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matttrentini.bsky.social @matttrentini.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Reminder: the September Melbourne MicroPython Meetup is this Wednesday (23 September)! Great community, interesting talks, and plenty of microcontrollers to play with. Come along in-person or join in online. luma.com/h5izk58h Hope you can make it!
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matttrentini.bsky.social @matttrentini.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
MicroPython v1.29.0 has just been released! A new port (PSOC Edge), the introduction of USB NCM, Unicode improvements, the new machine.mem_backup() - and the usual bucketload of small improvements and fixes! Thanks to all the devs involved. 😊 github.com/micropython/...
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Release New psoc-edge port, CAN on alif and mimxrt, mem_backup, manifest c_module · micropython/micropython
Overview This release of MicroPython adds a new "psoc-edge" port for Infineon PSOC Edge microcontrollers. This is a bare-metal port using CMSIS 6 and a set of low-level HAL submodules from Infineo...
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matttrentini.bsky.social @matttrentini.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
It's meetup week! The August Melbourne MicroPython Meetup is this Wednesday (26 August). If you have an interest in MicroPython, you'll find your people. Join us in-person at the CCHS or online via Zoom. luma.com/61gkkrdv Would love to see you there!
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Baochip @baochip.com · 05/08/2026
There's now a Micropython experimental port for the Dabao, and they are looking for testers! Check it out: github.com/orgs/micropy...
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MicroPython experimental port for the Dabao (Baochip-1x RISC-V) · micropython · Discussion #19580
Overview The Dabao is an awesome RISC-V eval board built around the Baochip-1x SoC, both created by @bunnie. @andrewleech and I have been working on a port for MicroPython building on @ArmstrongSub...
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matttrentini.bsky.social @matttrentini.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
The July Melbourne MicroPython Meetup is on this Wednesday (22 July)! Whether you're a seasoned MicroPython dev or just curious, come say hi! Come along in-person or join in online. luma.com/nn871p16 Hope you can make it!
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matttrentini.bsky.social @matttrentini.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
The June Melbourne MicroPython Meetup is on this Wednesday (24 June)! A friendly gathering for anyone interested in MicroPython and embedded systems. Join us in-person at the CCHS or online via Zoom. luma.com/zqaw268i Would love to see you there!
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matttrentini.bsky.social @matttrentini.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
It's meetup week! The May Melbourne MicroPython Meetup is this Wednesday (27 May). All experience levels welcome — from first-timers to seasoned embedded devs. Come along in-person or join in online. luma.com/0nvp5qmp Would love to see you there!
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matttrentini.bsky.social @matttrentini.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Reminder: the April Melbourne MicroPython Meetup is this Wednesday (22 April)! Great community, interesting talks, and plenty of microcontrollers to play with. Come along in-person or join in online. luma.com/gpjeeimw See you Wednesday!
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matttrentini.bsky.social @matttrentini.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
v1.28 of MicroPython has been released! github.com/micropython/... Thanks to Damien and all the folks who contributed!
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Release PWM on alif and stm32, new machine.CAN API, t-strings and weakref module · micropython/micropython
This release of MicroPython sees machine.PWM support finally added to the stm32 port, as well as the alif port. This rounds out PWM support to all Tier 1 and Tier 2 microcontroller-based ports, ma...
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matttrentini.bsky.social @matttrentini.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Reminder: the March Melbourne MicroPython Meetup is this Wednesday (25 March)! All experience levels welcome — from first-timers to seasoned embedded devs. Come along in-person or join in online. luma.com/yx0k7u69 Looking forward to it!
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Moonbench @moonbench.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
The prototypes are running on batteries. They're actually portable now! Also added dynamic weather and forecasts, celestial movements, more minigames, and more locations. Excited to take some of them to a tech meetup next week to let people play with them. #esp32 #micropython
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matttrentini.bsky.social @matttrentini.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
The February Monthly Melbourne MicroPython Meetup is on this Wednesday! If you have an interest in MicroPython, you'll find your people. 😊 luma.com/xto6h3l6 Come along in-person or join in online. Hope to see you there!
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February Melbourne MicroPython Meetup · Luma
The February MicroPython Meetup will be held at the CCHS and live-streamed and recorded over…
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matttrentini.bsky.social @matttrentini.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
I was interviewed on the Agile Embedded Podcast recently and had an enjoyable chat with hosts Jeff and Luca about using MicroPython professionally: agileembeddedpodcast.com/episodes/mic...
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MicroPython with Matt Trentini | The Agile Embedded Podcast
We talk with Matt Trentini, Principal Software Engineer at Planet Innovation, about using MicroPython for professional embedded development—including medical devices. Matt shares how he was drawn back...
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matttrentini.bsky.social @matttrentini.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
MicroPython v1.27 has been released! github.com/micropython/... It includes support for new micros, a whole swag of new features and bugfixes - and further improvements to automated testing, particularly by leveraging HIL. Congrats and thanks to the #MicroPython team!
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Release ESP32C5, ESP32P4 & STM32U5 support, enhanced test suite, port Tier levels · micropython/micropython
This release of MicroPython adds support for ESP32-C5 and ESP32-P4 microcontrollers. The ESP32-P4 can work either standalone as a general purpose processor, or with an external wireless co-process...
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matttrentini.bsky.social @matttrentini.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
The November Melbourne MicroPython Meetup - our last for the year! - is this Wednesday: luma.com/r0rq9pl4 Hope to see you there, or online!
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November Melbourne MicroPython Meetup · Luma
The November Melbourne MicroPython Meetup will be held at the CCHS and live-streamed and recorded over…
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matttrentini.bsky.social @matttrentini.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
The October Melbourne #MicroPython Meetup is on this Wednesday! luma.com/1v9r51yx Check the link to see the time in your timezone. We're trying out using Luma (instead of Meetup) to schedule the event this month. Hope to see you there or online!
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October Melbourne MicroPython Meetup · Luma
The October Melbourne MicroPython Meetup will be held at the CCHS and live-streamed and recorded over…
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matttrentini.bsky.social @matttrentini.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
The Melbourne MicroPython Meetup is on tomorrow, Wednesday evening! www.meetup.com/micropython-... Doors open at 6:30, talks start at 7:15 and will be live-streamed on zoom. We'll keep the talks short and discuss any projects we're working on. Hope to see you there or online!
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MicroPython (hybrid) Meetup at the CCHS, Wed, Sep 24, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup
The September Melbourne MicroPython Meetup will be held at the CCHS and live-streamed and recorded over zoom: https://planetinnovation.zoom.us/j/93446219588?pwd=NWsyYjhlak
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matttrentini.bsky.social @matttrentini.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
The August Melbourne MicroPython Meetup is on tonight! www.meetup.com/micropython-... I'll be giving a brief news roundup and Damien will talk a little about the recently-released v1.26.
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MicroPython (hybrid) Meetup at the CCHS, Wed, Aug 27, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup
The August Melbourne MicroPython Meetup will be held at the CCHS and live-streamed and recorded over zoom: https://planetinnovation.zoom.us/j/93446219588?pwd=NWsyYjhlakJ6e
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matttrentini.bsky.social @matttrentini.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
We have a new release of MicroPython! v1.62 dropped yesterday and has added I2CTarget (aka I2C Slave) and a whole plethora of improvements and refinements. github.com/micropython/...
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Release I2CTarget, improved floats and native emitter, STM32N6 & ESP32C2 support · micropython/micropython
This release of MicroPython sees the introduction of machine.I2CTarget, which allows Python code to implement an I2C target device. It's available on the alif, esp32, mimxrt, rp2, samd, stm32 and ...
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matttrentini.bsky.social @matttrentini.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
The July Melbourne MicroPython Meetup is on tonight! Sean has hosting duties and will be delivering the News Roundup. Hope to see you there (or online)! www.meetup.com/micropython-...
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MicroPython (hybrid) Meetup at the CCHS, Wed, Jul 23, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup
The July Melbourne MicroPython Meetup will be held at the CCHS and live-streamed and recorded over zoom: https://planetinnovation.zoom.us/j/93446219588?pwd=NWsyYjhlakJ6eXN
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matttrentini.bsky.social @matttrentini.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
The June MicroPython Meetup is tomorrow! www.meetup.com/micropython-... Hope to see you there, or online. 😊
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MicroPython (hybrid) Meetup at the CCHS, Wed, Jun 25, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup
The June Melbourne MicroPython Meetup will be held at the CCHS and live-streamed and recorded over zoom: https://planetinnovation.zoom.us/j/93446219588?pwd=NWsyYjhlakJ6eXN
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matttrentini.bsky.social @matttrentini.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
The May Melbourne MicroPython Meetup is on this Wednesday, the 28th May! We'll have a bumper news roundup since we didn't meet last month - and have a new release of MicroPython to cover! Hope to see you at the CCHS, or online. www.meetup.com/micropython-...
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MicroPython (hybrid) Meetup at the CCHS, Wed, May 28, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup
The May Melbourne MicroPython Meetup will be held at the CCHS and live-streamed and recorded over zoom: https://planetinnovation.zoom.us/j/93446219588?pwd=NWsyYjhlakJ6eXNO
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Unexpected Maker @seonr.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
So this just happened.... #Maker #SQUiXL #MicroPython #RabbitHole
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matttrentini.bsky.social @matttrentini.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
MicroPython v1.25.0 has been released! github.com/micropython/... A *huge* update, particularly for the ROMFS feature, and the new Alif port. However, as with all MicroPython releases, there are hundreds of improvements and fixes. Such focus on refinement!
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Release ROMFS, alif port, RISCV inline assembler, DTLS, mpremote recursive remove · micropython/micropython
After more than three years in development, the "ROMFS" feature has been finalised, its filesystem format specified, and the VFS driver and supporting code are included in this release of MicroPyth...
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matttrentini.bsky.social @matttrentini.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
#17050 was just merged - which means that MicroPython now has a new port for the super interesting Alif Ensemble microcontrollers! Thanks to @openmv.io and Damien at MicroPython for the great work to pull this together! github.com/micropython/... alifsemi.com/products/ens...
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Add new port to Alif Ensemble MCUs by dpgeorge · Pull Request #17050 · micropython/micropython
Summary This PR adds a new alif port with support for Alif Ensemble MCUs; https://alifsemi.com/ Supported features of this port: UART REPL TinyUSB support, for REPL and MSC octal SPI flash support...
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OpenMV @openmv.io · 17/03/2025
Just posting stuff from the web here. www.cnx-software.com/2025/03/17/m...
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MicroPython-programmable OpenMV N6 and AE3 AI camera boards run on battery for years (Crowdfunding) - CNX Software
OpenMV has launched two new edge AI camera boards programmable with MicroPython: the OpenMV AE3 powered by an Alif Ensemble E3 dual Cortex-M55, dual
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matttrentini.bsky.social @matttrentini.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
The February Melbourne MicroPython Meetup is on tomorrow! www.meetup.com/micropython-... Doors open at 6:30pm, livestream starts at 7:15pm - it's just me giving a news roundup this month. Timezone converter and zoom link in the meetup invite. Hope to see you there or online!
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MicroPython (hybrid) Meetup at the CCHS, Wed, Feb 26, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup
The February Melbourne MicroPython Meetup will be held at the CCHS and live-streamed and recorded over zoom: https://planetinnovation.zoom.us/j/93446219588?pwd=NWsyYjhlakJ
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matttrentini.bsky.social @matttrentini.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
The Melbourne MicroPython Meetup is on *tonight*! I'll be giving a News Roundup and aim to start at 7:15pm AEDT. It'll be live-streamed and recorded - or if you're here in Melbourne, come on down to the CCHS in-person. www.meetup.com/micropython-...
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MicroPython Meetup at CCHS, Wed, Jan 22, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup
The January Melbourne MicroPython Meetup will be held at the CCHS and live-streamed and recorded over zoom: https://planetinnovation.zoom.us/j/93446219588?pwd=NWsyYjhlakJ6
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matttrentini.bsky.social @matttrentini.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
The December Melbourne MicroPython Meetup is on this Wednesday! Hope to see you at the CCHS, or online! (There's a timezone converter in the meetup description) www.meetup.com/micropython-...
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MicroPython (hybrid) Meetup at the CCHS, Wed, Dec 11, 2024, 6:30 PM | Meetup
The December Melbourne MicroPython Meetup - last for the year! - will be held at the CCHS and live-streamed and recorded over zoom: [https://planetinnovation.zoom.us/j/934
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matttrentini.bsky.social @matttrentini.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
There's a patch release for MicroPython, v1.24.1, out now: github.com/micropython/... Pre-built firmware downloads are already available: micropython.org/download/ Particularly useful for rp2 and ESP32 builds - and it's also a good idea to update mpremote: docs.micropython.org/en/latest/re...
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Release Patch release for mpremote, rp2 IGMP, esp32 PWM, SDCard, and AP channel · micropython/micropython
This is a patch release containing the following commits: tools/mpremote: fix UnboundLocalError in Transport.fs_writefile() esp32/machine_pwm: use IDF functions to calculate resolution correctly p...
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matttrentini.bsky.social @matttrentini.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
The video of my "MicroPython: The Best Bits!" talk from the recent PyCon AU is now online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVRD... Slides are also available: docs.google.com/presentation... As usual, PyCon AU was a great conf, thanks to the organisers and all the attendees! #MicroPython #PyConAU
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"MicroPython: The best bits!" - Matt Trentini (Pycon AU 2024)
YouTube video by PyCon AU
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Chinna Devarapu @chinnadevarapu.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
1/6 🧵 I'm building what might be the smallest #opensource #spectrometer with an easy to use UI! I call it a pocket spectrometer. Combining #M5StickC (~$20) with AS7341 sensor (~$16). My goal? A complete spectrometer that is barely larger than a sample cuvette itself.
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matttrentini.bsky.social @matttrentini.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Slides for my upcoming #PyConAU talk, "MicroPython: The Best Bits!" are now available! docs.google.com/presentation... Hope to see you at 2:10pm! (And come grab a #MicroPython sticker!)
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PyCon AU 2024 - MicroPython: The Best Bits!
MicroPython: The Best Bits! Matt Trentini for PyCon AU 2024
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matttrentini.bsky.social @matttrentini.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
#PyConAU starts tomorrow! I'll be giving a talk - MicroPython: The Best Bits! - on Saturday at 2:10pm. If you're coming along, please say hi! To all the speakers: Good luck, you've got this! To all the attendees, enjoy! It's a fantastic conference. 😊 2024.pycon.org.au/program/HFXF...
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MicroPython: The best bits!—PyCon AU 2024
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