CircuitPython #1

Learning Outcome

At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

• get the "Hello, World!" program working on a PyBadge

Review

• ensure you create a GitHub repo, to back your code up to

  • you will have to "copy" over the files from your PyBadge

    • I find using VSCode inside GitHub the easies way to do this

Lesson

• go over what is a microcontroller

  • go over how to load the latest version of CircuitPython on it

• go over PyBadge

• go over using CircuitPython online IDE (ide.mths.ca or https://mr-coxall.github.io/CircuitPython-IDE/ )

  • you do not have to use it, you could use Cloud9 or any other text editor or IDE and just copy over the file

    • you should always move your code back to GitHub, right!

  • we do it for the "serial console"

    • see our errors more easily then on the tiny screen!

• using VSCode.dev is also a great option for an IDE, and GitHub is built right in!

• go over how to write a CircuitPython program and then transfer it to a microcontroller

  • call program code.py, this is a must!

• go over the "Hello, World!" program

  • go over "while True: " and "pass"

Activity

• nil

Daily Assignment

• create the "Hello, World!" program for the PyBadge

  • take a picture of screen for your screenshot