RP2040 is the Raspberry Pi Foundation's take on the microcontroller. It is fast, cheap and has some very neat features. MicroPython is a software implementation of a subset of the Python3 programming language, optimized to run on microcontrollers and in constrained environments. After a short introduction of both technologies, we will present notable features and particularities of the RP2040, and how they can be easily accessed using MicroPython. This includes dual-core technology, PIO (programmable in-out) and DMA (direct memory access). Moreover, we will illustrate how some some of those features are used in real-world use cases, including a live demonstration. The talk will end with a discussion on the limits of the MicroPython approach with respect to the C/C++ SDK, and a question and answer session.
RP2040 is the Raspberry Pi Foundation's take on the microcontroller. It is fast, cheap and has some very neat features. MicroPython is a software implementation of a subset of the Python3 programming language, optimized to run on microcontrollers and in constrained environments. After a short introduction of both technologies, we will present notable features and particularities of the RP2040, and how they can be easily accessed using MicroPython. This includes dual-core technology, PIO (programmable in-out) and DMA (direct memory access). Moreover, we will illustrate how some some of those features are used in real-world use cases, including a live demonstration. The talk will end with a discussion on the limits of the MicroPython approach with respect to the C/C++ SDK, and a question and answer session.