Little Bits Base Kit PDF
Little Bits Base Kit PDF
Little Bits Base Kit PDF
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magnets. of all your creations. Output Modules that other toys to electrify your life.
INPUT these Bits modules accept input from come after them. We’ll show you how!
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MODULES
This is the Base Kit, Version 1
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This power module lets you use a 9-volt battery
BUTTON i3
Big, round, and springy for comfortable
to supply electricity to your littleBits. Snap in pressing! Push to turn on, and release to
Learn more and shop for individual the battery + cable (both included) and flip turn off. do something you’ve
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motorMate works with the DC motor. This This little purple screwdriver is used to modify This Kit contains a 9-volt alkaline battery and
makes it easy to attach wheels, paper, any littleBit that has a micro adjuster. a cable to connect it to the power module.
cardboard, and lots of other materials to the Connect it and then flip the switch to power all
DC motor. Simply slide it on the “D” shape of of your creations!
the shaft. A LEGOTM axle also fits in the end.
TRY “MY VERY FI
RST CIRCUIT”
CIRCUITS
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power light sensor bargraph power light sensor bargraph buzzer it!
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PROJECTS
PROJECT 1: How can electronics help spread laughs?
it
spin
(and dust your bookshelf)
1 Tickle Machine TRY THESE
1 Start with this circuit
2 Prank Handshake AND INVENT
power wire DC motor
YOUR OWN
3 The Night Rider
4 Flashlight
assume nothing
5 Art Bot
6 Doorbell always connect turn me on a wire to extend and bend
battery and cable
7 Lil’ Breezy to power module
8 Three Wheeler
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NEED 2
YOU
TIME: 15 mins Attach feathers
plus the
Tons more projects online DIFFICULTY: motorMate to the motorMate
www.littleBits.cc/base feathers Try other materials too!
PROJECT 2: Want to trick a friend? We’ll show you how!
turn me on stretch it
TIME: 15 mins
DIFFICULTY: friends using
littleBits?
rubber
bands
PROJECT 3: How can you create a light that only turns on at night? 4
THE NIGHT RIDER Hang it on your
d¡ on’t forget to
c¡ onnect your battery any kind of marking Tuck battery under DC motor
t¡ o the power module device is fine and attach with rubber band Attach LEGOtm axle
L’ L NEED and wheel
YOU
TIME: 30 mins
DIFFICULTY: Don’t have an axle o¡r
wheel? Make one!
marker charcoal rubber LEGOtm wheel
bands axle
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PROJECT 6: Deck out your bedroom door. Make cut rectangle
2 Find a box and cut the bottom off 4 to fit size
DOORBELL top
piece
of box
sharp!
1 Start with this circuit be careful!
power wire button wire dimmer bargraph buzzer cut hole to line
up with button
on base
TIME: 60 mins
button sits on feed through
DIFFICULTY: small holes.
top of battery
box push pin marker tape scissors glue cardboard cut hole in box
Don’t forget to
cutter box reconnect it!
for power switch
Place doorbell outside door and outside 8
6 7 of room,
rest of Bit modules inside room
use a
Glue one push pin
ding
tab on
(like this) dong!
top piece
and attach
to inside inside
of box of room, then close
use tape it up, and. . .
Customize it!
Add paint, stickers . . .
adjust volume of
Go all out!
alarm with the
dimmer (bargraph We’d like to see your take on the doorbell
as indicator) project, upload it here! littleBits.cc/upload
PROJECT 7: Make your own spinning windmill.
make a shelf
Use scissors to for the Bits
cut popsicle sticks modules t¡ o
always connect your down to size sit on
battery to the power STAY SAFE! Always
module use with an adult. !
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TIME: 90 mins
DIFFICULTY: Try a CD! Ours is 4in x 6in, what
cutout, color, and mark the center size will yours be?
box wood grill tape pen marker cardboard
cutter skewers box
4 Put littleBits on cardboard base 5 Add wheel to m
¡ otorMate
use pen to poke hole in
bottom top wheel . . . motorMate
will go in here . . .
use tape
to hold
modules
down
. . . then add wheel to
motorMate in cardboard slot
Poke skewer through two remaining Attach back wheels Draw yourself and 9
6 7 8
wheels and glue them in place, these cut the figure out ride through the night!
will be the back two wheels Cut a rectangle of paper
and fold in half . . . Try the light sensor
in both modes. Which
. . . then place over
axle and tape down
is your favorite?
this is an axle
after you’ve made the axle cut the (not too tight, axle
points off the ends of the skewers should still spin) start where you think the end is
MAKE SOMETHING THAT DOES SOMETHING
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