diff --git a/en/tutorials/1.1/esp.md b/en/tutorials/1.1/esp.md index 3d76255..7b6e48a 100644 --- a/en/tutorials/1.1/esp.md +++ b/en/tutorials/1.1/esp.md @@ -1,47 +1,35 @@ --- layout: default -title: Adafruit Boards and Mu +title: ESP Boards and Mu i18n: en --- -# Adafruit Boards and Mu - -[Adafruit](http://adafruit.com/) make a wide variety of amazing microcontroller -based boards which are capable of running their own version of MicroPython -called [CircuitPython](https://www.adafruit.com/circuitpython). These boards -range from the incredibly small to powerful boards with tons of built-in -hardware features. Even better, Adafruit have nurtured and grown a thriving -online community associated with CircuitPython and their amazing line of -boards. This is a supportive and helpful place to be if you're a beginner -coder -- especially if you're into making small embedded computers (such as the -boards made by Adafruit) do funky stuff with real-world peripherals, then this -is the place for you. - -Mu's Adafruit mode is made in collaboration with Adafruit and makes it very -easy to create projects and write code for their line of boards. For example, -your Python code to run on Adafruit boards is *stored on the boards*. Mu -understands this and will detect and open files on any device plugged into your -regular computer. - -The extra functionality provided by Adafruit mode is contained in the following +# ESP8266 and ESP32 boards and Mu + +ESP8266 and ESP32 boards are small, cheap and connect to the Internet. +These boards are capable of running +[MicroPython](https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/microcontrollers/micropython.html). + +The extra functionality provided by ESP MicroPython mode is contained in the following buttons:
- Buttons from the Adafruit mode + Buttons for rp2040 mode
-The "Serial" button opens a serial data connection to the Adafruit board you +The "Run" button runs your Python code and opens the REPL pane to display any output. + +The "Files" button opens two panes below the code editor. The left pane lists files stored +on your microcontroller and the right pane lists files stored on your computer. + +The "REPL" button opens a serial data connection to the Raspberry Pi Pico board you may have connected to your computer. This will result in a new pane between the text editor and Mu's footer. Any serial data emitted from the device will -appear here. If you need to drop into the CircuitPython REPL you should make -sure the pane has keyboard focus (just click it!) and then type CTRL-C, as -shown below: +appear here. You can interact with the MicroPython REPL by clicking in the REPL pane +to have focus. -
- Adafruit serial -
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+You can only have Files or REPL open at a time. The "Plotter" button opens Mu's plotter. If your device is outputting tuples of numbers via the serial connection, the plotter will display them as a @@ -49,12 +37,3 @@ graph. This is incredibly useful for visualising any data you might be measuring via the device. For more information read the [tutorial about Mu's plotter](plotter). -
- Adafruit plotter -
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- -If you're looking for things to do with your Adafruit board, there's no better -place to look than the -[Adafruit Learning System](https://learn.adafruit.com/category/circuitpython) -on their website. diff --git a/img/en/tutorials/rp2040_buttons.png b/img/en/tutorials/rp2040_buttons.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a74bee6 Binary files /dev/null and b/img/en/tutorials/rp2040_buttons.png differ