Scripting the Internet of Things
summary
A reimplementation of Python 3 runs directly on tiny microcontrollers: MicroPython fits interpreters into ~256 KB flash / 64 KB RAM-class devices, runs on ESP8266 boards with 32 KB RAM and 4 MB flash, and on BBC micro:bit with 256 KB ROM and ~9.5 KB heap. The project uses pointer-tagged small-int representation and optimized method calls to avoid heap churn, raised ~$180k then ~$50k on Kickstarters, and demonstrates live Wi‑Fi sockets, filesystem and GPIO working.
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chapters (26)
- 0:00Introduction
- 2:12What is the Internet of Things
- 6:25NNodes
- 7:48Problems with NNodes
- 14:24Lua
- 17:16JavaScript
- 22:19Ruby
- 23:08Python
- 26:44Python on a microcontroller
- 29:27The aim of MicroPython
- 29:55Kickstarter
- 31:29MicroPython
- 33:23GitHub
- 34:33ESP8266
- 40:02Wifi demo
- 40:27Hardware demo
- 40:52Python prompt
- 41:57Full Python
- 42:45File System
- 43:22Memory Layout
- 46:15Telnet
- 46:53Star Wars
- 47:12Text
- 47:32Print Data
- 48:02Micro Python
- 51:32Questions
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