diff --git a/examples/microbit_blink.go b/examples/microbit_blink.go
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+++ b/examples/microbit_blink.go
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+// +build example
+//
+// Do not build by default.
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"time"
+
+	"gobot.io/x/gobot"
+	"gobot.io/x/gobot/drivers/gpio"
+	"gobot.io/x/gobot/platforms/ble"
+	"gobot.io/x/gobot/platforms/microbit"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	bleAdaptor := ble.NewClientAdaptor(os.Args[1])
+
+	ubit := microbit.NewIOPinDriver(bleAdaptor)
+	led := gpio.NewLedDriver(ubit, "0")
+
+	work := func() {
+		gobot.Every(1*time.Second, func() {
+			led.Toggle()
+		})
+	}
+
+	robot := gobot.NewRobot("bot",
+		[]gobot.Connection{bleAdaptor, ubit},
+		[]gobot.Device{ubit, led},
+		work,
+	)
+
+	robot.Start()
+}
diff --git a/platforms/microbit/io_pin_driver.go b/platforms/microbit/io_pin_driver.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c64f83f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platforms/microbit/io_pin_driver.go
@@ -0,0 +1,237 @@
+package microbit
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"strconv"
+
+	"gobot.io/x/gobot"
+	"gobot.io/x/gobot/platforms/ble"
+)
+
+// IOPinDriver is the Gobot driver for the Microbit's built-in digital and
+// analog I/O
+type IOPinDriver struct {
+	name       string
+	adMask     int
+	ioMask     int
+	connection gobot.Connection
+	gobot.Eventer
+}
+
+const (
+	// BLE services
+	ioPinService = "e95d127b251d470aa062fa1922dfa9a8"
+
+	// BLE characteristics
+	pinDataCharacteristic     = "e95d8d00251d470aa062fa1922dfa9a8"
+	pinADConfigCharacteristic = "e95d5899251d470aa062fa1922dfa9a8"
+	pinIOConfigCharacteristic = "e95db9fe251d470aa062fa1922dfa9a8"
+)
+
+// PinData has the read data for a specific digital pin
+type PinData struct {
+	pin   uint8
+	value uint8
+}
+
+// NewIOPinDriver creates a Microbit IOPinDriver
+func NewIOPinDriver(a ble.BLEConnector) *IOPinDriver {
+	n := &IOPinDriver{
+		name:       gobot.DefaultName("Microbit IO Pins"),
+		connection: a,
+		Eventer:    gobot.NewEventer(),
+	}
+
+	return n
+}
+
+// Connection returns the BLE connection
+func (b *IOPinDriver) Connection() gobot.Connection { return b.connection }
+
+// Name returns the Driver Name
+func (b *IOPinDriver) Name() string { return b.name }
+
+// SetName sets the Driver Name
+func (b *IOPinDriver) SetName(n string) { b.name = n }
+
+// adaptor returns BLE adaptor
+func (b *IOPinDriver) adaptor() ble.BLEConnector {
+	return b.Connection().(ble.BLEConnector)
+}
+
+// Start tells driver to get ready to do work
+func (b *IOPinDriver) Start() (err error) {
+	return
+}
+
+// Halt stops driver (void)
+func (b *IOPinDriver) Halt() (err error) {
+	return
+}
+
+// ReadAllPinData reads and returns the pin data for all pins
+func (b *IOPinDriver) ReadAllPinData() (pins []PinData) {
+	c, _ := b.adaptor().ReadCharacteristic(pinDataCharacteristic)
+	buf := bytes.NewBuffer(c)
+	pinsData := make([]PinData, buf.Len()/2)
+
+	for i := 0; i < buf.Len()/2; i++ {
+		pinData := PinData{}
+		pinData.pin, _ = buf.ReadByte()
+		pinData.value, _ = buf.ReadByte()
+		pinsData[i] = pinData
+	}
+
+	return pinsData
+}
+
+// WritePinData writes the pin data for a single pin
+func (b *IOPinDriver) WritePinData(pin string, data byte) (err error) {
+	i, err := strconv.Atoi(pin)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	buf := []byte{byte(i), data}
+	err = b.adaptor().WriteCharacteristic(pinDataCharacteristic, buf)
+	return err
+}
+
+// ReadPinADConfig reads and returns the pin A/D config mask for all pins
+func (b *IOPinDriver) ReadPinADConfig() (config uint32, err error) {
+	var result uint32
+	c, e := b.adaptor().ReadCharacteristic(pinADConfigCharacteristic)
+	if e != nil {
+		return 0, e
+	}
+	buf := bytes.NewBuffer(c)
+	binary.Read(buf, binary.LittleEndian, result)
+	b.adMask = int(result)
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+// WritePinADConfig writes the pin A/D config mask for all pins
+func (b *IOPinDriver) WritePinADConfig(config int) (err error) {
+	b.adMask = config
+	data := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	binary.Write(data, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(config))
+	err = b.adaptor().WriteCharacteristic(pinADConfigCharacteristic, data.Bytes())
+	return
+}
+
+// ReadPinIOConfig reads and returns the pin IO config mask for all pins
+func (b *IOPinDriver) ReadPinIOConfig() (config int, err error) {
+	var result uint32
+	c, e := b.adaptor().ReadCharacteristic(pinIOConfigCharacteristic)
+	if e != nil {
+		return 0, e
+	}
+	buf := bytes.NewBuffer(c)
+	binary.Read(buf, binary.LittleEndian, result)
+	b.ioMask = int(result)
+	return int(result), nil
+}
+
+// WritePinIOConfig writes the pin I/O config mask for all pins
+func (b *IOPinDriver) WritePinIOConfig(config int) (err error) {
+	b.ioMask = config
+	data := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	binary.Write(data, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(config))
+	err = b.adaptor().WriteCharacteristic(pinIOConfigCharacteristic, data.Bytes())
+	return
+}
+
+// Connect here to allow Driver to also act as an Adaptor
+func (b *IOPinDriver) Connect() (err error) {
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Finalize here to allow Driver to also act as an Adaptor
+func (b *IOPinDriver) Finalize() (err error) {
+	return nil
+}
+
+// DigitalRead reads from a pin
+func (b *IOPinDriver) DigitalRead(pin string) (val int, err error) {
+	p, err := strconv.Atoi(pin)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	b.ensureDigital(p)
+	b.ensureInput(p)
+
+	pins := b.ReadAllPinData()
+	return int(pins[p].value), nil
+}
+
+// DigitalWrite writes to a pin
+func (b *IOPinDriver) DigitalWrite(pin string, level byte) (err error) {
+	p, err := strconv.Atoi(pin)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	b.ensureDigital(p)
+	b.ensureOutput(p)
+
+	return b.WritePinData(pin, level)
+}
+
+// AnalogRead reads from a pin
+func (b *IOPinDriver) AnalogRead(pin string) (val int, err error) {
+	p, err := strconv.Atoi(pin)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	b.ensureAnalog(p)
+	b.ensureInput(p)
+
+	pins := b.ReadAllPinData()
+	return int(pins[p].value), nil
+}
+
+func (b *IOPinDriver) ensureDigital(pin int) {
+	if hasBit(b.adMask, pin) {
+		b.WritePinADConfig(clearBit(b.adMask, pin))
+	}
+}
+
+func (b *IOPinDriver) ensureAnalog(pin int) {
+	if !hasBit(b.adMask, pin) {
+		b.WritePinADConfig(setBit(b.adMask, pin))
+	}
+}
+
+func (b *IOPinDriver) ensureInput(pin int) {
+	if !hasBit(b.ioMask, pin) {
+		b.WritePinIOConfig(setBit(b.ioMask, pin))
+	}
+}
+
+func (b *IOPinDriver) ensureOutput(pin int) {
+	if hasBit(b.ioMask, pin) {
+		b.WritePinIOConfig(clearBit(b.ioMask, pin))
+	}
+}
+
+// via http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23192262/how-would-you-set-and-clear-a-single-bit-in-go
+
+// Sets the bit at pos in the integer n.
+func setBit(n int, pos int) int {
+	n |= (1 << uint(pos))
+	return n
+}
+
+// Test if the bit at pos is set in the integer n.
+func hasBit(n int, pos int) bool {
+	val := n & (1 << uint(pos))
+	return (val > 0)
+}
+
+// Clears the bit at pos in n.
+func clearBit(n int, pos int) int {
+	return n &^ (1 << uint(pos))
+}
diff --git a/platforms/microbit/io_pin_driver_test.go b/platforms/microbit/io_pin_driver_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..47c5897d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platforms/microbit/io_pin_driver_test.go
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+package microbit
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"gobot.io/x/gobot"
+	"gobot.io/x/gobot/drivers/aio"
+	"gobot.io/x/gobot/drivers/gpio"
+	"gobot.io/x/gobot/gobottest"
+)
+
+// the IOPinDriver is a Driver
+var _ gobot.Driver = (*IOPinDriver)(nil)
+
+// and is also an Adaptor
+var _ gobot.Adaptor = (*IOPinDriver)(nil)
+
+// that supports the DigitalReader, DigitalWriter, & AnalogReader interfaces
+var _ gpio.DigitalReader = (*IOPinDriver)(nil)
+var _ gpio.DigitalWriter = (*IOPinDriver)(nil)
+var _ aio.AnalogReader = (*IOPinDriver)(nil)
+
+func initTestIOPinDriver() *IOPinDriver {
+	d := NewIOPinDriver(NewBleTestAdaptor())
+	return d
+}
+
+func TestIOPinDriver(t *testing.T) {
+	d := initTestIOPinDriver()
+	gobottest.Assert(t, strings.HasPrefix(d.Name(), "Microbit IO Pin"), true)
+	d.SetName("NewName")
+	gobottest.Assert(t, d.Name(), "NewName")
+}
+
+func TestIOPinDriverStartAndHalt(t *testing.T) {
+	d := initTestIOPinDriver()
+	gobottest.Assert(t, d.Start(), nil)
+	gobottest.Assert(t, d.Halt(), nil)
+}
+
+func TestIOPinDriverDigitalRead(t *testing.T) {
+	a := NewBleTestAdaptor()
+	d := NewIOPinDriver(a)
+	a.TestReadCharacteristic(func(cUUID string) ([]byte, error) {
+		return []byte{0, 1, 1, 0, 2, 1}, nil
+	})
+
+	val, _ := d.DigitalRead("0")
+	gobottest.Assert(t, val, 1)
+
+	val, _ = d.DigitalRead("1")
+	gobottest.Assert(t, val, 0)
+}
+
+func TestIOPinDriverDigitalWrite(t *testing.T) {
+	a := NewBleTestAdaptor()
+	d := NewIOPinDriver(a)
+
+	// TODO: a better test
+	gobottest.Assert(t, d.DigitalWrite("0", 1), nil)
+}
+
+func TestIOPinDriverAnalogRead(t *testing.T) {
+	a := NewBleTestAdaptor()
+	d := NewIOPinDriver(a)
+	a.TestReadCharacteristic(func(cUUID string) ([]byte, error) {
+		return []byte{0, 0, 1, 128, 2, 1}, nil
+	})
+
+	val, _ := d.AnalogRead("0")
+	gobottest.Assert(t, val, 0)
+
+	val, _ = d.AnalogRead("1")
+	gobottest.Assert(t, val, 128)
+}