Taking and Displaying Pictures

KOI can take pictures and display them like a digital camera.

Install an SD Card

The pictures are stored onto an SD card, without an SD card, these operations would fail.

Taking and Displaying Pictures

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Search "KOI" in the search bar.

Or copy and paste the following link to the search bar.

https://github.com/KittenBot/pxt-koi

Blocks for taking pictures and displaying:

Sample Program:

Program Flow

Download the program to Micro:bit.

1. Press button A on the Micro:bit to take a picture.

2. Press button B on the Micro:bit to display the picture.

Advanced Program

The above program can only save 1 picture because the file is overwritten when a picture is saved. By making use of numbers, we can create a camera program that stores many photos and show them all.

Sample Code

1. Taking and Displaying Pictures (Extension0.5.7)

2. Advanced Camera Program (Extension0.5.7)

Extension Version and Updates

There may be updates to extensions periodically, please refer to the following link to update/downgrade your extension.

Makecode Extension Update

FAQ

1: There is no reaction after pressing the buttons on the Micro:bit.

· A: This is because KOI has a longer boot time than Micro:bit. When the power is turned on, Micro:bit has already ran the code for KOI initialization before KOI is ready.

· Solution: Reset your Micro:bit after KOI has been turned on. (The trick is to let KOI power on completely before initialization.)

2: Does KOI work with 3V input?

· A: No, KOI only works with 5V.

3: The picture appears noisy and there are black bars when I view the pictures on my computer.

· A: This is because KOI’s camera is not a phone camera, the quality and resolution is not as good. The black bars are caused by the difference in aspect ratio, since our computer monitors are typically 16:9 and KOI is 1:1, black bars would appear.