Toronto, August 20: not my event, but looks interesting — Raspberry Pi Pico MicroPython Beginner Workshop for total beginners - hacklab.to — https://hacklab.to/archives/aug-20-raspberrypi-pico-micropython-beginner-workshop-for-total-beginners/

#MicroPython

Okay, another TTS/speech synthesizer board from AliExpress evaluated:

Chinese-to-real-life Speech Synthesis Playing Module TTS Announcer SYN6658 of Bank Bus Broadcasting — https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005574674522.html

Looks identical to my SYN6988 board. Can drive it from the same #MicroPython or #CircuitPython modules. But it doesn't understand English text, which it spells out letter by letter.

That's a shame. Neat bank of sound effects, though

#TTS #AliExpress #SpeechSynthesis #SYN6658 #SYN6988

I'd got so used to knowing where the #MicroPython docs were that even finding where the #CircuitPython docs were and what I'd need to change in even this simple module was hard enough.

Although the official docs are here: Adafruit CircuitPython 8.0.5 documentation — https://docs.circuitpython.org/en/8.0.x/README.html

this is perhaps a better overview on how to do stuff with CircuitPython: CircuitPython Essentials | Adafruit Learning System — https://learn.adafruit.com/circuitpython-essentials

MicroPython library for the VoiceTX SYN6988 text to speech module — https://github.com/scruss/micropython-SYN6988

#MicroPython #speech #tts

All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace, "read" by a SYN6988 TTS chip driven by MicroPython:

https://soundcloud.com/user8899915/all-watched-over-by-machines-of-loving-grace

#TTS #SpeechSynthesis #MicroPython

Just discovered the SYN6988's 'sound' commands, where it emits several chimes and beeps. This is a silly little chip
(signs off with 'soundy' sound, basically the attention chime in every railway station in every country but yours)

#tts #SpeechSynthesis #MicroPython

MicroPython v1.20.0 on 2023-04-26; Raspberry Pi Pico W with RP2040

Yup: 300 days after the release of the Raspberry Pi Pico W, it gets its first official MicroPython release.

Firmware image here:
https://micropython.org/download/rp2-pico-w/

#MicroPython #RaspberryPiPico #RP2040

v1.20.0: New mip package manager, compressed type structs and Pico W support — https://github.com/micropython/micropython/releases/tag/v1.20.0

(the paint's not dried yet)
#MicroPython

Oh, I wish servos were supported as well on other #MicroPython boards as they are on the pyboard

Slightly underwhelmed about the Arduino UNO R4 announcement. While the board might just be able to run MicroPython, it's kind of small only having 32 K RAM and 256 K flash— https://blog.arduino.cc/2023/03/25/arduino-uno-r4/
#Arduino #MicroPython

dang it - somewhat failing to get an SSD1680 EPD display working with MicroPython: https://github.com/Godfly666/ssd1680_micropython

#MicroPython

When your $7 AliExpress mcu board comes flashed with a very recent #MicroPython build ...