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    <title>problem &amp;mdash; Paul Sutton</title>
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      <title>Code Club 4/12/2021 update</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[Code Club 4/12/2021 update&#xA;&#xA;The next Club will be on Saturday 4th December 2021 @ Paignton Library.  Please contact the library to book.&#xA;&#xA;We will carry on with what we were doing last session, hopefully expand on what we were doing with the Micro:bit&#xA;&#xA;In order to try and support this further,  I have created a little connector board to help connect components to the Micro:bit computer. &#xA;&#xA;Connector Board 1&#xA;&#xA;Board and servo. The issue with the servo normally is that connecting to a Micro:bit with croc clips you need a solid connection.  If you remove the connector you are simply left with very thin,  multi core wire.  &#xA;&#xA;Connector Board 2&#xA;&#xA;This board  just bridges the gap,  plug the board connector in to the top.&#xA;&#xA;Connector Board 3&#xA;&#xA;Then connect the crocodile clip(s) to the other set of connectors&#xA;&#xA;Connector Board 4&#xA;&#xA;A close up of the connection.&#xA;&#xA;Please note:  There is nothing special about doing this,  I just soldered this up in the hope it may make things easier at code club.   The servo could be swapped out for other sensors, for example a moisture sensor.  &#xA;&#xA;Update 2/12/2021&#xA;&#xA;I have also created an LED board to go with the overall set of boards being created. &#xA;&#xA;Connector Board 4&#xA;&#xA;Links&#xA;&#xA;Paignton Library&#xA;Code Club&#xA;Scratch&#xA;Micro:bit&#xA;Projects page&#xA;&#xA;Tags&#xA;&#xA;#CodeClub,#FreeCodeCamp,#Microbit,#Scratch,#Electronics,&#xA;#Technology,#Problem,#Solving&#xA;&#xA;hr&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;table&#xD;&#xA;thead&#xD;&#xA;trtda rel=&#34;me&#34; href=&#34;https://qoto.org/@zleap&#34;Mastodon/a/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://wiki.ircnow.org/?n=Shelllabs.Intro&#34;ShellLabs/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://joinmastodon.org/&#34;Join Mastodon/a/td/tr/thead/table&#xD;&#xA;center&#xD;&#xA;AI statement : b Consent is NOT granted to use the content of this blog for the purposes of AI training or similar activity.  Consent CANNOT be assumed, it has to be granted. /b&#xD;&#xA;/center&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;a href=&#34;https://liberapay.com/PaulSutton/donate&#34;img alt=&#34;Donate using Liberapay&#34; src=&#34;https://liberapay.com/assets/widgets/donate.svg&#34;/a&#xD;&#xA;]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Code Club 4/12/2021 update</p>

<p>The next Club will be on Saturday 4th December 2021 @ Paignton Library.  Please contact the library to book.</p>

<p>We will carry on with what we were doing last session, hopefully expand on what we were doing with the Micro:bit</p>

<p>In order to try and support this further,  I have created a little connector board to help connect components to the Micro:bit computer.</p>

<p><img src="https://git.qoto.org/zleap/documents/-/raw/master/codeclub/conboard295.JPG" alt="Connector Board 1"></p>

<p>Board and servo. The issue with the servo normally is that connecting to a Micro:bit with croc clips you need a solid connection.  If you remove the connector you are simply left with very thin,  multi core wire.</p>

<p><img src="https://git.qoto.org/zleap/documents/-/raw/master/codeclub/conboard297.JPG" alt="Connector Board 2"></p>

<p>This board  just bridges the gap,  plug the board connector in to the top.</p>

<p><img src="https://git.qoto.org/zleap/documents/-/raw/master/codeclub/conboard298.JPG" alt="Connector Board 3"></p>

<p>Then connect the crocodile clip(s) to the other set of connectors</p>

<p><img src="https://git.qoto.org/zleap/documents/-/raw/master/codeclub/conboard299.JPG" alt="Connector Board 4"></p>

<p>A close up of the connection.</p>

<p><strong>Please note:</strong>  There is nothing special about doing this,  I just soldered this up in the hope it may make things easier at code club.   The servo could be swapped out for other sensors, for example a moisture sensor.</p>

<p><strong>Update 2/12/2021</strong></p>

<p>I have also created an LED board to go with the overall set of boards being created.</p>

<p><img src="https://git.qoto.org/zleap/documents/-/raw/master/codeclub/LEDBoard.JPG" alt="Connector Board 4"></p>

<p><strong>Links</strong></p>
<ul><li><a href="https://www.torbaylibraries.org.uk/web/arena/paigntonlibrary" rel="nofollow">Paignton Library</a></li>
<li><a href="https://codeclub.org/en/" rel="nofollow">Code Club</a></li>
<li><a href="https://scratch.mit.edu/" rel="nofollow">Scratch</a></li>
<li><a href="https://microbit.org/" rel="nofollow">Micro:bit</a></li>
<li><a href="https://personaljournal.ca/torbaycoderdojo/projects-9714" rel="nofollow">Projects page</a></li></ul>

<p><strong>Tags</strong></p>

<p><a href="/paulsutton/tag:CodeClub" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">CodeClub</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:FreeCodeCamp" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">FreeCodeCamp</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Microbit" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Microbit</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Scratch" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Scratch</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Electronics" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Electronics</span></a>,
<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Technology" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Technology</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Problem" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Problem</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Solving" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Solving</span></a></p>

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      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2021 13:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Books going digital</title>
      <link>https://personaljournal.ca/paulsutton/books-going-digital</link>
      <description>&lt;![CDATA[Books going digital&#xA;&#xA;This is a really good summary of the problems faced with DRM or Digital Rights management on e-books.&#xA;&#xA;drm&#xA;&#xA;Links&#xA;&#xA;Discussion&#xA;Mastodon Post&#xA;Download this flyer as pdf&#xA;&#xA;Tags&#xA;&#xA;#Ebooks,#DRM,#Problem,#Campaign,#DFD,#DefectiveByDesign&#xA;&#xA;hr&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;table&#xD;&#xA;thead&#xD;&#xA;trtda rel=&#34;me&#34; href=&#34;https://qoto.org/@zleap&#34;Mastodon/a/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://wiki.ircnow.org/?n=Shelllabs.Intro&#34;ShellLabs/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://joinmastodon.org/&#34;Join Mastodon/a/td/tr/thead/table&#xD;&#xA;center&#xD;&#xA;AI statement : b Consent is NOT granted to use the content of this blog for the purposes of AI training or similar activity.  Consent CANNOT be assumed, it has to be granted. /b&#xD;&#xA;/center&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;a href=&#34;https://liberapay.com/PaulSutton/donate&#34;img alt=&#34;Donate using Liberapay&#34; src=&#34;https://liberapay.com/assets/widgets/donate.svg&#34;/a&#xD;&#xA;]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Books going digital</p>

<p>This is a really good summary of the problems faced with DRM or Digital Rights management on e-books.</p>

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<p><a href="/paulsutton/tag:Ebooks" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Ebooks</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:DRM" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">DRM</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Problem" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Problem</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Campaign" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Campaign</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:DFD" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">DFD</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:DefectiveByDesign" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">DefectiveByDesign</span></a></p>

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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2021 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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