Do you not compile the C code before uploading it to an Arduino or similar?
I've never used an Arduino but have always assumed that the compiler was in
the IDE not the device.
been using a Wemos D1 which has some of these features plus Wifi, and
programmed in c.
That's an interesting device too, albeit a lot less capable than this latest
offering.
The microPython is the attractive thing. When i was evaluating the options at
WMT in 2016, I plumped for the RPi Zero because it was half the price of the
cheapest Arduino, but more importantly it supported Python.
Yes, The Arduino IDE has a 'verify' Button that compiles the code and reports
errors, and also the 'upload' button that compiles and then uploads the
firmware to the device. I am using the Wemos like a remote control unit with 6
buttons as inputs, and I2C display, and MQTT over Wifi to my Raspberry Pi. And
powered by a USB powerbank, as I never wired up the 4 battery AA pack.
When I first got the Wemos I tried to load the MicroPython on to is
unsuccessfully a few times, so It was interesting after I got given the Arduino
Unos to discover that I could program the Wemos using the IDE.
I concur that you did the right thing back then choosing the Raspberry Pi for
all the work at the WMT.
About the USB connections, I thought that the specified length for USB
connections was 5 Metres? Are you going further than that at WMT?
Peter
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