Let me share my latest project with you: bit:plot.
The micro:bit (or any other microcontroller) is excellent for carrying out science measurements, but its built-in data-visualisation tools are limited and don’t always allow the data to be displayed properly.
bit:plot was built to be a data-visualisation interface that puts no technical obstacle between measuring and analysing: it runs in the browser, you just plug the device in over USB and open a link, and the data starts drawing straight away. No installation, no sign-up, and no server behind it — your data stays on your own computer the whole time, nothing is uploaded to the internet.
What it can do so far:
13 chart types — line, bars, scatter, histogram, box plot, pie, 3D motion path, radar Prediction — curve fitting (linear, exponential, logistic) with forecasting Comparison — reload earlier measurements, several datasets on one chart Table view — click a row and that exact moment is highlighted on the chart Save to CSV and PNG — ready for the lab report -- English, Hungarian and German interface
If you don’t have a device at hand, you can download a ready-made measurement from the start page and try almost every feature with it. Live measuring needs Chrome or Edge; any browser will do for the analysis.
If you find it useful, there’s also an option on the start page to support the development, but it isn’t a condition for anything. The tool will stay free for as long as it’s available.
I tried Bit:plot on Chorme with V2 BBC Microbit and USB proven data cable (not just power). I paired my device. I clicked ‘connect’ and ‘start Measurement’ . Nothing appears on the screen. No lines or charting , no ‘data’. Has the author tried this on some computer other than his own ? With someone else’s Micro:bit ?
Hello ? ? ? Could you please make a video to show what you are doing? I re-read you first post. I see nothing about coding. What data are you recording ? What Makecode sensor data are you using? “inputs?” Where is the data coming from ? Would you post a MakeCode URL link to your code in Makecode if that is what you are doing so I can click on it and then discover your data logging or charting. “the data starts drawing right away” …what/which data ? Thanks.
If you’re interested in doing some integration with the Data Logger Extension and wireless, you are welcome to leverage my libraries. I made them largely to support science applications, like visualizing the variation in temperature over a few days.
13 chart types — line, bars, scatter, histogram, box plot, pie, 3D motion path, radar
Prediction — curve fitting (linear, exponential, logistic) with forecasting
Comparison — reload earlier measurements, several datasets on one chart
Table view — click a row and that exact moment is highlighted on the chart
Save to CSV and PNG — ready for the lab report
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English, Hungarian and German interface