newline at end of file