MicroPython is a Python interpreter that runs on many of microcontrollers available today. It can be though of as an operating system that will run Python code. Like the Arduino platform, MicroPython will allow you to control hardware to blink LEDs, read sensors, control motors on any supported board – using Python! There are boards available for just about every task: From the tiny, low cost ESP series of WiFi microcontroller right up to the powerful, fully featured, Teensy.
So, why use it over Arduino? There are technical limitations and differences in both platforms so choosing the best one will be very project specific. We suggest having a quick read of this helpful overview put together by Adafruit!
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ESP8266 WiFi Microcontroller – SMT Module
$4.95Light PacketAdd the Internet to your next project with a tiny WiFi microcontroller! The ESP8266 processor from Espressif is an 80 MHz microcontroller with a full… -
Raspberry Pi Pico
$8.95Light PacketThe Raspberry Pi Pico is the first microcontroller developed by the Raspberry Pi Foundation. It features their own in-house designed chip, the RP2040. It is… -
Raspberry Pi Pico H
$9.95The Raspberry Pi Pico H is a no-soldering-required version of the standard Raspberry Pi Pico. It features pre-soldered breadboard compatible headers, making this ready to… -
Raspberry Pi Pico W
$11.95Light PacketThe Raspberry Pi Pico W is the WiFi enabled version of the popular Pico microcontroller developed by the Raspberry Pi Foundation. It features their own… -
Adafruit Trinket M0
$13.95Light PacketThe Adafruit Trinket M0 is a powerful, yet tiny, microcontroller based on the Atmel ATSAMD21 chipset. The board is small enough to fit in any… -
Raspberry Pi Pico WH
$14.95The Raspberry Pi Pico WH is a no-soldering-required version of the WIFI-equipped Raspberry Pi Pico W. It features pre-soldered breadboard compatible headers, making this ready… -
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Adafruit QT Py RP2040
$15.95Light PacketThe Adafruit QT Py RP2040 is about the smallest RP2040 based microcontroller out there! This tiny board features the RP2040 32-bit Cortex M0+ dual core… -
Adafruit ItsyBitsy M0 Express
Original price was: $18.95.$18.00Current price is: $18.00.Light PacketSale -
Adafruit Feather RP2040
$18.95Light PacketThis Feather is based on the brand new Raspberry Pi RP2040 Chipset. Coupled with all the standard features of the Feather, this board is perfect… -
Adafruit Feather HUZZAH with ESP8266 WiFi
$23.95Light PacketThe Adafruit Feather HUZZAH ESP8266 is Adafruit's take on an 'all-in-one' ESP8266 WiFi development board with built in USB and battery charging. It's an ESP8266… -
Raspberry Pi Pico H Starter Kit
$24.95The Raspberry Pi Pico Starter Kit is a great way to get the Pico with all of the needed accessories to dive in to this…