MicroPython Forum (Archive)

Thankyou, will give it a try. It should kill two birds with one stone .... i.e.my SerLCD16x2 display back running too.

Mulled over that one for a while as Pyboard RTC is not battery backed. Simplest/cheapest option for me was to go for I2C device with battery ... SparkFun Real Time Clock Module - RV-8803

Appologies for the quaility of the LCD160CR screen images. I use the same colour schemes throughout, but taking photos with 'phone is hit and miss for me. Won't bore you with all my MENU pages, but here's some other formats I use. This Serial Number (SNUM) parses each subfield for correct format e.g...

Innards of right hand section. Pyboard D-series connected (WBUS) to main LCD160CR display. Other I2C devices are 16-key Keypad, several LED-Smartbuttons, Twist rotary encoder, Real Time Clock, and another GPIOx8. Besides the speed and memory of the Pyboard D-series the on-board Wifi/Bluetooth will b...

As I'm a contractor (embedded systems) I need to leave the project in a state for others to maintain & develop it further. That's why I use Python so a good A-level or 1st year University computing course student will be able to maintian it. That all said, MicroPython and the current generation of s...

A hearty hello to you all, this is my first posting. Also this is my first uPython project ... which is nearing (first stage) completion as a prototype unit for use at work. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/976x485q90/r/924/yNd5ae.jpg I'ts Automated Test Equipment (ATE) for use by our production d...