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The RP2xxx's are nice but if you need more processing oomph and are considering the ESP range, the ESP32P4 sounds like it'd be up your alley...
September 30, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The RP2xxx's are nice but if you need more processing oomph and are considering the ESP range, the ESP32P4 sounds like it'd be up your alley...
It does support hardware SPI, though it's max frequency is slightly slower than the ESP32 from memory (60ish vs 80ish MHz?). Both are faster than the ILI9341 can handle though (7ish MHz according to the datasheet, typically mid-20's is fine).
September 30, 2025 at 2:50 PM
It does support hardware SPI, though it's max frequency is slightly slower than the ESP32 from memory (60ish vs 80ish MHz?). Both are faster than the ILI9341 can handle though (7ish MHz according to the datasheet, typically mid-20's is fine).
Viper is a good option too, particularly when you're getting started:
viper-ide.org
I use MicroPython but I believe it also supports CircuitPython.
Personally I prefer VS Code...
viper-ide.org
I use MicroPython but I believe it also supports CircuitPython.
Personally I prefer VS Code...
ViperIDE
viper-ide.org
September 2, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Viper is a good option too, particularly when you're getting started:
viper-ide.org
I use MicroPython but I believe it also supports CircuitPython.
Personally I prefer VS Code...
viper-ide.org
I use MicroPython but I believe it also supports CircuitPython.
Personally I prefer VS Code...
The #MicroPython News Roundup blog post from the August Meetup is now up - lots of interesting items! Videos of the talks coming soon...
melbournemicropythonmeetup.github.io/August-2025-...
melbournemicropythonmeetup.github.io/August-2025-...
August 2025 Meetup
Damien talks v1.26, Matt delivers the news roundup
melbournemicropythonmeetup.github.io
August 28, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The #MicroPython News Roundup blog post from the August Meetup is now up - lots of interesting items! Videos of the talks coming soon...
melbournemicropythonmeetup.github.io/August-2025-...
melbournemicropythonmeetup.github.io/August-2025-...
Yup, slop. 🙄
August 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Yup, slop. 🙄
Yes, threading when parallelism is required. Async doesn't give you that...
August 24, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Yes, threading when parallelism is required. Async doesn't give you that...
Oh, I'm actually a fan of interrupts - but, yes, when timing is important. Use them judiciously.
The big improvement async has in embedded for me is to get rid of the large, problematic super-loops.
The big improvement async has in embedded for me is to get rid of the large, problematic super-loops.
August 24, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Oh, I'm actually a fan of interrupts - but, yes, when timing is important. Use them judiciously.
The big improvement async has in embedded for me is to get rid of the large, problematic super-loops.
The big improvement async has in embedded for me is to get rid of the large, problematic super-loops.
Hmm, async/await has been very elegant in MicroPython on microcontrollers - simple to write, easy to reason with. Threads, in any form, are not particularly well supported in that domain.
I concede that embedded Python is a small niche 😜
I concede that embedded Python is a small niche 😜
August 22, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Hmm, async/await has been very elegant in MicroPython on microcontrollers - simple to write, easy to reason with. Threads, in any form, are not particularly well supported in that domain.
I concede that embedded Python is a small niche 😜
I concede that embedded Python is a small niche 😜
It would be worth trying mpremote anyway to determine if the editor is the problem...
But there certainly doesn't look like there's anything unusual about your code.
But there certainly doesn't look like there's anything unusual about your code.
August 13, 2025 at 1:21 AM
It would be worth trying mpremote anyway to determine if the editor is the problem...
But there certainly doesn't look like there's anything unusual about your code.
But there certainly doesn't look like there's anything unusual about your code.
We use MicroPython commercially for medical device development. It's significantly faster to develop with and has proven to be very robust.
We would not use Arduino for medical devices. We do continue to use C and C++ as well for certain projects.
We would not use Arduino for medical devices. We do continue to use C and C++ as well for certain projects.
August 12, 2025 at 11:59 PM
We use MicroPython commercially for medical device development. It's significantly faster to develop with and has proven to be very robust.
We would not use Arduino for medical devices. We do continue to use C and C++ as well for certain projects.
We would not use Arduino for medical devices. We do continue to use C and C++ as well for certain projects.
I share your feelings about make and Makefiles...but I'm not sure I'm any happier about CMake 😜
August 12, 2025 at 10:52 AM
I share your feelings about make and Makefiles...but I'm not sure I'm any happier about CMake 😜
No, haven’t seen any breakages. Maybe try a different editor since the syntax error looks to occur after the end of the code? Might be a termination issue? I’d recommend mpremote…
August 12, 2025 at 2:44 AM
No, haven’t seen any breakages. Maybe try a different editor since the syntax error looks to occur after the end of the code? Might be a termination issue? I’d recommend mpremote…
Getting a little ahead of myself; of course it was MicroPython v1.26 🤦♂️
August 11, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Getting a little ahead of myself; of course it was MicroPython v1.26 🤦♂️
Or you could just write a native module in Circuit/MicroPython... 😜
July 12, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Or you could just write a native module in Circuit/MicroPython... 😜
Reach out if you folks need help with MicroPython! 😊
July 10, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Reach out if you folks need help with MicroPython! 😊
[And, if the stars align, we may also have a demo of debugging MicroPython with VS Code!]
June 24, 2025 at 12:38 AM
[And, if the stars align, we may also have a demo of debugging MicroPython with VS Code!]
I know the author; this is a change he's wanted to make for a long time and he's well versed with Claude...
June 15, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I know the author; this is a change he's wanted to make for a long time and he's well versed with Claude...