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Olimex<p>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 <a href="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/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">olimex.wordpress.com/2025/04/0</span><span class="invisible">3/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/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/micropython" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>micropython</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nxp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nxp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usb</span></a></p>
ɗ𐐩ʃƕρʋ<p>If you would like to experiment with <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ComputerVision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerVision</span></a>, but don't feel like putting an entire PC with a beefy graphics card onto your <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/robot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>robot</span></a>, there is a great project out there that has been alive for a decade. It's called OpenMV (<a href="http://openmv.io" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">openmv.io</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>) and it's a microcontroller board with a built-in camera, running <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MicroPython" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MicroPython</span></a>, 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.</p>
concretedog<p>After running a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/robotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>robotics</span></a> workshop in a local makerspace I've donated a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StoRPer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StoRPer</span></a> kit and set up one of their laptops so that people can go back in the open maker nights and tinker more! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/robot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>robot</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/micropython" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>micropython</span></a></p>
Lectronz<p>New on Lectronz: BEAPER Pico <a href="https://lectronz.com/products/beaper-pico" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lectronz.com/products/beaper-p</span><span class="invisible">ico</span></a> by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://techhub.social/@mirobotech" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mirobotech</span></a></span><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RaspberryPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RaspberryPi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Micropython" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Micropython</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Robotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Robotics</span></a></p>
Kevin McAleer 🤖 Robot Maker<p>Join me today at 7pm GMT as we celebrate the 20th Birthday of the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@arduino" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>arduino</span></a></span> with a look at the best Arduino-based robot:</p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/live/Ylc84kAKSxI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtube.com/live/Ylc84kAKSxI</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/arduino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arduino</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/robotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>robotics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/micropython" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>micropython</span></a></p>
Paolo Melchiorre<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.python.it/@pescara" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pescara</span></a></span> 🏡 MicroPython, un caso d'uso pratico 🇮🇹</p><p>Stasera, alle 18:00, Moreno Mazzocchetti ci guiderà all'uso pratico di MicroPython su Raspberry PI Pico</p><p>📍 Università degli Studi "Gabriele d'Annunzio", Dipartimento di Neuroscienze</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/PythonPescara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PythonPescara</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/RaspberryPIPico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RaspberryPIPico</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MicroPython" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MicroPython</span></a></p>
Shawn Hymel<p>I just backed this project on Kickstarter: <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/openmv/openmv-n6-and-ae3-low-power-python-programmable-ai-cameras" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">kickstarter.com/projects/openm</span><span class="invisible">v/openmv-n6-and-ae3-low-power-python-programmable-ai-cameras</span></a></p><p>OpenMV LLC makes some incredibly powerful, small-form-factor <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IoT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IoT</span></a> cameras perfect for tinkering, prototyping, and making slick projects. I taught my Computer Vision with <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> course using their cameras. I'm excited about this new series: full object detection for a few mW. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EdgeAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EdgeAI</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ComputerVision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerVision</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Arduino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arduino</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MicroPython" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MicroPython</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/embedded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>embedded</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/microcontroller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microcontroller</span></a></p>
Bornach<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@eff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>eff</span></a></span> <br>I combined dicewords with PasswordMaker on this <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/@adafruit" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>adafruit</span></a></span> PyPortal in order to generate random site-domain specific passwords. The Circuit Python script will regenerate the password provided I can remember those 6 randomly selected words. It also acts as a keyboard HID<br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MicroPython" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MicroPython</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a></p>
IT News<p>A MicroPython Interpreter For Flipper Zero - Got a Flipper Zero? Ever wanted to use a high-level but powerful scripting languag... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/03/03/a-micropython-interpreter-for-flipper-zero/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/03/03/a-micr</span><span class="invisible">opython-interpreter-for-flipper-zero/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/softwaredevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>softwaredevelopment</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/handheldshacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>handheldshacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/securityhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>securityhacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/flipperzero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flipperzero</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/micropython" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>micropython</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/flipper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flipper</span></a></p>
100 percent OPSEC<p>My new hobby: watching Coding Train videos and then translating Processing / p5.js into <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/Tildagon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tildagon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/Micropython" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Micropython</span></a></p><p><a href="https://thecodingtrain.com/challenges/184-elastic-collisions" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thecodingtrain.com/challenges/</span><span class="invisible">184-elastic-collisions</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/EMFCamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EMFCamp</span></a></p>
mirobo Technology<p>It's hard to tell BEAPER Nano is a robot from the top, so here's what it looks like from its better side!</p><p>More details here: <a href="https://mirobo.tech/beaper" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mirobo.tech/beaper</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/STEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>STEM</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/STEMeducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>STEMeducation</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/robot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>robot</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/robotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>robotics</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Arduino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arduino</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/MicroPython" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MicroPython</span></a></p>
Akseli :quake_verified:​ :kde:<p>Pretty happy with my badger2040 now.</p><p>The buttons dont do anything yet, i just wanted to get something simple done for now.</p><p>Here's the repository: <a href="https://codeberg.org/akselmo/badger2040-conbadge" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">codeberg.org/akselmo/badger204</span><span class="invisible">0-conbadge</span></a></p><p>The artwork is originally by Fefairy: <a href="https://www.furaffinity.net/view/59975526//" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">furaffinity.net/view/59975526/</span><span class="invisible">/</span></a> . I just edited it to be black and white with dithering.</p><p><a href="https://scalie.zone/tags/badger2040" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>badger2040</span></a> <a href="https://scalie.zone/tags/micropython" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>micropython</span></a> <a href="https://scalie.zone/tags/eink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eink</span></a></p>
Detlev Zundel<p>Just published two blog posts about <a href="https://hostsharing.coop/tags/micropython" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>micropython</span></a> on <a href="https://hostsharing.coop/tags/zephyr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zephyr</span></a>. 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 🍾 </p><p><a href="https://blog.lazy-evaluation.net/posts/embedded/micropython-zephyr-imxrt1060.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.lazy-evaluation.net/posts</span><span class="invisible">/embedded/micropython-zephyr-imxrt1060.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://blog.lazy-evaluation.net/posts/embedded/micropython-zephyr-mcxn947.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.lazy-evaluation.net/posts</span><span class="invisible">/embedded/micropython-zephyr-mcxn947.html</span></a></p><p>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?</p>
TalkTech<p>So it's time for some more coding!<br>I have managed to get the current playing albums artwork showing on the display!</p><p><a href="https://github.com/vwillcox/Presto-nowplaying" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/vwillcox/Presto-now</span><span class="invisible">playing</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Pimoroni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pimoroni</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Presto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Presto</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Spotify" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spotify</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NowPlaying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NowPlaying</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>python</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MicroPython" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MicroPython</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Github" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Github</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a></p>
TalkTech<p>One of my new years plans was to be more productive during the weekends and time off.</p><p>Well - so far - Feb has given me the inspiration to turn the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Pimoroni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pimoroni</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Presto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Presto</span></a> screen into a <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Spotify" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spotify</span></a> screen</p><p>Thanks to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@gadgetoid" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gadgetoid</span></a></span> and co fixing a bug in the beta firmware it is going well!</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MicroPython" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MicroPython</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/code" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>code</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/funontheweekend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funontheweekend</span></a></p>
mirobo Technology<p>I'm so happy with the progress I made this past week getting graphics and text working in the <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/MicroPython" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MicroPython</span></a> frame buffer!</p><p>Next up, code cleanup, and putting the display into use in a <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/robot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>robot</span></a> ! 🤖 </p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/STEMEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>STEMEducation</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/STEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>STEM</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/robotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>robotics</span></a></p>
Trantion<p>Building a remote control for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Mopidy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mopidy</span></a> 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 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Micropython" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Micropython</span></a> on a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RaspberryPiPico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RaspberryPiPico</span></a>. This is the first version to poll for updates successfully. </p><p>Next step will be implementing the hardware buttons</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Python</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/mpd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mpd</span></a></p>
Kevin McAleer 🤖 Robot Maker<p>🔥 Join me at 7pm GMT to learn how to build your own <br>🤖 robot Bluetooth Remote control 🎮. This was so much fun to get working. </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeGr8RnzVqk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=HeGr8RnzVqk</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/micropython" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>micropython</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/robotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>robotics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/raspberrypi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>raspberrypi</span></a></p>
Lup Yuen Lee 李立源<p>Build your own Secure Delivery Box (<a href="https://qoto.org/tags/RP2040" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RP2040</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/MicroPython" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MicroPython</span></a>)</p><p><a href="https://github.com/woodycal/pico-secure-delivery-box" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/woodycal/pico-secur</span><span class="invisible">e-delivery-box</span></a></p>
Lup Yuen Lee 李立源<p><a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Arduino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arduino</span></a> launches a <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/MicroPython" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MicroPython</span></a> Package Manager</p><p><a href="https://www.hackster.io/news/arduino-launches-a-micropython-package-manager-for-easier-library-installation-f67cf7604048" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hackster.io/news/arduino-launc</span><span class="invisible">hes-a-micropython-package-manager-for-easier-library-installation-f67cf7604048</span></a></p>