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README updated with a self-help note for V1.5 micro:bit
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![bitio logo](bitio.png)

## NEWSFLASH - using with a V1.5 micro:bit

If you have a V1.5 micro:bit, a new sensor was fitted for the accelerometer and compass.
This requires new hardware drivers in order to work.

A very quick fix for this is to drag the bitio.hex file inside this repository
into https://python.microbit.org then press the DOWNLOAD button. This will
update the internal drivers automaticaly and allow the accelerometer to work
on both older and newer devices. (I will update this repo soon, when testing
has been completed)

## Where is the latest version?

The bitio library was written in part to support a new chapter to the highly successful
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@whaleygeek

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30th April 2019

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