micropython-test
This is a test repo I made for experimenting with MicroPython and a ESP8266 microcontroller board.
Right now it makes the board connect to a local wifi network, connect to a website and get a test webpage, printing its content to the console.
license
Apache 2.0
requirements
- A ESP8266 board flashed with MicroPython (I used the latest stable version, 1.9.2 at the time of this writing)
- Python 3.x
- The
ampy
Python module - Make
usage
- Set environment variables
WIFI_ESSID
andWIFI_PASSWORD
in your environment; these will be used to configure the board to connect to wifi. - Set the environment variable
MP_PORT
to the serial port that your device is connected to. - Run
make run
contributing/customizing
- Modify main.py to make the board do different things; see MicroPython documentation for what all you can do.
- You can add helper methods to the pseudo Python module
my_utils
in this directory