First Alpha release of CircuitPython 3.0.0!
From the GitHub release page:
3.0.0 is the latest major revision of CircuitPython and features new support for the SAMD51 (aka M4) and preliminary support for the nRF52 BLE chipset. It also features better memory utilization so more can be loaded in the same amount of space.
Alpha!
This is the first alpha release of 3.0.0. Alpha releases do not have the complete API from 2.x and are only meant for testing. (Beta release will have the full API but still need work.) Please use the latest stable release when first starting with CircuitPython. It is stable.
When you find a bug please check the current known issues and file an issue if something isn’t already known.
Installation
To install follow the instructions in our new Welcome to CircuitPython! guide. To install the latest libraries, see this page in that guide.
Try the latest version of the Mu editor for creating and editing your CircuitPython programs and for easy access to the CircuitPython serial connection (the REPL).
All builds except ESP8266 are available as both UF2 and bin files here along with test builds.
New Features
- Support for SAMD51 based M4 boards from Adafruit. Thanks @tannewt, @dhalbert, @siddacious and all the M4 testers.
- Preliminary support for nRF52 BLE capable boards. Thanks @glennrub, @tralamazza, @microbuilder, @arturo182, @hathach and @jerryneedell.
- Long-lived heap allocations are better compacted. (Video) Thanks @tannewt and @dhalbert.
- Read the microcontroller’s unique id through
microcontroller.cpu.uid. Thanks @sommersoft!- UART can now be created with only one direction. Thanks @dhalbert!
- Code has been reorganized to ease sharing main code across ports.
Breaking Changes!
ustructhas been replaced withstructto match CPython.- The mpy format has changed so make sure and use a 3.0.0 bundle for libraries.
Thanks
Thank you to all who used, tested, contributed, helped out, and participated on GitHub and/or Discord:
@ladyada, @dhalbert, @tannewt, @microbuilder, @arturo182, @jamesadevine, @tralamazza, @hathach, @glennrub, @siddacious, @deshipu, @tdicola, @mrmcwethy, @willingc, @sommersoft, @deanm1278, @jerryneedell, @stewmystre, @boneskull, @Sigafoos, @brentru, @caternuson, @process1183, @Andon-A, @asherlie, adamwolf, dastels, @hukuzatuna, @KurticusMaximus, nis, BravoDelta, aj_nys, @wolf and surely more we have missed. Join us on the Discord chat to collaborate.Documentation
Documentation is available in readthedocs.io.
Here are all the changes since 2.2.3.
This release is based on MicroPython 1.9.3. Support upstream MicroPython by purchasing a PyBoard (from Adafruit here).
Troubleshooting
Check out this guide for info on common problems with CircuitPython. If you are still having, then post to the Adafruit Support Forums and join Discord.
Note: 3.0.0-alpha.1 was tagged long ago to give builds a number so we’re already on alpha 2! Yay free numbers!