# Bit:plot – visualizing micro:bit science data
**URL:** https://forum.makecode.com/t/bit-plot-visualizing-micro-bit-science-data/45188
**Category:** micro:bit
**Created:** [July 31, 2026, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/bit-plot-visualizing-micro-bit-science-data/45188 "2026-07-31T17:29:37Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@DrPoc](https://forum.makecode.com/u/DrPoc)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2026, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/bit-plot-visualizing-micro-bit-science-data/45188/1 "2026-07-31T17:29:37Z")
Dear Colleagues! 
Let me share my latest project with you: **[bit:plot](https://people.inf.elte.hu/gaalbence/bitplot/).**
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.
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### Author:  [@frank\_schmidt](https://forum.makecode.com/u/frank_schmidt)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2026, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/bit-plot-visualizing-micro-bit-science-data/45188/2 "2026-08-30T18:58:26Z")
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 ?
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### Author:  [@DrPoc](https://forum.makecode.com/u/DrPoc)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2026, 9:29pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/bit-plot-visualizing-micro-bit-science-data/45188/3 "2026-08-30T21:29:12Z")
Hi Frank! I tried on my laptop as well! And its working currently for me. Could you share your code on your micro:bit?
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### Author:  [@DrPoc](https://forum.makecode.com/u/DrPoc)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/bit-plot-visualizing-micro-bit-science-data/45188/4 "2026-09-01T18:07:30Z")
Update: Tested with microbit V1 on different computer, everything is working!
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### Author:  [@frank\_schmidt](https://forum.makecode.com/u/frank_schmidt)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2026, 10:28pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/bit-plot-visualizing-micro-bit-science-data/45188/5 "2026-09-01T22:28:05Z")
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.
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### Author:  [@DrPoc](https://forum.makecode.com/u/DrPoc)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2026, 11:12pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/bit-plot-visualizing-micro-bit-science-data/45188/6 "2026-09-01T23:12:56Z")
Check the Help please, I won’t able to make any video! On my screen I was measuring the x-y-z axes movement with the example code.
> **[Help — bit:plot | micro:bit measuring and charting in the browser](https://people.inf.elte.hu/gaalbence/bitplot/sugo_en.html)**
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> User guide for bit:plot: preparing your device (micro:bit, Arduino), your first live measurement step by step, the 13 chart types, prediction (curve fitting), and saving to CSV and PNG.
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### Author:  [@bsiever](https://forum.makecode.com/u/bsiever)
#### Post date: [September 2, 2026, 1:23am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/bit-plot-visualizing-micro-bit-science-data/45188/7 "2026-09-02T01:23:30Z")
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.
- This extension adds a block to MakeCode to allow bluetooth access to the data logger’s logs: [https://github.com/bsiever/pxt-blelog](https://github.com/bsiever/pxt-blelog)
- This JavaScript library can be used (from browsers with Web Bluetooth) to retrieve and stream the log’s data: [https://github.com/bsiever/microbit-webblelog](https://github.com/bsiever/microbit-webblelog)
A group of students made a GUI using it: [https://2024-ui-sp.github.io/Micro-bit-ble/](https://2024-ui-sp.github.io/Micro-bit-ble/) ([source](https://github.com/2024-UI-SP/Micro-bit-ble/))
Bill