Testing this neat little #Sensirion SCD30 CO2 sensor on a breadboard at the moment. First thoughts: I live in an atmospheric cesspit! In the background is a #Pico2. Made fast progress with the help of #MicroPython
#electronics

#17050 was just merged - which means that #MicroPython now has a new port for the super interesting Alif Ensemble microcontrollers!

Thanks to OpenMV and Damien at MicroPython for the great work to pull this together!

https://github.com/micropython/micropython/pull/17050

https://alifsemi.com/products/ensemble/

Python Torino riprende il 9 aprile alle 18:30 presso Toolbox Coworking con “Oh my Board, I Shrunk Python!” ️

In collaborazione con Arduino, si scoprirà come usare la versione ridotta di Python, chiamata MicroPython, per programmare i propri robot 


https://www.meetup.com/it-IT/python-torino/events/307143386

RT1010Py is running MicroPython on Cortex M7 @ 500Mhz and now tanks to Robert Hammelrath got usbtinyuf2 bootloader so you can update you MicroPython firmwares with simple drag and drop like on PICO https://olimex.wordpress.com/2025/04/03/rt1010py-the-micropython-board-running-at-500mhz-now-got-tinyuf2-bootloader-so-you-can-drag-and-drop-your-micropython-firmware-same-way-as-you-do-on-raspberry-pico/ #micropython #nxp #usb

If you would like to experiment with #ComputerVision, but don't feel like putting an entire PC with a beefy graphics card onto your #robot, there is a great project out there that has been alive for a decade. It's called OpenMV (http://openmv.io) and it's a microcontroller board with a built-in camera, running #MicroPython, with a whole lot of vision algorithms built-in. I have several project ongoing using early versions of it, but now they have a Kickstarter for two new models.

After running a #robotics workshop in a local makerspace I've donated a #StoRPer kit and set up one of their laptops so that people can go back in the open maker nights and tinker more! #robot #opensource #micropython

New on Lectronz: BEAPER Pico https://lectronz.com/products/beaper-pico by @mirobotech
#RaspberryPi #Micropython #Robotics

Join me today at 7pm GMT as we celebrate the 20th Birthday of the @arduino with a look at the best Arduino-based robot:

https://youtube.com/live/Ylc84kAKSxI

I just backed this project on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/openmv/openmv-n6-and-ae3-low-power-python-programmable-ai-cameras

OpenMV LLC makes some incredibly powerful, small-form-factor #IoT cameras perfect for tinkering, prototyping, and making slick projects. I taught my Computer Vision with #AI course using their cameras. I'm excited about this new series: full object detection for a few mW. #EdgeAI #ComputerVision #Arduino #MicroPython #embedded #microcontroller

A MicroPython Interpreter For Flipper Zero - Got a Flipper Zero? Ever wanted to use a high-level but powerful scripting languag... - https://hackaday.com/2025/03/03/a-micropython-interpreter-for-flipper-zero/ #softwaredevelopment #handheldshacks #securityhacks #flipperzero #micropython #flipper

My new hobby: watching Coding Train videos and then translating Processing / p5.js into #Tildagon #Micropython

https://thecodingtrain.com/challenges/184-elastic-collisions

Pretty happy with my badger2040 now.

The buttons dont do anything yet, i just wanted to get something simple done for now.

Here's the repository: https://codeberg.org/akselmo/badger2040-conbadge

The artwork is originally by Fefairy: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/59975526// . I just edited it to be black and white with dithering.

Just published two blog posts about #micropython on #zephyr. I needed small patches to get it to run with latest and greatest Zephyr, but apart from that, things work pretty smooth. I can even use either SD cards or internal flash to store the Python scripts

https://blog.lazy-evaluation.net/posts/embedded/micropython-zephyr-imxrt1060.html

https://blog.lazy-evaluation.net/posts/embedded/micropython-zephyr-mcxn947.html

I am not sure how to get the changes into MicroPyhton upstream, as I do not see how to specialize the code with respect to the target Zephyr version. Any thoughts?

So it's time for some more coding!
I have managed to get the current playing albums artwork showing on the display!

https://github.com/vwillcox/Presto-nowplaying

One of my new years plans was to be more productive during the weekends and time off.

Well - so far - Feb has given me the inspiration to turn the #Pimoroni #Presto screen into a #Spotify screen

Thanks to @gadgetoid and co fixing a bug in the beta firmware it is going well!

I'm so happy with the progress I made this past week getting graphics and text working in the #MicroPython frame buffer!

Next up, code cleanup, and putting the display into use in a #robot !

Building a remote control for #Mopidy to listen to music in the kitchen without needing my phone to control it. So far I've mostly been cutting down the python-musicpd library to run on #Micropython on a #RaspberryPiPico. This is the first version to poll for updates successfully.

Next step will be implementing the hardware buttons