MicroPython Forum (Archive)

ESP8266 has the ability to read the Vcc voltage using the internal ADC. Looking at the source, this is enabled in micropython by reading ADC channel 1 (instead of channel 0 for the 'real' ADC). However, this seems to require defining ESP_INIT_DATA_ENABLE_READVDD33 in user_config.h prior to compiling...

The latest ESPlorer has micropython support; I think there's a bug in the file upload code, but it otherwise works fine.

Hi, I'm trying to find if there exists, or if anyone is working on an IDE for micropython, specifically including a debugger. While I'm looking at this for ESP8266 hardware, it would no doubt be great for any board. My dream/wishlist is that such an IDE would be quick and easy for a beginner to get ...

I've been using ESPlorer with Lua; it seems to say it has micropython support, but I haven't tried it. Might be worth a shot until something else comes along