Addressable LEDs are wonderful things, with products like Neopixels making it easy to create all kinds of vibrant, blinking glowables. However, for those without a lot of electronics experience, using ...

In a previous blog, Using MicroPython for real-time software development, I examined the idea behind using MicroPython for real-time embedded software. Now, let’s examine some of the core pieces that ...

There are currently around 600 programming languages to choose from, so picking the one that’s right for you can be pretty difficult. But if you’re looking for a language that’s incredibly popular, ...

The Raspberry Pi Pico is a change from the previous Pis that people are used to. This is because it is not a Linux computer, but it is a microcontroller board just like Arduino. The biggest selling ...

If you have purchased one of the new Raspberry Pi Pico microcontrollers launched by the Raspberry Pi Foundation earlier this month and are a little stuck on what to do next. You may be interested to ...

MicroPython is a compact implementation of the Python 3 programming language designed to work with microcontrollers. Initially announced back in 2013 as part of a Kickstarter project created by Damien ...

Scripting languages are for large computers, right? “Real” embedded device work is a hellish, never-ending cycle of code, compile, and re-flash. Well, I used to think so too, but with the ...