@unixb0y You can not just flash any Adafruit boards with #Micropython. A port has to be created for the specific type of device (Feather M0, Feather M4, ItsyBitsy M4, etc.). I am not sure how difficult it would be to create a new port for Adafruit boards.
@unixb0y No, you can not do that. I do not think there is a way. #Micropython and #CircuitPython are subsets of regular Python (called CPython). Neither one has the entire language, but the most important parts for embedded work.
@unixb0y Yep! The M0 is 48MHz and the M4 is 120MHz. The next board I want to get is this NUCLEO-F767ZI [os.mbed.com], and there is a port of #Micropython for it. Check out that speed, and all those pins…
@unixb0y If you get either a Designed for #CircuitPython board (already has CircuitPython) or a PyBoard (already has #Micropython), you are already set to go.
@unixb0y Did you read that I have a 262 line #Micropython script that runs my circuit, does more, and uses interrupts? I am pretty sure I can not do that with #CircuitPython, but I am still looking for a way.
@unixb0y#CircuitPython started out as a fork of #Micropython, but does not have all of its features, like interrupts and callbacks. It is more oriented towards education and teaching. I may have to go with Micropython to get the features I need.
@unixb0y I have been working with #Micropython a lot these past few days for my circuit. It has a steeper learning curve than #CircuitPython, but it also does not have a well founded company like Adafruit driving it forward.
After watching this video: https://youtu.be/m1miwCJtxeM I'm thinking about getting a Feather M0 :D It's definitely not cheap for a MCU (a Pi 3 A+ is 25€, the M0 is 20) but…. it's just so cool 😁 Arduino on Steroids #micropython#python
My interrupt driven #Micropython script can now detect the order of buttons pressed when more than one button is pressed. It works for all two and three button combinations. Single button presses are handled correctly also.
I got the interrupt enabled version of my #Micropython script that operates my LED/Button circuit working. Now, the user does not have to hold the button down to get the associated activity to run.
Sitting here, watching my #Micropython v1.1 PyBoard work my circuit just like my Raspberry Pi 3 (#CircuitPython) and my Feather M0 Express (also CircuitPython) has really given me a buzz!
In this case, it is an Adafruit project for the #Micropython library I needed, which was not usable at the time. This library was completely broken so bad that it could not even be imported. I fixed the import statement and the number() display routine.
I am making some progress porting the HT16K33 display code over to #Micropython. The script finds the display as it should. However, it appears I am going to have to do some debugging, because fill(), text(), and number() do not work.