Getting Started
Last revision 2026/01/14
This guide helps users get started with their micro:bit and Maqueen Lite by detailing the setup process, from connecting the micro:bit to a PC to downloading codes and installing batteries.
Quick Start Guide
Prepare a microbit board and a MicroUSB cable.
Connect the micro:bit mainboard to a PC via USB cable, and a disk with "MICROBIT" drive letter will pop up on the PC.
Click the link to visit sample codes: https://makecode.microbit.org/_7CjMuxMF84qC
Click "Edit" on the opened page.
Then click "Download" to download the codes into "MICROBIT". The download indicator of micro:bit will blink when downloading the codes, and stop after about 10s. Then the codes are downloaded successfully.
Insert the board with downloaded codes into the Maqueen mainboard.
Power ON Maqueen Lite.
At this time, the codes have been downloaded into micro:bit; the car light and ambient light are on; the Maqueen Lite starts to move forward.
Battery Select & Installation
Battery Select
Maqueen Lite adopts three 1.5V AAA alkaline batteries, which have positive and negative poles for correct installation, and each one is marked with the polarity on its surface as the following picture:
Installation Method
There are positive and negative poles marked inside the battery case for correct installation, please make sure the polarity of the battery matches that inside the case and the power is also "OFF" when installing the battery.
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