Nov2 sprint updates (#226)

* add error hex to hex tool page

* add community buttons to index

* add news archive

* update for Python release

Author: microbit-mark

community/developer-news.md

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+---
+layout: page
+order:
+title: Developer news
+heading: Join the micro:bit developer conversation
+description: Sign up to and view the developer news
+permalink: /community/news/
+ref: news
+lang: en
+---
+
+## The DAL, Editors and Devices newsletter
+
+In addition to our regular [Micro:bit Educational Foundation newsletter](https://mailchi.mp/microbit/newsletter), our [DAL, Editors and Devices](https://microbit.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=e1c30f24b90ff3d70275cfff2&id=25403c7650) newsletter is a low volume digest on the technical aspects of micro:bit. The details you provide are processed in accordance with The Foundation's [privacy policy](https://microbit.org/privacy/).
+
+<div style="text-align: center;">
+<a href="https://microbit.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=e1c30f24b90ff3d70275cfff2&id=25403c7650" class="btn sm-btn" role="button" style="margin-bottom: 2rem;">Subscribe to DAL, Editors and Devices</a>
+</div>
+
+## News archive
+
+{% include newsletter-archive.html %}

index.md

@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ We hope to encourage contributions into these projects in order to broaden our e
 
 The Micro:bit Educational Foundation aims to be a 'responsible downstream' to the many open source [software](https://tech.microbit.org/software/) projects that are used to build the micro:bit:  much like a good Linux distribution collates, tests, stabilises and releases combinations of many diverse open source packages, the micro:bit Educational Foundation and the micro:bit community present micro:bit users with a stable, tested release of all the things you need to make the magical 'end-to-end' micro:bit experience.
 
+## Latest news
+
+For the latest news and community updates, join our mailing list and Slack group.
+
+{% include community.html %}
+
 ## Help us build it
 
 If you'd like to help us make the micro:bit better, then there are a number of ways that you can get involved.

latest-revision/latest-revision-editors.md

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ The exisiting API has not changed. Scripts that use features that are common to
 
 To support all revisions of the micro:bit, you will need to ensure you use the latest release of the MicroPython binary with your editor. The simplest way to do this is to flash a program created in the latest Python Editor which will contain the latest MicroPython build.
 
-[https://python.microbit.org/v/beta/](https://python.microbit.org/v/beta/)
+[https://python.microbit.org/](https://python.microbit.org/)
 
 ## If you’re using the micro:bit profile over BLE
 

latest-revision/latest-revision-main.md

@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ The Capacative/Resistive touch mode can be found in the Pins menu
 
 ### Python
 
-You can use the latest board revision and APIs in the Python beta editor:
+You can use the latest board revision and APIs in the Python editor:
 
- [https://python.microbit.org/v/beta](https://python.microbit.org/v/beta/)
+ [https://python.microbit.org/](https://python.microbit.org/)
 
  If you want to use a specific or custom build of MicroPython you can do this in [Mu](https://codewith.mu/).
 

software/universal-hex-tool.md

@@ -14,4 +14,8 @@ The Universal Hex Creator lets you combine a hex file created for a micro:bit V1
 
 DAPLink will process the Universal Hex and only write data to the relevant board revision; V1 or V2. More information is available on our [Hex format](../hex-format), the [Javascript/Typescript libary](https://github.com/microbit-foundation/microbit-universal-hex) on which the Universal Hex Creator tool is based and the associated [Universal Hex specification](https://github.com/microbit-foundation/spec-universal-hex).
 
+To support [cross-device compatibility](../hex-format/#cross-device-compatibility), we have created a [standalone error hex](/docs/software/assets/stand-alone-error-v1.hex) that can be combined with a V2 only hex in this tool to produce a Hex that will work on a V2 board, but error if used on a V1.
+
+[Download standalone error hex](/docs/software/assets/stand-alone-error-v1.hex){: .btn.sm-btn download}
+
 {% include uhex-tool.html %}