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Expand Up @@ -14,19 +14,19 @@ A [list of available accessories](https://microbit.org/buy/accessories/) is main

## Using the Edge Connector

The micro:bit card edge connector, commonly referred to as the 'edge connector' or the 'pins' makes accessory design easy.
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.

Many micro:bit accessories are designed to use an edge connector socket, so it is simple to plug in and remove the board.
Where possible your accessory design should implement this socket, making it simple for your users to plug in and remove the micro:bit board.

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.
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.

- [micro:bit edge connector and pinout](/hardware/edgeconnector)
- [powering accessories from the micro:bit](/hardware/powersupply)

### V2 revision

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.

- Details of the [edge connector and pinout](/hardware/edgeconnector)
- Details about [powering things from the board](/hardware/powersupply)

## Battery Pads

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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