Description

micro:bit v2

The micro:bit v2 introduces a microphone, speaker, and capacitive touch input on the board’s logo. The new blocks designed for the micro:bit v2 will not work with the micro:bit v1.

How to recognize the micro:bit v2?

The first thing to know is whether you have a micro:bit v1 or micro:bit v2 at hand. You can recognize the v2 boards visually with these differences…

• notches in the bottom edge connector
• gold plated logo on the front, instead of a colored one
• tiny hole near the top right of the screen for the microphone LED

• red power LED next to the USB connect
• large black microphone component centrally located in the back and rotated by 45 degrees
• slanted radio antenna

v2 simulator

If your program uses any of the micro:bit v2 specific blocks, the simulator will automatically change to a micro:bit v2 with notches in the connector and a gold plated logo. You will also see a “v2” symbol on the lower right of the board.