MicroPython is a wonderful Python interpreter that runs on many higher-end microcontrollers, from ESP8266 to STM32 to the RP2040. MicroPython lets you build devices quickly, and its latest release,… ...

On the ESP8266, because it’s all in Python, the code is similar. In fact, the same basic code would work between two computers running vanilla Python just as well as the ESP8266 running MicroPython.

In a previous blog, Using MicroPython for real-time software development, I examined the idea behind using MicroPython for real-time embedded software.

Research Services offers tutorials and workshops on a variety of topics. Each semester, we present a series of tutorials. If you have suggestions, please contact researchservices@bc.edu. We are also ...

The new Pyboard D-series micro-controller is now available for purchase at a rather hefty price of £43 ($56), offering developers a low-powered device for running programs created with ...

Can you use third-party services in a microservices app? The decentralized, loose coupling philosophy behind microservices is well-suited to using third-party services.