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Any of the of the boards identified on this page: https://micropython.org/download/ | Any of the of the boards identified on this page: https://micropython.org/download/ | ||
• USB Cable for Development Board | • USB Cable for Development Board | ||
==Terminology== | |||
===REPL=== | |||
A Python REPL (Read-Eval-Print Loop) is an interactive way to execute Python | |||
code. It reads user input, evaluates it, prints the result, and loops back to | |||
read more input. | |||
==Outline== | |||
===General Python – Comments=== | |||
===General Python - Looping – Using “for”, “range()”, and “print()”=== | |||
===General Python – Looping – Using “continue” and “break”=== | |||
===General Python – Variables, “global” keyword=== | |||
===General Python - Lists=== | |||
===General Python – Functions=== | |||
===MicroPython – Defining Pins, Pin functions=== | |||
===MicroPython – LEDs, Buttons=== | |||
Revision as of 14:05, 28 March 2025
Currently, the MicroPython downloads page shows 186 boards currently supported with a binary download available.
This means it shouldn't be hard to find a compatible board to work with.
For this "Getting Started" class, I will focus on the Raspberry Pi Pico board.
Just like many of the libraries available to download for peripheral support,
some "tweeking" may be required to get things working for you.
Raspberry Pi Pico
RP2040 processor, 133MHz, 264KB RAM, 2Mbyte FLASH
Raspberry Pi Pico2
RP2350 processor, 150MHz, 520KB RAM, 4Mbyte FLASH
Each of the above boards is available with WiFi and/or pre-installed headers
Class Prerequisites
• Windows / Linux / Mac PC (Laptop) • Thonny IDE, version 4.1.7 (or later) https://thonny.org/ • MicroPython Capable Development Board Any of the of the boards identified on this page: https://micropython.org/download/ • USB Cable for Development Board
Terminology
REPL
A Python REPL (Read-Eval-Print Loop) is an interactive way to execute Python code. It reads user input, evaluates it, prints the result, and loops back to read more input.