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GLOSSARY
This technology sends a special kind of wireless signal that uses less power than things like wifi internet or wireless
BLUETOOTH LOW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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phones. It allows you to send and receive signals between your littleBits circuits and devices like mobile phones and tablets.
Brainstorming
BRAINSTORM
is a creative activity that helps generate a large number of ideas. There are many variations on how to brainstorm. The important thing is to let your
imagination run wild. Often, the best solutions come from unexpected places.
Circuits are paths that electric currents follow.
Turning
CIRCUIT
CLOCKWISE
in the same direction as the hands of a clock.
Turning in the opposite direction as the hands of a clock.
This is the first phase
COUNTERCLOCKWISE
CREATE
of the littleBits Invention Cycle where you explore new ideas and bring them to life with your first prototype.
Input Bits
are buttons, switches, and
™
INPUT
sensors; the eyes and ears of the system. They interpret their surroundings to make things happen.
Something created with your own ingenuity,
INVENTION
experimentation, and imagination.
Output Bits take orders from input Bits to convey the visual, physical, and audible. They generally do something
OUTPUT
– like light up, buzz, or move.
This is the second phase of the littleBits Invention Cycle where you test your prototype for the first time.
The
PLAY
POWER
energy used to do work.
A model designed to test an idea.
This is the third phase of the littleBits Invention Cycle where you experiment
PROTOTYPE
REMIX
with making changes to your prototype to see how you can improve it.
A sensor is a device that detects or measures something from its surrounding
SENSOR
environment and converts it into an electrical signal.
This is the fourth phase of the littleBits Invention Cycle where you show your invention to others
SHARE
to get feedback and inspire other inventors.
A signal is an electrical message sent from one Bit
to another. Input Bits change the message this
™
SIGNAL
signal sends. Output Bits translate this signal into an action (like light, motion, or sound).
The unit of measurement for electric pressure that pushes an
VOLTS
electrical current through a circuit. Voltage is usually supplied by a battery or a generator.
The wire allows you to put more space between your Bits.
WIRE
Try it whenever you need to break up your chain, like when you need to put a light at the top of a model building.
While most Bits communicate
WIRELESS
with each other through a wire in the bitSnap
, there are a few that can send signals without a physical wire. They use electromagnetic waves (like radio and
™
infrared) to communicate with other wireless Bits, the internet, and devices like smartphones and tablets.
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