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Re-phrase making-accessories to be more direct (#205)
* Re-phrase making-accessories to be more direct * Specify type of edge connector socket
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## Using the Edge Connector
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The micro:bit card edge connector, commonly referred to as the 'edge connector' or the 'pins' makes accessory design easy.
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The micro:bit [card edge connector](/hardware/edgeconnector), commonly referred to as the 'edge connector' or the 'pins', is compatible with a standard 1.27mm, 2x40 edge connector socket.
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Many micro:bit accessories are designed to use an edge connector socket, so it is simple to plug in and remove the board.
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Where possible your accessory design should implement this socket, making it simple for your users to plug in and remove the micro:bit board.
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There are limitations to the current that can be drawn from the micro:bit, and accessories must be designed carefully to ensure they do not damage the micro:bit, or that the micro:bit cannot damage them.
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There are [limitations to the current that can be drawn from the micro:bit](/hardware/powersupply), accessories must be designed carefully to ensure they do not damage the micro:bit, or that the micro:bit cannot damage them.
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- [micro:bit edge connector and pinout](/hardware/edgeconnector)
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- [powering accessories from the micro:bit](/hardware/powersupply)
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### V2 revision
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The edge connector on the <span class="V2">V2</span> board revision is backwards compatible with the <span class="v1">V1</span> edge connector, but has additional dedicated pins.
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- Details of the [edge connector and pinout](/hardware/edgeconnector)
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- Details about [powering things from the board](/hardware/powersupply)
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## Battery Pads
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There are two rounded rectangular pads on the back of the micro:bit. These allow you to connect a battery holder via a mechanism other than the JST connector.

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