micro:bit and sharing sensors with a Raspberry Pi

"Can a Raspberry Pi use the sensors on a micro:bit?" This was the question that was asked whilst sat in the pub the other evening. A few evenings later a micro:bit was connected via i2c to a Raspberry Pi and i2cdetect was ran on the Pi: pi@raspberrypi:

micro:bit and searching i2c

Whilst this is more of a bookmark for myself it may be handy for others who are playing with the i2c bus. If your unsure if the i2c device you have connected up is working then it's a good idea to scan the i2c bus and see whats available. The