What's KidsBoard?

The "Craft MicroController KidsBoard" is an original microcontroller board developed and sold by Nekoma Factory, and is based on the "ESP32", which is extremely popular all over the world.
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A major feature of this board is that it doesn't use GPIO pins like other microcontroller boards, but instead "modularizes" various sensors and motors as external parts.
The following modules are available.

　Brightness sensor / Temperature sensor / Magnetic sensor / Tilt sensor / IR distance sensor /
　Human sensor / Obstacle sensor / Angle sensor (potentiometer knob) /
　DC motor / Servo motor / Alligator connector /
　Traffic light (three-color LED) / Coin sensor (photo interrupter) /
　On-board LED / On-board button / On-board speaker

Simply insert each module into the board, and you can use with just one touch.



In addition to the pre-prepared modules, you can also connect any electronic parts or breadboard using the Alligator Connector.

Up to 4 modules can be inserted at the same time, so you can link the parts together with logic and apply it to a variety of crafts.
In the example in the photo below, 2 potentiometer knobs are used to operate 2 servo motors.



And, another feature of the board is that you can program it using "KidsScript" on your smartphone, even if you don't have a PC.
KidsScript communicates via Bluetooth, so no cables are required.
You can code the board easily, anytime, anywhere.



(Note 1)
Bluetooth connection is possible not only from the KidsScript smartphone version, but also from the KidsScript Web version.
(Note 2)
KidsScript can be used as a programming language with the KidsBoard "ESP32 version".
With the ESP32 version, programming is also possible with the Arduino and MicroPython languages.
(Note 3)
KidsScript firmware is pre-installed with the KidsBoard "ESP32 version".
(Note 4)
There is also a KidsBoard "IchigoJam version" that can be programmed in BASIC.

For more information, please visit the KidsBoard official website.

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