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8.microbit_k230 face recognition
microbit_k230 face recognition
microbit_k230 face recognitionK230 and microbit communication1. Experimental Prerequisites2. Experimental wiring3.Main code explanation4. Experimental phenomenon
K230 and microbit communication
1. Experimental Prerequisites
This tutorial uses microbit, and the corresponding routine path is [14.export\microbit-K230\8.Microbit_k230_face_recognition].
k230 needs to run the [14.export\CanmvIDE-K230\08.face_recognition.py] program to start the experiment. It is recommended to download it as an offline program. Since the face recognition function requires the registration of face information in advance, please refer to the [7. Face Recognition\7. Register Face Recognition] course first, and then perform this experiment after registering the face.
Items needed:
Windows computer, microbit, USB to TTL module, K230 vision module (including TF card with image burned), type-C data cable, connecting cable (Dupont cable), alligator clip, import K230AI library: https://github.com/YahboomTechnology/K230-Module.git
2. Experimental wiring
| k230 vision module | Microbit |
|---|---|
| GND | GND |
| TXD(IO9) | P2 |
| USB to TTL module | Microbit |
|---|---|
| RXD | P1 |
| GND | GND |

3.Main code explanation

From the code, we can simply configure the serial port and call the relevant serial port and K230 building blocks to obtain data.
- x: is the horizontal coordinate of the upper left corner of the recognition box
- y: is the vertical coordinate of the upper left corner of the recognition box
- w: is the width of the recognition box
- h: is the length of the recognition box
- name: is the name of the person being recognized, if it is not registered, it is ‘unknown’
- score: is the score of the person being recognized
If you want to open the source code of this tutorial, please drag the microbit source code corresponding to this tutorial into the makecode online programming webpage of the browser. The online programming website is: https://makecode.microbit.org/#
4. Experimental phenomenon
- After connecting the cables, the k230 visual module runs offline After K230 is connected to Canmv IDE, open the corresponding program, click [Save open script to CanMV board (as main.py)] on the toolbar, and then restart K230.

- Find the hex program of this tutorial, right-click the hex program, and upload the hex program of this tutorial to the microbit
The serial port assistant is set to the interface shown in the figure

- When the K230 camera recognizes a face, the serial port assistant will print out the information transmitted from K230 to microbit.
- x: is the horizontal coordinate of the upper left corner of the recognition box
- y: is the vertical coordinate of the upper left corner of the recognition box
- w: is the width of the recognition box
- h: is the length of the recognition box
- name: is the name of the person being recognized, if it is not registered, it is ‘unknown’
- score: is the score of the person being recognized
As shown in the figure below
