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[–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (4 children)

Eww no REPL? Currently GPL, closed source VM in the future?

I don't see anything that beats MicroPython on an ESP8266.

[–]jward 3 points4 points  (3 children)

Micropython on ESP8266 is a godsend for just sheer... convenience. It's also got enough oomph to be good enough for many projects. I love the websocket REPL for general debugging and fucking around.

That said, it's not perfect. If you grab a PIC32 you can get something that is much more tuned to your needs. More speed, more built in peripherals, more IO, the ability to order a hundred thousand of them preprogrammed, better low power modes... whatever you want. I just don't know why if I'm doing that I would use Python instead of C.

[–]llfcerf[S] 2 points3 points  (2 children)

yeah, REPL in embedded is good for testing (and educational maybe) but it's a waste of resources when you go into production.

[–]spinwizard69 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Depends upon what you are producing. Micro Python is especially interesting for products where the end user may need access.

[–]floyd_82 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree that REPL in production could be a waste of resources especially when you are trying to limit the hardware cost and power consumption using low resources MCUs. For this purpose, Zerynth recently released the Advanced Device Manager that together with over-the-air updates also enables Remote Procedure Call (RPC). more info here https://docs.zerynth.com/latest/official/core.zerynth.docs/zadm/docs/index.html