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Develop your coding skills with the Kitronik ZIP96 Retro Gamer for Pico, 'the' all-in-one handheld solution for Pico gaming!

The Kitronik ZIP96 is a fully programmable feature-packed retro-styled handheld gaming solution for the Raspberry Pi Pico. It's fully loaded with awesome features, including a 96 LED display, that can be fully controlled with code for a complete gaming experience. Kitronik has developed a set of lesson plans for this product, that enables successful Computing lessons at KS3/4 (US equivalent - Grades 6-8/9-10). Though developed for use in the classroom, the ZIP96 Retro Gamer is ideal for anyone who already has a Pico or sees a Pico in their immediate future.

The ZIP96 features 96 colour fully addressable LEDs arranged in a 12 x 8 display, a buzzer for audio feedback, a vibration motor for haptic feedback, and 6 input buttons (typical use; 4 x directional buttons and 2 x action buttons). It also breaks out GP1, GP11, ADC1 and ADC2, along with a set of 3.3V and GND for each, to standard 0.1” footprints. GP18 to 21 are also broken out on a 0.1” footprint underneath the Pico. The Pico is connected via low-profile 20-way pin sockets.

To use the ZIP96 Gamer the Pico should have a soldered pin header and be inserted firmly into the connector. The ZIP96 does not ship with a Pico. Power is provided via the built-in 3 individual AA battery holders which have been ergonomically placed on the underside of the board to act as hand grips, which makes the ZIP96 comfortable to hold and play.

Features:

A feature-packed all-in-one retro-styled handheld gaming solution for the Raspberry Pi Pico.

Packed with awesome features that can be controlled with code for the ultimate handheld pico gaming experience.

The ZIP96 features 96 colour fully addressable LEDs arranged in a 12 x 8 display.

The board features a built-in buzzer for audio feedback and a vibration motor for haptic feedback.

There are 6 input buttons (typical use; 4 x directional buttons and 2 x fire buttons).

It also breaks out GP1, GP11, ADC1 and ADC2, along with a set of 3.3V and GND for each, to standard 0.1” footprints. GP18 to 21 are also broken out on a 0.1” footprint underneath the Pico.

The Pico is connected via pre-fitted low-profile 20-way pin sockets.

Ergonomically placed AA battery holders that power the board AND function as comfortable handgrips.

Kitronik has a Github repo containing MicroPython module and sample code to support using the ZIP96 Gamer with the Raspberry Pi Pico.

Kitronik has produced a set of lesson plans to enable successful Computing lessons at KS3/4 (US equivalent - Grades 6-8/9-10). The Datasheet provides additional usage information, electrical specifications, and dimensions.

Compatible with:

Raspberry Pi Pico

3xAA Covered Battery Holder with built-in on/off power switch and Leads. Supplied with 150mm colour coded flying leads. Features a sliding cover for easy access to battery compartment. Case is hard plastic and is resistant to sudden impacts and vibrations. Ideal in any project kit requiring AA battery power.

Features:

On/off power switch.

Holds 3 x AA batteries.

Sliding case for easy access.

150mm colour coded flying leads

Case resistant to sudden impacts and vibrations.

Contents:

1 x 3xAA Covered Battery Holder with Switch and Leads.

Dimensions:

Length: 69mm.

Width: 48mm.

Height: 20mm.

Compatible with:

Raspberry Pi Pico

Micro:Bit

The Kitronik Autonomous Robotics Platform Pico, a fun and hands-on introduction to Robotics with the Raspberry Pi Pico. The Kitronik Autonomous Robotics Platform for Raspberry Pi Pico is a fun and hands-on introduction to buggy robotics. The easy to follow booklet provided with the kit guides you through all of the steps required for you to take control of your robot. The Robotics Platform has been designed to grow with you and provided additional servo and ultrasonic sensor connectors for more advanced projects. This buggy requires a Raspberry Pi Pico with pin headers attached.

The kit is supplied with the autonomous robotics platform chassis, 2 wheels and tyres, a Kitronik line-following sensor board, and an ultrasonic sensor. The kit requires no soldering and only minimal mechanical assembly. Fit the tyres to the wheels, push the wheels onto the pre-mounted motors and both the line following sensor and ultrasonic distance sensor plug straight into the board. Once put together, push the Raspberry Pi Pico into the onboard connector, add 4 x Alkaline AA batteries to the battery holders underneath and you are done. Your robot buggy is ready for instruction.

The included booklet guides you through every step of getting to know your robot. It contains a detailed assembly guide, info on preparing the Raspberry Pi Pico, instructions for installing an editor (Thonny), and instructions on how to write code for every feature of the Robotics Platform. No corner of the board is left unexplained. As well as the easy-to-follow getting started guide, Kitronik have also produced online tutorials which go into more detail on coding the key features of the board. The links to the tutorials can be found in the resources section at the foot of this page.

For those that like to modify their robot buggies, the buggy has 4 x threaded mounting points added to the chassis, 3 x M3 & 1 x M4. These mechanical fixing locations enable the addition of user-designed features, such as cosmetic chassis parts and/or additional robotic features, such as appendages. Kitronik have produced a dxf file showing the location and thread size of each of these mechanical fixing locations, it can be downloaded in the resources section below. The zip file also contains a jpg for those that don't have access to CAD or viewing software.

To help make programming the robot as simple as possible, Kitronik has developed a set of Micropython modules, which can be found here. More information on this can be found in the booklet supplied with the kit. If you aren't familiar with GIT, we've created an online beginners' guide to help you get up to speed. You can find the guide here (https://kitronik.co.uk/GitGuide).

Features:

A fun and hands-on introduction to buggy robotics.

The Robotics Platform has been designed to grow with you, start small then add complexity later.

The kit ships with a detailed guide booklet backed up with freely available online tutorials.

The autonomous robotics platform introduces the user to light, movement, and sensing so the robot can be as hands-on or hands-off as want it to be.

Program your buggy to react to the world around it.

Learn to code with MicroPython, using our simple-to-follow guides and the beginner-friendly Thonny editor.

Just add the Raspberry Pi Pico, some alkaline batteries, and some code and watch your buggy come to life!

This buggy is not supplied with a Pico, you can obtain a Raspberry Pi Pico here.

It also features 4 x threaded mounting points added to the chassis, 3 x M3 & 1 x M4.

Contents:

1 x Autonomous robotics buggy chassis PCB.

2 x Kitronik 5 spoke wheels and tyres.

1 x Kitronik line following sensor board.

1 x Ultrasonic Sensor.

Dimensions:

PCB Length: 126mm.

PCB Width: 80mm.

Wheel Diameter (with tire): 67.5mm.

Compatible with:

Raspberry Pi Pico

These 750 tie-point side-by-side breadboards offer a great value large solderless prototyping platform. They are big and versatile enough for the most demanding of projects. Components and wire can be inserted into the board for testing without the need for solder. Multiple breadboards can be interconnected and the boards measure 99mm x 82.7mm x 8.3mm and feature a self-adhesive backing.

The breadboard features two terminal strips with 600 tie-points, three power distribution strips with 150 tie-points, and has a standard pitch spacing of 2.54mm. More detailed technical information can be found in the Datasheet.

Features:

750 tie-point side-by-side breadboards offer a great value large solderless prototyping platform.

Multiple breadboards can be interconnected.

The breadboard features two terminal strips with 600 tie-points and three power distribution strips with 150 tie-points.

They have a standard pitch spacing of 2.54mm.

Wire Range: 29AWG to 20AWG.

These breadboards feature a self-adhesive backing.

The boards measure 99mm x 82.7mm x 8.3mm.

Dimensions:

Length: 99mm.

Width: 82.7mm.

Height: 9.5mm.

These keyring clips are made from a tough, springy steel (good quality!) and come in a pack of 50. They're perfect for holding your keys and other small items.

These clips are strong and won't rust, so they'll last a long time. They're mostly used for keyrings, but they can also be used to hold things together like pins and screws. They're even better than some other options because you can reuse them!

Features:

Standard split carbon spring steel keyrings.

Constructed to be strong, long-lasting and resistant to corrosion.

They have an inside diameter of 17.2mm, an outside diameter of 20mm, and a ring thickness of 2.6mm.

They are ideal for keyrings but they can also double as cotter rings.

Dimensions:

Inside Diameter: 17.2mm.

Outside Diameter: 20mm.

Ring Thickness: 2.6mm.

Develop your coding skills with the Kitronik ARCADE for BBC micro:bit and MakeCode Arcade, a fully featured programmable gamepad for use with the MakeCode Arcade block editor. The Kitronik ARCADE for BBC micro:bit and MakeCode Arcade is a handheld gaming platform designed specifically for use with the BBC micro:bit and the MakeCode Arcade editor, either write your own games and run them on Arcade or download existing games. The MakeCode Arcade editor is a great way to learn to code games. It features simple snap-together blocks that allow the user to build simple games within minutes. The editor has been designed to allow everyone, from beginners to experienced game enthusiasts, to create games to run in the browser or on handheld consoles. It consists of drag-and-drop blocks that snap together to form programs. You can also write your code in Javascript and Python!

To help you get off to a flying start, we have created a Datasheet, which also doubles as a quick start guide. It comprises; a product brief, usage information, labelled and dimensioned drawings, and an introduction to coding with the MakeCode Arcade editor. The board features 4 directional d-pad buttons, 2 interactive action buttons for coding, a menu button and a full colour 1.77” screen. At the bottom of the BBC micro:bit Arcade are 5 croc-clippable pads for connecting additional switches and devices. These consist of the 3 BBC micro:bit pins (P0, P1 and P2) also a voltage pin and a ground (the same connections as the large pads on the BBC micro:bit. This allows for custom additions to the gamer. Sound is provided via the in-built sounder on the BBC micro:bit.

The Kitronik Arcade is powered by 3xAA batteries, with the battery holders located on the rear of the PCB. The battery holders also act as an ergonomic grip that makes it comfortable to use. The board also provides power to the connected micro:bit via the edge connector slot, removing the need to power the micro:bit separately. The Arcade has a power switch, but it is also possible to turn the Arcade off by simply removing or inserting the BBC micro:bit into the edge connector. There is a green power LED that lights up when the board has power, is switched on, and has a micro:bit inserted. The emphasis for MakeCode Arcade is Learning/Education and there are a wealth of resources available on the MakeCode Arcade website to facilitate this. There are; guided tutorials that walk you through creating simple games, more complex games that you can open and learn from, games written by community members that you can learn from, game concepts tutorials, tutorials that explore graphics and Maths, lesson plans, CS courses, printable coding cards for the classroom, video tutorials, and much more!

Note:

The Kitronik ARCADE for micro:bit is NOT supplied with a BBC micro:bit

Features:

The Kitronik ARCADE for micro:bit is a feature-packed handheld gamepad for use with BBC micro:bit V2 and the Microsoft Arcade editor.

Write your own games to play or freely download games from the MakeCode Arcade website.

Use the wealth of educational material available to create a game from the ground up or tweak existing code and learn the open-source way.

It features a full-colour LCD 1.77” screen.

It also features; 6 gamer input buttons, a menu button, on/off switch.

The ARCADE breaks out the 0, 1, 2, 3V, GND pins from the micro:bit edge connector to croc-clippable pads below the screen.

The ARCADE is powered by 3xAA batteries (Not supplied).

Contents:

1 x Kitronik ARCADE for BBC micro:bit and MakeCode Arcade gamepad.

Laser-cut protective case parts and fixings (supplied already fully assembled and fitted to ARCADE).

Dimensions:

Length: 150mm.

Width: 65mm.

Height: 22mm.

Requires:

BBC micro:bit V2.

3 x AA Batteries.

Microsoft MakeCode Arcade Editor.

1 x USB Type-A to Micro-B USB Noodle Cable.

Get creative with the Pen Lifter add-on for the :MOVE Motor for BBC micro:bit. This add-on allows you to take full advantage of the pen hole in the Kitronik :MOVE Motor.

Once fitted, the add-on allows you to control when the pen is in use with code. The assembly holds the pen firmly in place and the supplied servo can be used to raise and lower the pen. This will allow the user to create complex patterns without any unsightly travel marks.

The kit comprises a set of 3 laser-cut parts, a single 180-degree servo, a rubber band, and the fixings required to put it together. The kit requires no soldering but there is some simple mechanical assembly. The kit is supplied with a booklet that walks the user through every aspect of the assembly.

Kitronik have also created an online MakeCode tutorial, to help you get up and running straight away. Work through the guide, one step at a time, building your code in the editor as you go.

Features:

Add a pen to the :MOVE Motor for BBC micro:bit, which can be raised or lowered with code.

Draw complex shapes without unsightly 'travel' lines.

This add-on is supplied with full assembly instructions.

Contents:

1 x 180-degree servo.

1 x M4 x 12mm Pan Head screw.

1 x M3 x 12mm Countersunk screw.

1 x M3 x Hex Steel Nut.

2 x M3 x 10mm Pan Head screw.

1 x Set of laser-cut parts (3 pieces).

1 x Rubber band.

Note:

This kit is NOT supplied with a pen.

No soldering is required but there is some simple mechanical assembly.

This kit is intended for use with the :MOVE Motor for BBC micro:bit.

Mount your In-Line Geared TT Hobby Motors firmly to your project with our plastic motor mounts. Made from yellow plastic, they are similar in colour to the motors they have been designed for.

The Geared hobby motors have a small protrusion on one side that fits neatly into the slots of the motor mount. This ensures that the motors don't slide about once they have been fitted. The mounts themselves are extremely snug and the motors will be held firmly in place.

The plastic motor mounts attach to your project/chassis via the 4 x M2 (2mm) mounting holes, 2 on each side. The mounts are very durable and will last the lifespan of your project and beyond.

The mounts are suitable for use with the In-Line Geared TT Hobby Motor.

Features:

Durable yellow plastic mounts for In-Line Geared TT Hobby Motors.

Once fitted they will clamp the motors firmly in place.

They feature 4 x M2 (2mm) mounting holes, 2 on each side.

Dimensions: For a complete set of dimensions, please see the product images.

Length: 29mm.

Width: 26mm.

Height: 15mm.

These clips are used to mount motors and will work with the medium & high torque motors. The clip also has an adapter to hold small flat sided motors.

Please note: the clip can't be used to mount the round low torque motor

They are supplied in packs of 10 with a self adhesive backing.

Rolls of solid core wire, each 100 metres in length, and 1.2mm outer diameter.

Solid core (1 x 0.6mm core) cable is ideal for use as links on prototype board, strip board and PCBs.

Rolls of multi-stranded wire, each 100 metres in length, and 1.2mm outer diameter.

Multi strand (7 x 0.2mm cores) cable is ideal for use when connecting items to boards where the cable may flex.

The Kitronik Arcade for micro:bit is a handheld gaming platform that’s designed to elevate the functionality of your latest BBC micro:bit, by letting you write fun and educational games using the Microsoft MakeCode Arcade game editor.

Looking for wheels suitable for continuous rotation servo motors? Or perhaps you're in need of the servo motors themselves? If so, you've come to the right place! We offer two convenient bundle options: wheels only, or wheels paired with continuous rotation servo motors. Check the table below for a clear comparison and choose the bundle that best fits your needs.

Kitronik Laser Compatible Medite Premier MDF sheets are highly versatile, suitable for enclosures and many other applications. Our laser MDF are EU class E1, which means low formaldehyde emissions. It is this low formaldehyde emission that makes this MDF suitable for laser cutting.

The Laser MDF sheets are produced in line with FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certification standards.

Low formaldehyde emissions

Highly versatile

Produced to Forestry Stewardship Council certification

Suitable for use in internal dry conditions as defined in EN 622 parts 1 and 5 and conforms to EN13986

1 x 6mm Laser Compatible Medite Premier MDF, 600mm x 400mm sheet

Length: 600mm

Width: 400mm

Height: 6mm

Kitronik Laser Compatible Medite Premier MDF sheets are highly versatile, suitable for enclosures and many other applications. Our laser MDF are EU class E1, which means low formaldehyde emissions. It is this low formaldehyde emission that makes this MDF suitable for laser cutting.

The Laser MDF sheets are produced in line with FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certification standards.

Low formaldehyde emissions

Highly versatile

Produced to Forestry Stewardship Council certification

Suitable for use in internal dry conditions as defined in EN 622 parts 1 and 5 and conforms to EN13986

1 x 6mm Laser Compatible Medite Premier MDF, 600mm x 400mm sheet

Length: 400mm

Width: 300mm

Height: 6mm

The Rough Cut Laser Engraving Slate Sign - Vertical 300mm x 120mm combines natural slate’s rustic beauty with the precision of laser engraving. Perfect for personalized messages, names, or decorative designs, this durable slate sign adds a timeless touch to any home, garden, or business setting. Although stone/slate cannot be cut with a CO2 laser, they can be laser engraved, which makes for a unique long term sign. The rough-cut edges and natural texture make each piece unique, enhancing its charm and character. Suitable for both indoor and outdoor use, this slate sign is an elegant and lasting choice for any space.

3mm MDF sheet, compatible with laser cutting, measure 600mm x 400mm and feature a matte white finish on one side, offering excellent contrast for laser engraving. The reverse side retains the standard MDF surface, making these sheets versatile for a variety of projects.