How to Load MicroPython on a Microcontroller Board

Contributors: Shawn Hymel

Resources and Going Further

MicroPython can be a great way to dive into programming on an embedded system (especially if you know Python already) or if you want to quickly make a project or prototype. If you want to dig deeper into MicroPython, here are some resources to help you out:

• Official MicroPython site
• Official MicroPython documentation
• MicroPython GitHub Repo

pyboard links:

• Pyboard Hookup Guide
• MicroPython downloads
• Zadig download
• dfu-util releases
• MacOS Homebrew
• pyboard GitHub Repo
• MicroPython Windows Setup

ESP32 Thing links:

• How to Install FTDI Drivers tutorial
• MacOS FTDI Drivers information
• MicroPython downloads
• Python.org

Teensy 3.x links:

• Cygwin
• GNU Arm Embedded Toolchain
• MicroPython Teensy wiki
• Paul Stroffregen’s teensy_loader_cli tool

micro:bit links:

• MakeCode
• Python online editor
• Mu editor
• Windows mbed serial driver
• MacOS minicom commands

Pycom LoPy4 links:

• Expansion Board Firmware update instructions
• Firmware Tool download
• Pybytes
• Pymakr

OpenMV M7 Camera links:

• OpenMV Downloads
• OpenMV documentation

Looking to develop something with MicroPython? Check out these guides to get you started:

Check out Shawn's 4-part video series with the micro:bit. The projects have examples that use the accelerometer, combines the servo and temperature example, and sends a wireless message between two micro:bits with the radio extension. There are two additional videos using micro:bit with MicroPython.